Kenyan Shilling in Pound Sterling

KES Kenyan Shilling

Country of application:
Kenya

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

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

History reference:
The national currency of Kenya is the Kenyan shilling. Import and export of foreign currency to Kenya is not limited. You can exchange it without any problems for local Kenyan francs, starting from t...he international airport, at branches of Kenyan banks, Kenyan exchange offices at large hotels. Accepted in the country and the main international travelers checks, and payment cards. The Kenyan shilling is one of the most stable currencies in East Africa. In fact, they often circulate in neighboring countries with less stable currencies, such as Sudan and Somalia. Although the exchange rate of the Kenyan shilling is less volatile compared to other regional currencies, it has generally weakened against the US dollar over the past decade.

GBP Pound Sterling

Country of application:
United Kingdom, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Coin denominations in circulation:
1 pound sterling, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 pence, 1 penny.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
50, 20, 10, 5, 2, 1 pound sterling.

History reference:
The British pound sterling is the official currency of Great Britain. Bank code - GBP. Sterling in the 12th century was called English silver coins. 240 sterling weighed just over 373 grams - that wa...s a pound. In Latin, pondus means weight, heaviness. That is, initially the pound sterling really meant "a pound of pure silver." There is a visible connection with the Old English lexeme steorling - "asterisk". It was the stars that depicted the silver coins produced in Normandy. Easterling Silver (literally: silver from the eastern lands) - hard-wearing coins made of a durable silver alloy, created in the north of modern Germany - those territories were formerly called Easterling.