Kyrgyzstani Som in Rwandan Franc

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

RWF Rwandan Franc

Country of application:
Rwanda

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 francs.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
500, 1000, 2000, 5000 francs.

History reference:
The Rwandan franc or Rwandan franc is the national currency of Rwanda. In 1916, after the transfer of Rwanda from Germany to Belgium, instead of the rupee of German East Africa, the Belgian Congo fra...nc was introduced, in 1960 it was replaced by the franc of Rwanda and Burundi. In 1964, the latter, which was the common currency for Rwanda and Burundi, was replaced by the Rwandan franc. There is a proposal for a single currency, the new East African shilling, for the five member states of the East African Community. While this was originally planned to happen by the end of 2012, as of December 2020, the single currency has yet to be introduced.