Peruvian Sol in Djiboutian Franc

PEN Peruvian Sol

Country of application:
Peru

Coin denominations in circulation:
10, 20, 50 sentimo, 1, 2, 5 salts.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
10, 20, 50, 100 salts.

History reference:
The Peruvian Sol is the national currency of the Republic of Peru. Sol was introduced on February 14, 1863 as a result of a monetary reform to replace the old Spanish monetary system with a new natio...nal Peruvian one. Prior to that, from 1858 to 1863, Republican Peru issued denominations in reals, centavos and escudos. A decimal system was introduced, 1 new sol was equal to 10 old reais. Salt also replaced the Bolivian peso, which was common in the south of Peru, the exchange was made at the rate of 1.25 pesos per 1 new Peruvian salt. Initially, the new currency was pegged to the French franc: 1 sol was equal to 5 francs, about five sols were equal to the British sovereign.

DJF Djiboutian Franc

Country of application:
Djibouti

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 250, 500 Djibouti franc.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
1000, 2000, 5000, 10,000 Djibouti franc.

History reference:
The Djibouti Franc is the national currency and fiat (fiduciary) money of the Republic of Djibouti, a state in East Africa. The Djibouti franc replaced the official currency of France, the French fra...nc, in 1977 upon independence. In 1952, the State Treasury took over the production of paper money. The change of French Somalilands name in 1967 to the French Territory of Afar and Issas was reflected on both the territorys coins and banknotes. In 1971 and 1973, the franc was revalued against the US dollar, first to 197.466 per dollar, then to 177.721 dollars, and the rate has remained the same ever since. Further changes in coin and banknote design followed independence in 1977.