Uruguayan Peso in Tanzanian Shilling

UYU Uruguayan Peso

Country of application:
Uruguay

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10 dollars.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000 dollars.

History reference:
The Uruguayan peso is the official currency of Uruguay. The territory of Uruguay is almost completely covered by the South American rainforest jungle. Agricultural plantations extend only in the coas...tal regions, and it is in these regions that the main population of the country is concentrated. From the south and east, the territory of the country is washed by the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, and the Gulf of La Plata in particular. The total area of Uruguay is slightly more than 176 thousand square kilometers. In 1840, the minting of Uruguayan coins began. On June 23, 1862, the National Bank of Uruguay was founded and the Uruguayan peso, equal to 100 centesimos, was officially announced as the currency. The gold content of the peso is set at 1.556419 grams of pure gold. The minting of peso coins began in 1869, the issuance of National Bank notes in 1887. Until 1896, banknotes were also issued by private banks (Commercial Bank, English Bank of Rio de la Plata, Italian Bank, Italo-Eastern Bank, Eastern Bank, Salto Bank, etc.) and the government. Since 1896, banknotes have been issued only by the central bank of Uruguay.

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.