Archive for the ‘Currencies of Europe’ Category

Swedish krona

The crown is the official currency ofSweden.  Your code ISO 4217 is SEK abbreviated kr..  It is divided into 100 ore, and runs alongside the euro in the islands Åland . The crown was first introduced in 1873 to replace the pair riksmynt riksdaler as a result of the agreements of the Scandinavian Monetary Union [...]

Romanian leu, the currency of Romania

The leu is the currency of Romania and is divided into 100 bani (German: Coins or money in general). The name of the currency is attributed to the fact that in the 17  Century in the Romanian principalities Dutch lion thaler circulated.  The gold standard in the context of the specified exchange rate compared to [...]

Polish złoty, the currency of Poland

The zloty is the main currency ofPoland.  It is divided into 100 grosz (plural in Polish : “groszy” or “grosz” – see section on Polish spelling below).  The zloty term literally means “gold”.  On 1 January 1995 , the new zloty ( PLN ) has replaced the old zloty (PLZ, established in 1950 ) following [...]

Lithuanian litas, the currency of Lithuania

In June 1922, led the youngRepublicofLithuania, its own national currency one, the Lithuanian litas.  He replaced the German Ostmark , which the Germans during the First World War had introduced.  The introductory price of the new Lithuanian litas currency was 10 = 1 U.S. Dollar .  He was then covered with about a third of [...]

Latvian lats, the currency of Latvia

The lats (plural: Lati, genitive plural: Latu (according to figures from the gene is 10 seats), 1 lats = 100 santims.) Is the currency ofLatvia. The lats was introduced in 1922 as a gold standard.  Previously were Latvian rubles (paper currency), which were exchanged at a ratio of 1 lats to 50 rubles.  1 lats [...]

Hungarian forint, the currency of Hungary

The Hungarian forint is the currency ofHungary.  A HUF is formally in 100 Fillér (dt Heller ) divided this unit, however, has since the late 1990s, no longer relevant.  After the Second World War , the forint was introduced in 1946 and remained stable until the mid-1980s.  After the collapse of the socialist regime came [...]

Gibraltar pound

The pound ( ISO 4217 GIP) is the currency used inGibraltar.  Equivalent to the British pound , which is exchangeable at par. Until 1898 the situation of the currency of Gibraltar was complicated, as a system based on real-Gibraltar , with the currencies used English, Spanish andGibraltar.  Since 1825 the real value was tied to [...]

Euro, the official currency of the eurozone

The Euro code ( ISO 4217 : EUR, symbol: €) is the monetary unit of seventeen of the twenty-seven states that make up the European Union (and some from outside the EU).  The states, known together as the Eurozone ,  theNetherlands,PortugalandCyprus.  The currency is also used in five other European states, with or without formal [...]

Danish krone, the currency of the Denmark

The crown is the official currency of Denmark, together with the autonomous provinces of Greenland and the Faroe Islands.  The crown is divided into 100 code ore and ISO 4217 is DKK.  Usually abbreviated kr. Until the late eighteenth century, the crown amounted to 8 frames.  In 1873 he introduced a new crown forDenmark, which replaced [...]

Czech crown (Czech koruna)

The Czech crown  became the 8th  February 1993 (shortly after the division ofCzechoslovakiaand theCzech Republic’s founding on 1 January 1993) the currency in theCzech Republic.  A crown is in 100 Heller shared (Haler). There are the following coins : 1 krone, 2 kroner, 5 kroner, 10 crowns, 20 crowns and 50 crowns.  The coins of [...]