Guatemalan Quetzal in Mozambican Metical

GTQ Guatemalan Quetzal

Country of application:
Guatemala

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 25, 50 centavos, 1 quetzal.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
1 quetzal, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 quetzals.

History reference:
Guatemalan quetzal GTQ (320). Quetzal (quetzal, quetzal) is the currency of Guatemala. It got its name in honor of the national bird quetzal. Introduced in 1925 instead of the previously circulating ...peso at a ratio of 60 pesos = 1 quetzal In circulation are coins in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 centavos and 1 quetzal and banknotes in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 quetzals. Banknotes of old models of issue after 1948 are a means of payment, they are extremely rare and are withdrawn from circulation as they wear out. Banknotes of the following series are distinguished by minor changes in design and security features.

MZN Mozambican Metical

Country of application:
Mozambique

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 20, 50 centavos, 1, 2, 5 and 10 meticals.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 meticals.

History reference:
The Mozambican metical has been the national currency and money of the Republic of Mozambique since 1980, after gaining independence from Portugal in 1875. In 2006, a denomination was carried out in ...a ratio of 1000: 1. The territory of the country is a collection of flat lowlands near the coast, which smoothly turn into highlands and the Mozambique Plateau in the north-west of the country. Among the largest rivers, the Zambezi and Ruvuma, which separates Mozambique and Tanzania, should be distinguished. The total area of Mozambique exceeds 800 thousand square kilometers. On July 1, 2006, Mozambique introduced the metical denomination at a rate of 1000:1. The new ISO 4217 code is MZN. New banknotes and coins were also introduced on July 1, 2006. The transition period, during which both the old and the new currencies had equal circulation, ended on December 31, 2006. During this period, the abbreviation MTn was used for new meticals, but then the abbreviation MT was used again.