Yemeni Rial in Saint Helenian Pound

YER Yemeni Rial

Country of application:
Yemen

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 20 riyals.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
50, 100, 200, 250, 500, 1000 rials.

History reference:
The Yemeni rial (YER) is the national currency (money) of the Republic of Yemen, in circulation since 1990 (unification of North and South Yemen into one country). After the unification of the Arab R...epublic of Yemen and the Peoples Democratic Republic of Yemen in 1990, both the North Yemeni rial and the South Yemeni dinar remained in circulation throughout the country, equated at a ratio of 26 dinars to 1 rial, and in 1993 the first new coins were issued . In 1996, the dinar was withdrawn from circulation, and the rial became the countrys only currency, and the old banknotes were gradually replaced with new ones. In 1996, the dinar was withdrawn from circulation, and the rial banknotes were updated. At present, Yemens fiat currency, the fils, has a purely formal status

SHP Saint Helenian Pound

Country of application:
St. Helena Island, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 pence, 1, 2 pounds sterling.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
5, 10, 20 pounds sterling.

History reference:
The Saint Helena pound is the currency of the Atlantic islands of Saint Helena and Ascension, which are constituent parts of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da C...unha. It is set at parity with the British pound sterling, so both currencies are commonly accepted and circulated in Saint Helena. St. Helena originally held the British pound sterling, with the pound divided into 20 shillings and each shilling into 12 pence. Added to this were occasional local issues of paper currencies. One coin, a copper halfpenny, was minted in 1821 specifically for use in the islands and mixed with British coinage. The notes were denominated in pounds and shillings and were valued at face value with the British pound sterling. Until February 1961, the island also accepted the South African pound, which was then equal to the pound sterling, but this ceased with the introduction of the new decimal South African rand, with one rand worth only 10 shillings.