Icelandic Króna in Haitian Gourde

ISK Icelandic Króna

Country of application:
Iceland

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 50, 100 CZK.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10,000 kroons.

History reference:
The Icelandic krone is the currency of Iceland. Introduced in 1885. Icelandic ATMs are located in all banks in Iceland, large supermarkets, major hotels and hotels, and on most central streets in Ice...land. In all of them, the rate of the Icelandic currency is the same. Icelandic ATMs work with all types of credit transactions. In 1961, the Central Bank of Iceland was established, which, starting in 1963, began issuing banknotes, gradually replacing the National Banks banknotes in circulation. In 1981, a monetary reform was carried out in the country: old kroons were exchanged for new ones from January 1 to June 30 at a ratio of 100:1. Currently, the Icelandic government states the need to abandon the national currency and switch to the currency of another, economically stronger country. Prior to joining the European Union and the introduction of the euro, options for the Canadian or Australian dollar are being considered.

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".