Mozambican Metical in North Korean won

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.

KPW North Korean won

Country of application:
North Korea

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 50 chon, 1 won.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000 won

History reference:
The North Korean Won is the official currency of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea. There are two versions of spelling and pronunciation: "won" - in the feminine, as prescribed by the Spelling... Dictionary of the Russian Language of the Russian Academy of Sciences, edited by V.V. Lopatin, and "won" in the masculine - as the Bank of Russia writes in its daily quotes of the currency bearing the same name as South Korea. This is due to the complexity of translation from Eastern languages. Throughout almost its entire history, the Korean Peninsula has been under the cultural, political and economic influence of a powerful neighbor - China. This influence was also reflected in the monetary system of Korea. Until the end of the 19th century, the main monetary unit was the Korean mun - a cast bronze coin with a square hole.