Kyrgyzstani Som in Pound Sterling

KGS Kyrgyzstani Som

Country of application:
Kyrgyzstan

Coin denominations in circulation:
10, 5, 3 and 1 som, as well as 50, 10 and 1 tyin.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
5 thousand, 1 thousand, 500, 200, 100, 50 and 20 soms.

History reference:
The national currency of Kyrgyzstan is the som, its international designation is KGS. The resolution on the introduction of the national currency was adopted by the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan on May 10..., 1993. Kyrgyzstan became the second CIS country after Russia to adopt its own national currency after the collapse of the Soviet Union. For a long time there was no catfish symbol. It was approved only at the beginning of 2017. The underlined letter "c" - C was chosen as a symbolic image. A national competition was held to select the symbol. The first letter of the word "catfish" was chosen. The bottom line represents stability. The 20-som banknote depicts the famous akyn Togolok Moldo, as well as the 15th century caravanserai Tash Rabat, which is located in Naryn. The banknote of 50 soms is dedicated to the leader and ruler of Kurmanjan-datka

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.