Panamanian Balboa in Tongan Paanga

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.

TOP Tongan Paanga

Country of application:
Tonga

Coin denominations in circulation:
5, 10, 20, 50 senichi and 1 paanga.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 paang.

History reference:
The Tongan paanga or Tongan dollar or Tongan dollar has been the national currency and money of the Kingdom of Tonga since 1967. Initially pegged to the Australian dollar, it has since 1991 been pegg...ed to a basket of currencies: the Australian and New Zealand dollars, the US dollar and the Japanese yen. Paanga was introduced on April 3, 1967. He replaced the pound at the rate of 1 pound = 2 paang. Until 11 February 1991, the paanga was pegged to the Australian dollar at par. Since then, a basket of currencies has been taken (see above) and the paanga has steadily declined. As in 2006, it takes about 1.60 T$ to get 1 Australian dollar. Official exchange rates are published daily by the National Reserve Bank, established on July 1, 1989, but towards the end of the day rather than early in the morning.