Peruvian Sol in Kazakhstani Tenge

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.

KZT Kazakhstani Tenge

Country of application:
Kazakhstan

Coin denominations in circulation:
50, 20, 10 and 5 tiyn.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
10 thousand, 5 thousand, 2 thousand, 1 thousand, 500 and 200 tenge.

History reference:
Kazakhstani (Kazakh) tenge is the national currency of Kazakhstan. The history of the Kazakhstani tenge begins on November 15, 1993, when the currency was put into circulation. Prior to this, residen...ts used different currency means. The last currency used is the Soviet ruble, which was in the country when Kazakhstan was part of the USSR. According to archaeologists, the first money that appeared on the territory of Kazakhstan is of Chinese origin. And this is not surprising, since the country was located on the Great Silk Road connecting Europe and Asia. Since the 6th century, coins of Turkic rulers have appeared in circulation. And from the 8th century, the steppe nomads of the region were invaded by the Arabs and settlements began to be carried out in silver dirhems. The first mints appeared in such ancient cities as Baraba, Ispidzhab, Taraz. The raw material for minting was the local silver mines located in the upper reaches of the Talas and Akhangaran rivers.