Tag: travel

• 100 Riels Cambodia: Coming to Terms with a Beautiful and Dark Past

  

  The Cambodian Riel (KHR), first appeared in 1955 and circulated alongside its predecessor, the Piastre, which it eventually replaced to become Cambodia’s national currency. Cambodia has a long history of colonialism and it was under French rule for much of the 20th century until gaining independence on November 9, 1953. Since then, Cambodia saw two…

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  February 17, 2024

  Asia

  Angkor Wat, Asia, bank, banknotes, Buddha, cambodia, currency, Khmer, money, riel, series, siem-reap, temple, travel

• $10 Cayman Islands: The Perpetual Reign

  

  The Cayman Islands Dollar (KYD) was introduced in 1972 as the new currency for the self governing British Overseas territory, that previously shared the Jamaican Dollar as the Caymans’ legal tender. Four denominations were introduced that year starting with $1 followed by $5, $10 and $25. In 1981 the Cayman Islands Currency Board introduced $40…

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  January 21, 2024

  Caribbean

  $10, banknotes, beach, cayman islands, crab, currency, dollars, island, QE2, queen, travel, turtle

• $5 New Zealand: This Kiwi Doesn’t Fly Either But It’s Got Much Swagger

  

  The New Zealand Dollar (NZD), was introduced by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand in 1967 as the nation’s new currency taking over for the Pound. The $5 is one of five current denominations (the others are: 10, 20, 50 and 100), and since 1999 all of have been issued as polymer notes. The sizes…

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  January 7, 2024

  Oceania

  banknotes, currency, dollars, Edmund Hillary, hiking, island, money, Māori, New Zealand, Oceania, penguin, polymer, travel