Norwegian Krone in Yemeni Rial

NOK Norwegian Krone

Country of application:
Norway, Bouvet Island, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Coin denominations in circulation:
20 10, 5 and 1 krone.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
1,000, 500, 100 and 50 kroons.

History reference:
The Norwegian krone has been the currency of Norway since 1874 (when the Norwegian krone banknotes began to be printed, and Norwegian coins have been known since 995), when it replaced the Norwegian ...daler. For the first time, the inhabitants of Norway were able to pay with their own coins under Olaf I Trygvasson, who ruled the kingdom of the harsh Vikings at the end of the 10th century. It should be noted that in Norway the production of coins is still the prerogative of the king. Only in the 17th century did a full-fledged mint appear in Oslo, which used silver from the nearest mines of Christiania to mint coins. Somewhat later, the mint was moved to Kongsberg, where the largest explored deposit of precious metals was located. Even despite the fact that in the late 50s of the XX century. the mine was depleted, the yard continues its work in this city.

YER Yemeni Rial

Country of application:
Yemen

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 20 riyals.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
50, 100, 200, 250, 500, 1000 rials.

History reference:
The Yemeni rial (YER) is the national currency (money) of the Republic of Yemen, in circulation since 1990 (unification of North and South Yemen into one country). After the unification of the Arab R...epublic of Yemen and the Peoples Democratic Republic of Yemen in 1990, both the North Yemeni rial and the South Yemeni dinar remained in circulation throughout the country, equated at a ratio of 26 dinars to 1 rial, and in 1993 the first new coins were issued . In 1996, the dinar was withdrawn from circulation, and the rial became the countrys only currency, and the old banknotes were gradually replaced with new ones. In 1996, the dinar was withdrawn from circulation, and the rial banknotes were updated. At present, Yemens fiat currency, the fils, has a purely formal status