Saint Helenian Pound in Dominican Peso

SHP Saint Helenian Pound

Country of application:
St. Helena Island, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 pence, 1, 2 pounds sterling.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
5, 10, 20 pounds sterling.

History reference:
The Saint Helena pound is the currency of the Atlantic islands of Saint Helena and Ascension, which are constituent parts of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da C...unha. It is set at parity with the British pound sterling, so both currencies are commonly accepted and circulated in Saint Helena. St. Helena originally held the British pound sterling, with the pound divided into 20 shillings and each shilling into 12 pence. Added to this were occasional local issues of paper currencies. One coin, a copper halfpenny, was minted in 1821 specifically for use in the islands and mixed with British coinage. The notes were denominated in pounds and shillings and were valued at face value with the British pound sterling. Until February 1961, the island also accepted the South African pound, which was then equal to the pound sterling, but this ceased with the introduction of the new decimal South African rand, with one rand worth only 10 shillings.

DOP Dominican Peso

Country of application:
Dominican Republic

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 25 Dominican pesos.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000 Dominican pesos.

History reference:
The Dominican Peso is the currency of the Dominican Republic. The name of the monetary unit, indicated since 1947 on banknotes, is the “golden peso” (Spanish: peso oro). The Dominican peso was fi...rst introduced at the same time as the countrys independence from Haiti in 1844. It replaced the Haitian gourde at par and was subdivided into 8 reais. In 1877, the centavo became the currency of the peso at the ratio of 1 peso = 100 centavos. In 1891, a new currency was introduced - the Dominican franc, which, however, did not replace the peso, but was in circulation at the same time as it. The Dominican franc was introduced in order to enter the country into the Latin Monetary Union, but already in 1897 it was canceled.