Tuesday 24 November 2015

Israel. Series B (1999–2017)

The new shekel (Hebrew: About this sound שֶׁקֶל חָדָשׁ , Sheqel H̱adash, abbr. ש״ח; Arabic: شيقل جديد‎, šēqel ǧadīd, abbr. ش.ج; sign: ₪, informally the shekel and formerly known as the New Israeli Sheqel (NIS), is the currency of the State of Israel and also used as legal tender in the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The new shekel is divided into 100 agoras or agorot. It has been in use since 1 January 1986, when it replaced the hyperinflated Israeli shekel (now usually known as the "old shekel") at a ratio of 1000:1.

The Second series of bank notes were released in 1999, replacing the first series by 2005.

20 New Sheqal Banknote
20 new sheqal israel banknote
Front: Moshe Sharett
20 new sheqal israel banknote
Back: Jewish volunteers in World War II; a watchtower, commemorating tower and stockade settlements

Friday 20 November 2015

Myanmar. 1989-Present

The kyat is the currency of Burma (Myanmar). It is often abbreviated as "K" (singular or plural) or "Ks" (plural), which is placed before or after the numerical value.

50 Kyats Banknote
50 kyats Myanmar banknote
Front: Chinthe
50 kyats Myanmar banknote
Back: Lacquerware artisan

100 Kyats Banknote
100 kyats myanmar banknote
Front: Chinthe
 100 kyats myanmar banknote
Back: Temple renovation

200 Kyats Banknote
 200 kyats myanmar banknote
Front: Chinthe
 200 kyats myanmar banknote
Back: Elephant teak-logger

1000 Kyats Banknote
1000 kyats myanmar banknote
Front: Chinthe
1000 kyats myanmar banknote
Back: Ministry of Finance and Revenue
Thanks to Thitar!