Kuwaiti Dinar in Kyrgyzstani Som

KWD Kuwaiti Dinar

Country of application:
Kuwait

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 fils.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
0.25, 0.5, 1, 5, 10, 20 dinars.

History reference:
The Kuwaiti dinar is currently the national currency of Kuwait. The Kuwaiti dinar was introduced into circulation on April 1, 1961, replacing the Gulf rupee. The Kuwaiti dinar is three times stronger... than the dollar. In 2006, Kuwait revalued its national currency by 1% against the dollar. In 1990, Iraq occupied Kuwait, the Iraqi dinar was put into circulation, and during the six months of occupation, all cash was taken out of the country. In order to prevent further use by Iraq of the stolen money, after the liberation of Kuwait, a monetary reform was carried out, the Kuwaiti dinar of the new issue again became the official means of payment. Today, coins in denominations from 5 to 100 fils and banknotes in denominations from ¼ to 20 dinars are in circulation. The Kuwaiti dinar was pegged to the US dollar at a ratio of 3:1. In 2006, the emirate revalued its national currency against the dollar by 1%. In May 2007, the Kuwaiti authorities decided to decouple the dinar from the dollar, replacing it with a multi-currency basket.

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