Indian Rupee in Central African Franc

INR Indian Rupee

Country of application:
India

Coin denominations in circulation:
10, 5, 2 and 1 rupee, 50, 25, 20 and 10 paise.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
Rs 2,000, 500, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5.

History reference:
The Indian rupee is the currency of the Republic of India. Bank code INR. The latest series of Indian banknotes is entirely dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of the movement for the countrys in...dependence from Great Britain, a supporter of the method of non-violent resistance in the struggle for transformation in society. His portrait adorns the front side of all banknotes from 5 to 2,000 rupees. For example, on the back of 500 rupees - an illustration of one of the episodes of Mahatma Gandhis peaceful struggle against colonial taxes, the so-called Salt March - a procession to protest against the salt tax, which united tens of thousands of Hindus during 1930. Banknotes of 1000 rupees at the beginning of 2017 went out of circulation. On the territory of the country there is a wonderful coin museum, which presents all the coins that have ever existed in the country. Soon, the rupiah currency appeared on the territory of the country, which appeared under the ruler Sher Shah (1539–1545). It gained particular distribution in the country under the ruler Akbar (1556-1605).

XAF Central African Franc

Country of application:
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 100, 500 francs.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000 francs.

History reference:
The national official currency of Cameroon is the CFA franc BEAC, the franc of financial cooperation in Central Africa, or the Central African franc (international designation XAF). The Central Afric...an franc is the currency of thirteen African countries in the French franc currency area. The XAF has its origins in Frances African colonial empire. France ruled most of West and Central Africa from the mid-nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. In 1910, the French government established the French Equatorial Africa, which was a federation of French colonial possessions in Equatorial Africa, stretching north from the Congo River to the Sahel.