Iranian Rial in Caymanian Dollar

IRR Iranian Rial

Country of application:
Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq

Coin denominations in circulation:
1,000, 2,000, 5,000 Iranian rial.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
5,000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000, 100,000, 500,000 Iranian rial.

History reference:
The rial was the currency of Persia from 1798 to 1825 and of Iran since 1932. The rial first became the derivative currency of Iran (at that time Persia) in 1798. Rials were introduced as coins with ...a denomination of 1250 dinars (bargaining unit) or 1/8 fog (basic unit). In 1825, the rial ceased to be issued and until 1932 the currency of Iran was the Persian fog. The peculiarity of Iranian coins is that they are dated according to the Solar Hijri. Compared to the Gregorian calendar, there is a lag of 622 years. So, 1390 p. Hijri correspond to the year 2011 of our calendar. In addition, the coins of the Shah period are dated both according to the Hijri and according to the so-called Monarchic solar year, which is ahead by 559 years.

KYD Caymanian Dollar

Country of application:
Cayman islands

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

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 25, 40, 50, 100 dollars.

History reference:
The Cayman Islands dollar was introduced on May 1, 1972, replacing the Jamaican dollar (which remained legal tender until August 31, 1972). Until 1959, the Cayman Islands were a British colony and we...re subject to the governor of Jamaica. After gaining independence in 1962, the population of the islands voluntarily decided to remain under the protectorate of the British crown, and now the state is considered an overseas possession of England. Until 1972, the means of payment on the islands was the Jamaican dollar, and then their own currency, the Cayman dollar, was introduced.