Lao Kip in Haitian Gourde

LAK Lao Kip

Country of application:
Lao Peoples Democratic Republic

Coin denominations in circulation:
10, 20, 50 atam.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000, 100,000 bales.

History reference:
The kip is the currency of Laos. Laos (officially the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic) is a socialist state in Southeast Asia, located inside the Indochina peninsula. It has common borders in the eas...t with Vietnam, in the south with Cambodia (Kampuchea), in the north with China and Myama (Burma), in the west with Thailand (Siam). The capital of the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic is the city of Vientiane, there are no other large cities in Laos. It is mainly used as a bargaining unit for the US dollar and Thai baht. Previously issued coins of 10, 20 and 50 atats do not participate in circulation due to their low cost.

HTG Haitian Gourde

Country of application:
Haiti

Coin denominations in circulation:
5, 10, 20, 50 centimes, 1, 5 gourdes.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000 gourdes.

History reference:
The Haitian gourde is the currency of Haiti. Its ISO 4217 code is HTG and is divided into 100 centimes (French) or centimes (Creole). The word gourde is French. cognate to the Spanish term "gordo", f...rom "pesos gordos" (also known in English as "hard eights" and in French as "piastres fortes espagnoles") in which colonial-era contracts were made in the Spanish sphere of influence often referred to as Haiti (officially - the Republic of Haiti) - a state located in the western part of the island of Hispaniola (Haiti). In the east, it has a common land border with the Dominican Republic (Diminican Republic). In addition, it has common borders on the division of maritime economic zones with Cuba in the west in the Windward Strait, the Bahamas in the north and Jamaica in the southwest in the San Geno and Jamaica straits. The name of the state comes from the language of the Taino Indians, from which the word "Haiti" is translated as "Mountain Country".