Haitian Gourde in Thailand Baht

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".

THB Thailand Baht

Country of application:
Thailand

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10 Thai Baht.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 Thai Baht.

History reference:
The Thai baht has been the national currency of Thailand since 1928, when it replaced the Siamese tikal (Siam is the old name for Thailand). For the first time the name "bat" is found in texts dating... back to the 14th century. Numismatists interested in the history of Thai money are convinced that the baht existed in the Middle Ages, but there is no documentary evidence for this fact. The first paper banknotes were officially printed in 1892 - their issue was initiated by the Ministry of Finance of Siam. The circulation included denominations of 1, 5, 10, 40, 80, 100, 400 and 800 baht - this is how the banknotes were called in everyday life. Those rare samples that have survived to this day and have been studied by scientists give an idea of \u200b\u200bmoney. They depicted a portrait of a king, a lion and a Bengal tiger.