Guinean Franc in Uruguayan Peso

GNF Guinean Franc

Country of application:
Guinea

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 25, 50 Guinean francs.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
100, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000, 20,000 Guinean francs.

History reference:
The Guinean franc GNF (324) is the currency of the state of Guinea. ISO 4217 code - GNF. The Guinean franc was introduced on March 1, 1960 instead of the CFA franc (the first reform), the exchange wa...s carried out at a ratio of 1: 1 from March 1 to March 15, 1960. Due to the appearance of a large number of counterfeit banknotes in the period from March 10 to March 14, 1963, banknotes were exchanged for banknotes of a new sample (second reform). On October 2, 1972, a new monetary unit was introduced - the Guinean sili (third reform). From April 16 to April 29, 1981, banknotes were exchanged for banknotes of a new type (fourth reform), the exchange was carried out within the limits of 20 thousand forces per worker. On January 6, 1986, instead of force, the Guinean franc was reintroduced (fifth reform), the exchange of force for francs was carried out 1: 1 in the period from January 6 to January 28, 1986.

UYU Uruguayan Peso

Country of application:
Uruguay

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10 dollars.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000 dollars.

History reference:
The Uruguayan peso is the official currency of Uruguay. The territory of Uruguay is almost completely covered by the South American rainforest jungle. Agricultural plantations extend only in the coas...tal regions, and it is in these regions that the main population of the country is concentrated. From the south and east, the territory of the country is washed by the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, and the Gulf of La Plata in particular. The total area of Uruguay is slightly more than 176 thousand square kilometers. In 1840, the minting of Uruguayan coins began. On June 23, 1862, the National Bank of Uruguay was founded and the Uruguayan peso, equal to 100 centesimos, was officially announced as the currency. The gold content of the peso is set at 1.556419 grams of pure gold. The minting of peso coins began in 1869, the issuance of National Bank notes in 1887. Until 1896, banknotes were also issued by private banks (Commercial Bank, English Bank of Rio de la Plata, Italian Bank, Italo-Eastern Bank, Eastern Bank, Salto Bank, etc.) and the government. Since 1896, banknotes have been issued only by the central bank of Uruguay.