Gibraltar Pound in Taiwan New Dollar

GIP Gibraltar Pound

Country of application:
Gibraltar

Coin denominations in circulation:
5, 10, 20, 50 Gibraltar pound.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 pennies, 1, 2, 5 Gibraltar pound.

History reference:
The Gibraltar pound has been the national currency and money of Gibraltar since 1927, although Gibraltar received the right to print its banknotes only in 1934. The Gibraltar pound is pegged to the p...ound sterling at a ratio of 1:1. The name Gibraltar comes from the ancient Arabic language, where it literally means "Mount Tariq" - the Arab commander Tariq ibn Ziyad, who crossed Gibraltar to Europe to capture the Iberian Peninsula. Currently, Gibraltar has the status of a British Overseas Territory, with sufficient autonomy. Gibraltar, which is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is part of the EEC and the EEC customs union, but is not included in the euro area, which allows the territory to adopt its own liberal tax and financial laws, being an offshore zone.

TWD Taiwan New Dollar

Country of application:
Republic of China (Taiwan)

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 50 New Taiwan dollars.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
New Taiwanese dollars 100, 500, 1000.

History reference:
The New Taiwan Dollar is the currency of Taiwan. The Chinese term "New Taiwan dollar" (literally "new Taiwanese currency") is generally only used in banking and legal documents to avoid possible ambi...guity. In Taiwan, the term yuan is widely used in writing, and quai is also used in conversation. The New Taiwan Dollar was issued on June 15, 1949, replacing the Taiwan Dollar, which had been subject to inflation since the end of the Chinese Civil War. The exchange was carried out in the amount of NT$40,000 for NT$1.