Mauritian Rupee in Zambian Kwacha

MUR Mauritian Rupee

Country of application:
Mauritius

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 20 cents 0.5, 1, 5, 10, 20 rupees

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
25, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000 rupees

History reference:
The Mauritian rupee is the national currency of the Republic of Mauritius. The territory of Mauritius covers the islands of Mauritius, Rodrigues, Agalega and the Cargados-Carajos archipelago, which a...re about 900 kilometers away to the east from the coast of the island of Madagascar. In addition, Mauritius lays claim to a number of islands and archipelagos in the Indian Ocean, which belong to Great Britain and France. Among them, it is worth noting the Chagos archipelago and Tromelin Island (condominium with France). During the colonial period of the existence of Mauritius, the Indian rupee was used as the main means of payment. In 1877, the British colonial authorities introduced the Mauritian rupee, which was divided into pence and shillings. In 1968, the Bank of Mauritius carried out a monetary reform and replaced the old banknotes with new ones. Further inflation processes led to the fact that the Bank of Mauritius was forced to issue banknotes of higher denominations.

ZMW Zambian Kwacha

Country of application:
Zambia

Coin denominations in circulation:
5, 10, 50 ngwe and 1 kwacha.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 kwacha.

History reference:
The Zambian kwacha is the currency of the Republic of Zambia. 1 kwacha is made up of 100 ngwee. The kwacha has been the currency of Zambia since 1968, when it replaced the Zambian pound (exchange rat...e: 1 pound = 2 kwacha). Kwacha means "freedom" in one of the local dialects. On January 1, 2013, the kwacha was denominated with a change in its codes in the ISO 4217 standard: new letter code - ZMW (old - ZMK)