Mozambican Metical in Panamanian Balboa

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.

PAB Panamanian Balboa

Country of application:
Panama

Coin denominations in circulation:
1 and 5 centesimos, 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, and 1 balboa.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
-

History reference:
The Balboa is the currency of the Republic of Panama. Panama money got its name from the Spanish conquistador Vasco Nunez de Balboa, the first European to cross the Isthmus of Panama from the Atlanti...c to the Pacific coast. With the independence of Panama in 1904, it became necessary to introduce a new currency to replace the Colombian peso. The balboa became such a currency. Until 1934, it was relatively independent and had a certain gold content (1.5048 g of pure gold), later a firm 1:1 ratio with the US dollar was established, which has been maintained to this day.