Turkish Lira in Maldivian rufiyaa

TRY Turkish Lira

Country of application:
Turkey

Coin denominations in circulation:
1 lira, 50, 25, 10, 5, 2 and 1 kurush.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
200, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5 liras.

History reference:
The Turkish lira has been the national currency of Turkey since 1923 and replaced the Ottoman lira, which in turn has been in circulation since 1844. The history of Turkish money circulation dates ba...ck to the times of the Ottoman Empire, which lasted from 1299 until the end of the 19th century. Precious metals were widely used as money. Ancient coins were issued by sultans and bore their names, but not portraits - in accordance with Islamic tradition. In 1327, Akche ("whitish") was minted by Orkhan. This small silver coin was in circulation on the territory of the Ottoman Empire and its neighboring states in the 14th - 19th centuries. Starting from 1623 until 1930, a silver Turkish coin was also in circulation - a pair. Then it was used exclusively as a counting unit, 1/40 kurush. Kurush is a small Turkish coin used in the Ottoman Empire since 1688.

MVR Maldivian rufiyaa

Country of application:
Maldives

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50 lari, 1 and 2 rufiyaa.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 rufiyaa.

History reference:
The monetary unit of the Republic of Maldives at the moment is the Maldivian rufiyaa. The territory of the state is a ridge of more than 20 island formations of coral origin, which also consist of mo...re than a thousand smaller islets-atolls. The ridge of the Maldives archipelago stretches in a line from north to south. The total land area is approximately 300 square kilometers. Previously, the Maldivian rufiyaa was extremely poorly protected, and rampant diversification created unfavorable economic tariffs within the state, later protection systems were developed - watermarks and perforations. Money is printed on paper, which is purchased by America for the production of dollars, in addition, a wide range of colors is used in production. Banknotes are very small. Rufiyaas are used only within the country and are not in circulation in other countries of the world