Rwandan Franc in Tanzanian Shilling

RWF Rwandan Franc

Country of application:
Rwanda

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 francs.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
500, 1000, 2000, 5000 francs.

History reference:
The Rwandan franc or Rwandan franc is the national currency of Rwanda. In 1916, after the transfer of Rwanda from Germany to Belgium, instead of the rupee of German East Africa, the Belgian Congo fra...nc was introduced, in 1960 it was replaced by the franc of Rwanda and Burundi. In 1964, the latter, which was the common currency for Rwanda and Burundi, was replaced by the Rwandan franc. There is a proposal for a single currency, the new East African shilling, for the five member states of the East African Community. While this was originally planned to happen by the end of 2012, as of December 2020, the single currency has yet to be introduced.

TZS Tanzanian Shilling

Country of application:
Tanzania

Coin denominations in circulation:
50, 100, 200, 500 shillings.

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

History reference:
The Tanzanian shilling is the currency of Tanzania. The Tanzanian shilling has been in use since 1966, when it replaced the East African shilling at par or at a 1:1 ratio. Prior to the introduction o...f the Tanzanian shilling, other currencies circulated in Tanzania, including the East African florin, East African rupee, East African shilling, Zanzibar rupee, Zanzibar rial and German East African rupee. Banknotes issued in 2003 began to be used in February of the same year, and money of the 2010 sample was officially put into circulation in January 2011.