Haitian Gourde in Liberian Dollar

HTG Haitian Gourde

Country of application:
Haiti

Coin denominations in circulation:
5, 10, 20, 50 centimes, 1, 5 gourdes.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000 gourdes.

History reference:
The Haitian gourde is the currency of Haiti. Its ISO 4217 code is HTG and is divided into 100 centimes (French) or centimes (Creole). The word gourde is French. cognate to the Spanish term "gordo", f...rom "pesos gordos" (also known in English as "hard eights" and in French as "piastres fortes espagnoles") in which colonial-era contracts were made in the Spanish sphere of influence often referred to as Haiti (officially - the Republic of Haiti) - a state located in the western part of the island of Hispaniola (Haiti). In the east, it has a common land border with the Dominican Republic (Diminican Republic). In addition, it has common borders on the division of maritime economic zones with Cuba in the west in the Windward Strait, the Bahamas in the north and Jamaica in the southwest in the San Geno and Jamaica straits. The name of the state comes from the language of the Taino Indians, from which the word "Haiti" is translated as "Mountain Country".

LRD Liberian Dollar

Country of application:
Liberia

Coin denominations in circulation:
5, 10, 25, 50 cents, 1 dollar.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 dollars.

History reference:
The Liberian dollar is the national currency of the Republic of Liberia. For the first time, the Liberian dollar appeared in the form of coins, it was after the declaration of independence of Liberia..., in 1847. Ten years later, the first banknotes appeared, in 1880 their issue was discontinued, coins were minted until 1906. All the while, the US dollar continued to play the role of a parallel legal tender. In 1907, it was replaced by the pound sterling and then the West African pound. During the civil war of 1989-1996, there were actually two zones of monetary circulation: one controlled by the government and the rebels. The rebels used banknotes issued before the start of the war