Ghanaian Cedi in Venezuelan Bolívar

GHS Ghanaian Cedi

Country of application:
Ghana

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 20, 50 pesews, 1, 2 Gangetic cedis.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 Ghanaian cedi.

History reference:
The Cedi is the currency of Ghana, introduced on July 19, 1965, issued by the Bank of Ghana. The name "cedi" comes from the Ashanti language and means "dear" in translation. In 1844 - 1913 Ghana, as ...well as a number of states on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, were a British colony, which was called the "Gold Coast". On the Gold Coast, the pound sterling was used as the currency. In 1913, a new currency, the West African pound, was introduced. In 1957, Ghana gained independence and in 1958 the government carried out a monetary reform, as a result of which the Ghana pound was put into circulation at a 1: 1 exchange rate with the West African pound.

VEF Venezuelan Bolívar

Country of application:
Venezuela

Coin denominations in circulation:
500, 100, 50, 25, 5, 2 and 1 bolivar, 50, 25, 10, 5 centimos.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
50,000, 20,000, 10,000, 5000, 2000, 1000, 500, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5 bolivars.

History reference:
Bolivar is first a minor (in 1871-1879), and then the main (from 1879 to 2018) monetary unit of Venezuela. Bolívar is named after Latin American independence hero Simón Bolívar. The bolívar was p...assed under the Monetary Law of 1879, replacing the short-lived Venezolano at a rate of five bolívares to one Venezolano. The bolivar was originally defined by a silver standard, equal to 4.5 grams of pure silver, following the principles of the Latin Monetary Union. The monetary law of 1887 made the gold bolivar unrestricted legal tender, and the gold standard came into full force in 1910. Venezuela abandoned gold in 1930, and in 1934 the exchange rate of the bolivar was fixed in US dollars at a rate of 3.914 bolivars = US$1, valued at 3.18 bolivars = US$1 in 1937, a rate that lasted until 1941 Until February 18, 1983 (now called Black Friday (Viernes Negro) by many Venezuelans), the Bolívar was the most stable and internationally recognized currency in the region. It then fell victim to a massive devaluation.