Maldivian rufiyaa in East Caribbean Dollar

MVR Maldivian rufiyaa

Country of application:
Maldives

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50 lari, 1 and 2 rufiyaa.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 rufiyaa.

History reference:
The monetary unit of the Republic of Maldives at the moment is the Maldivian rufiyaa. The territory of the state is a ridge of more than 20 island formations of coral origin, which also consist of mo...re than a thousand smaller islets-atolls. The ridge of the Maldives archipelago stretches in a line from north to south. The total land area is approximately 300 square kilometers. Previously, the Maldivian rufiyaa was extremely poorly protected, and rampant diversification created unfavorable economic tariffs within the state, later protection systems were developed - watermarks and perforations. Money is printed on paper, which is purchased by America for the production of dollars, in addition, a wide range of colors is used in production. Banknotes are very small. Rufiyaas are used only within the country and are not in circulation in other countries of the world

XCD East Caribbean Dollar

Country of application:
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Coin denominations in circulation:
5, 10, 25 cents and 1 dollar.

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

History reference:
The national currency of Anguilla is the East Caribbean dollar. Since 1982, a new series of coins has been in circulation in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 25 cents and 1 dollar. Coins from 1 to 5 cen...ts were polyhedral, and a coin of 2 cents was square in shape. They were all made of aluminum alloy. But 10 and 25 cent coins were round, and made of copper-nickel alloy. The dollar was also round, but made of an aluminum bronze alloy. In 1989, the one dollar coin became multifaceted from a round shape and now from a copper-nickel alloy, changing its color from yellow to silver. Since 2002, new exclusively round 1, 2 and 5 cent coins have entered circulation, as well as a new $1 coin, which is now also round. Since 2009, 10.25 cents and 1 dollar coins have been minted from Akmonital alloy. The 1 and 2 cent coins were withdrawn from circulation in July 2015 and were legal tender until June 30, 2020.