Syrian Pound in Brazilian Real

SYP Syrian Pound

Country of application:
Syria

Coin denominations in circulation:
5, 10, 25, 50 lbs.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
10, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000 lbs.

History reference:
The Syrian pound, sometimes the currency of Syria, is issued by the Central Bank of Syria. In 1920, the Syrian Arab Kingdom was created, but the independent state was only a few months old, after whi...ch its territory was occupied by the French army. In this regard, the Egyptian pound was replaced by the Syrian pound, which was pegged to the French franc at a ratio of 1:20 (1 franc to 20 Syrian pounds). In 1926, the French mandated territory was divided into Lebanon and Syria and the Bank of Syria was renamed the Bank of Syria and Lebanon. It is interesting that the Syrian 10 pounds coin in terms of its characteristics and size completely coincides with the 20 Norwegian kroner coin.

BRL Brazilian Real

Country of application:
Brazil

Coin denominations in circulation:
1 real, 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 centavo.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 real.

History reference:
The Brazilian Real is the official currency of the Republic of Brazil. In Brazil, discovered in 1500 and for a long time being a colony of Spain, there was no single currency for a long time, after w...hich the Spanish real took its place. The word "Real" used today as the name of the Brazilian currency during the Middle Ages was the name of the Spanish and Portuguese gold coins, meaning "royal". In 1690, the Real became the official currency of Brazil. However, due to its depreciation and the uninterrupted process of inflation, only banknotes of huge denominations (from 1 thousand to 1 million) were used in circulation, therefore it is generally accepted that the actual Brazilian currency in the period from 1690 to 1942. was Reis (the plural meaning of the word real had the form reis, over time it transformed into reais). Reiss symbol was Rs.