Polish Zloty in Congolese Franc

PLN Polish Zloty

Country of application:
Poland

Coin denominations in circulation:
5, 2, 1 zloty, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 grosz.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
200, 100, 50, 20 and 10 zlotys.

History reference:
Zloty (Polish - gold) - at least since the 15th century, the everyday name of the golden ducat, since 1526 - the main counting monetary unit, since 1564 - the silver coin of the Kingdom of Poland, an...d after the Commonwealth, from 1924 to the present - national currency of Poland. Initially, the word "złoty" in Poland was used to refer to foreign-made gold coins (mostly ducats), then for some time in the 16th century, the złoty was a counting monetary unit, and since 1564, złoty began to be minted in the form of silver coins. Before the zloty, other monetary units were used in Poland - the Polish mark (or, as it was also called the "hryvnia"), kopa, and the Krakow hryvnia.

CDF Congolese Franc

Country of application:
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 20, 50 centimes.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000, 20,000 francs.

History reference:
The Congolese franc has been the national currency and money of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 1911 (from 1967 to 1997 in the country, in connection with the renaming of the country to Za...ire, it was renamed the new Zaire). The old name and country and money returned in 1997. In 1998, the Congolese franc was again declared the monetary unit, replacing the new zaire in the ratio: franc = 100,000 new zaire. The Bank of Zaire is renamed the Central Bank of the Congo. Banknotes of the 1997 sample were put into circulation.