Lao Kip in South African Rand

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.

ZAR South African Rand

Country of application:
Namibia, South Africa

Coin denominations in circulation:
5, 2, 1 rand, 50, 20, 10, 5 cents.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
200, 100, 50, 20 and 10 rand.

History reference:
The name rand (rand) comes from the name of the mountain range, the name of which sounds like the Witwatersrand (in one of the official languages of South Africa, Afrikaans Witwatersrand). This mount...ain range is located in the South African province of Gauteng, which is famous for the largest gold deposits in the country. The South African rand was first introduced into circulation in February 1961, shortly before the founding of the Republic of South Africa. The rand replaced the South African pound at a rate of 2 rand to 1 pound. Up until the early 1970s, the rand was worth about 1.5 rand to the US dollar. However, in the following decades, the rand quickly depreciated, and at the turn of the 21st century and during the Great Recession, it changed significantly. As the political landscape changed in the early 1990s, the rand slowly depreciated to record lows due to uncertainty. The fall was exacerbated when land reform began in 2001. Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, global uncertainty took its toll and the rand plummeted again to 13 rand per US dollar.