Jamaican Dollar in Mozambican Metical

JMD Jamaican Dollar

Country of application:
Jamaica

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 20 dollars.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
50, 100, 500, 1000 dollars.

History reference:
The Jamaican dollar is the national currency of Jamaica. Until 1840, the British pound, Spanish reals and local coins circulated in Jamaica. Then the Jamaican pound was introduced, which in 1914 was ...equated to the pound sterling, and from 1955 to the West Indian dollars. The earliest money in Jamaica were Spanish copper coins called maravedi. This is due to the fact that for almost four hundred years, Spanish dollars, known as pieces of eight, were widely used on world trade routes, including the Caribbean region. However, after the revolutionary wars in Latin America, the source of these silver trade coins dried up. The last Spanish dollar was minted at the Potosi Mint in 1825. The United Kingdom adopted a very successful gold standard in 1821, so 1825 was the right time. to introduce the coinage of British sterling in all British colonies.

MZN Mozambican Metical

Country of application:
Mozambique

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 20, 50 centavos, 1, 2, 5 and 10 meticals.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 meticals.

History reference:
The Mozambican metical has been the national currency and money of the Republic of Mozambique since 1980, after gaining independence from Portugal in 1875. In 2006, a denomination was carried out in ...a ratio of 1000: 1. The territory of the country is a collection of flat lowlands near the coast, which smoothly turn into highlands and the Mozambique Plateau in the north-west of the country. Among the largest rivers, the Zambezi and Ruvuma, which separates Mozambique and Tanzania, should be distinguished. The total area of Mozambique exceeds 800 thousand square kilometers. On July 1, 2006, Mozambique introduced the metical denomination at a rate of 1000:1. The new ISO 4217 code is MZN. New banknotes and coins were also introduced on July 1, 2006. The transition period, during which both the old and the new currencies had equal circulation, ended on December 31, 2006. During this period, the abbreviation MTn was used for new meticals, but then the abbreviation MT was used again.