Nicaraguan Cordoba in Sierra Leonean Leone

NIO Nicaraguan Cordoba

Country of application:
Nicaragua

Coin denominations in circulation:
5, 10, 25, 50 centavos, 1.5 Canadian dollars.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 Canadian dollars.

History reference:
The Nicaraguan Cordoba is the currency of Nicaragua. It was first issued on March 20, 1912 and suffered from chronic and severe inflation. Initially, the Central Bank of the country issued coins in d...enominations of 1/2, 1, 5, 10, 25 centavos and 1 cordoba, as well as paper banknotes in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 cordoba. One cordoba was equal to 100 centavos. Nicaragua is one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, whose exports largely depend on agriculture and the extraction of raw materials. The author first learned about the distant Latin American country of Nicaragua as a boy in the 1980s. And it was not in geography lessons at school, but from the TV news program "Vremya". The serious announcer often talked about the battles in the Nicaraguan jungle that the Contras fought against the Sandinistas, about the fiery revolutionary Daniel Ortega and the freedom fighter of the Nicaraguan people Augusto Sandino. And then, quite by accident, a small Nicaraguan coin with the image of a large wide-brimmed hat fell into the hands of the author.

SLL Sierra Leonean Leone

Country of application:
Sierra leone

Coin denominations in circulation:
10, 50, 100, 500 leons.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
1,000, 2,000, 5,000, 10,000 leons.

History reference:
Leone (Sierra Leonean leone) is the national currency and fiat (fiduciary) money of the Republic of Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone) since 1963, when it replaced the previous official currency... - the West African pound in the ratio of 1 pound = 2 leone. Initially, the leone was pegged to the pound sterling, then to the SDR, then to the US dollar, and since 1986, the leone has become a freely convertible currency. The coups and civil war that continued after independence caused an economic crisis and inflation in the country, which continues to this day. The Republic of Sierra Leone is a small West African country on the Atlantic coast. Sierra Leone, home to the worlds third largest natural harbor, was once a British colony and gained independence in 1961.