Qatari Rial in East Caribbean Dollar

QAR Qatari Rial

Country of application:
Qatar

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 25, 50 dirhams.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500 riyals.

History reference:
The Qatari rial has been the national currency and money of the State of Qatar from 1973 to the present. It replaced the riyal of Qatar and Dubai, after Dubai became part of the UAE. Until April 28, ...1959, the Indian rupee was in circulation in the country, until it was replaced by the Persian Gulf rupee issued for the countries of the Persian Gulf. The Gulf rupee was pegged to the Indian rupee and when the Indian rupee depreciated in 1965, the value of the Gulf rupee fell and then Qatar along with other Gulf countries decided to issue their own currency.

XCD East Caribbean Dollar

Country of application:
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Coin denominations in circulation:
5, 10, 25 cents and 1 dollar.

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

History reference:
The national currency of Anguilla is the East Caribbean dollar. Since 1982, a new series of coins has been in circulation in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 25 cents and 1 dollar. Coins from 1 to 5 cen...ts were polyhedral, and a coin of 2 cents was square in shape. They were all made of aluminum alloy. But 10 and 25 cent coins were round, and made of copper-nickel alloy. The dollar was also round, but made of an aluminum bronze alloy. In 1989, the one dollar coin became multifaceted from a round shape and now from a copper-nickel alloy, changing its color from yellow to silver. Since 2002, new exclusively round 1, 2 and 5 cent coins have entered circulation, as well as a new $1 coin, which is now also round. Since 2009, 10.25 cents and 1 dollar coins have been minted from Akmonital alloy. The 1 and 2 cent coins were withdrawn from circulation in July 2015 and were legal tender until June 30, 2020.