Ni-Vanuatu Vatu in Swazi Langeni

VUV Ni-Vanuatu Vatu

Country of application:
Vanuatu

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 vat.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10,000, 200 watt.

History reference:
Vatu means "stone" in Bislama. During the colonization of the islands by Great Britain and France, Australian, French and English money circulated on the territory of the New Hebrides. In 1941, the N...ew Hebridean franc was introduced into circulation. On July 30, 1980, the islands gained independence from Great Britain and France and the name of the state was renamed Vanuatu (meaning "this land forever"), and the New Hebridean franc was renamed Vatu. On December 16, 1980, the government began a monetary reform, one of the tasks of the reform was to develop the design of a new currency. On March 22, 1982, a new currency came into circulation. Until April 1, 1983, the new currency and the predecessor currencies (Australian dollar and New Hebridean franc) were used in everyday life.

SZL Swazi Langeni

Country of application:
Eswatini

Coin denominations in circulation:
5, 10, 20 and 50 cents, 1 lilangeni, 2 and 5 enalangeni.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 enamel.

History reference:
Lilangeni is the national currency and fiat (fiduciary) money of the Kingdom of Eswatini (the Kingdom of Eswatini) - former Swaziland. The official currency was introduced in 1974. Pegged to the Sout...h African rand at a ratio of 1 to 1. In 1986, after a significant depreciation of the rand, countries replaced the rand currency area with the Common Monetary Area (CMA) to manage monetary policy. The CMA and the Southern African Customs Union are working together to help member countries. The terms of the new agreement gave Swaziland (now Eswatini) additional flexibility in its monetary policy.