Mozambican Metical in Eritrean Nakfa

MZN Mozambican Metical

Country of application:
Mozambique

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 20, 50 centavos, 1, 2, 5 and 10 meticals.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 meticals.

History reference:
The Mozambican metical has been the national currency and money of the Republic of Mozambique since 1980, after gaining independence from Portugal in 1875. In 2006, a denomination was carried out in ...a ratio of 1000: 1. The territory of the country is a collection of flat lowlands near the coast, which smoothly turn into highlands and the Mozambique Plateau in the north-west of the country. Among the largest rivers, the Zambezi and Ruvuma, which separates Mozambique and Tanzania, should be distinguished. The total area of Mozambique exceeds 800 thousand square kilometers. On July 1, 2006, Mozambique introduced the metical denomination at a rate of 1000:1. The new ISO 4217 code is MZN. New banknotes and coins were also introduced on July 1, 2006. The transition period, during which both the old and the new currencies had equal circulation, ended on December 31, 2006. During this period, the abbreviation MTn was used for new meticals, but then the abbreviation MT was used again.

ERN Eritrean Nakfa

Country of application:
Eritrea

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 25, 50 cents, 1 nakfa.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 nakfa.

History reference:
The Eritrean nakfa is the national currency and fiat money of the State of Eritrea, a state in East Africa. Nakfa was introduced in 1997 when it replaced the Ethiopian Birr after the War of Independe...nce. The country went through seven years of stabilization, reconstruction and development before the start of a new border war with Ethiopia in 1998. In mid-2018, a turning point took place in the external environment of Eritrea. Ethiopia signed a peace treaty with Eritrea in July 2018. Eritrea has begun to normalize relations with neighboring countries. In November 2018, the UN Security Council lifted sanctions on Eritrea. The current account surplus will remain high in 2020, driven by Eritrean remittances from abroad (12% of GDP) and mining exports (25% of GDP).