Trinidadian Dollar in Cambodian Riel

TTD Trinidadian Dollar

Country of application:
Trinidad and Tobago

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

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 dollars.

History reference:
The dollar (currency code - TTD) has been the official currency of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago since 1964 (before that, the British West Indies dollar was in circulation in the country). The ...history of currency in the former British colony of Trinidad and Tobago is closely linked to the history of the British Eastern Caribbean territories as a whole. The first currency used was the Spanish dollar, also known as the "figure of eight", which began to circulate in the 16th century. Proposals for the establishment of landowner-oriented banks in the West Indies were made in 1661 by the British government and in 1690 by Sir Thomas Dalby. Despite this, and the Queen Annes Proclamation of 1704, which brought the West Indies on the gold standard, the eight silver coins (Spanish dollars and then Mexican dollars) continued to form the bulk of circulating currency well into the second half of the nineteenth century.

KHR Cambodian Riel

Country of application:
Cambodia

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

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
100, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000, 20,000, 50,000 riels.

History reference:
Riel is the national currency of Cambodia. Before the introduction of the riel, the Indo-Chinese piastre was the monetary unit in Cambodia, to which the countrys new money was equated. The Pol Pot re...gime was preparing to introduce its own banknotes, they were printed, but they did not have time to enter circulation. In the days of the Khmer Rouge (Kampuchea), rice was the de facto currency in the country. Money and the banking system (April 1975) as a whole were abolished. The origin of the term riel is debated, with some arguing that it comes from the Khmer word for small fish. Others say it comes from the high-silver Mexican real used by Malay, Chinese and Indian traders in the mid-19th century. This version of the riel remained in effect until 1975, when the Khmer Rouge took over the country and the money was abolished. After the 1979 invasion of Vietnam that drove out the Khmer Rouge, the second and current version of the riel was introduced in 1980 when the Central Bank was restored. With no money to replace new banknotes and the economy in decline, the government first had to distribute the money to the public.