Central African Franc in Swazi Langeni

XAF Central African Franc

Country of application:
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 100, 500 francs.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000 francs.

History reference:
The national official currency of Cameroon is the CFA franc BEAC, the franc of financial cooperation in Central Africa, or the Central African franc (international designation XAF). The Central Afric...an franc is the currency of thirteen African countries in the French franc currency area. The XAF has its origins in Frances African colonial empire. France ruled most of West and Central Africa from the mid-nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. In 1910, the French government established the French Equatorial Africa, which was a federation of French colonial possessions in Equatorial Africa, stretching north from the Congo River to the Sahel.

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.