Turkmenistan may be vaguely familiar to you as a country, but we’re going to explore it and its currency in more detail here. The country uses the manta as its official currency. What coins and notes are available for this
Turkmenistan Manat – TMT
Tanzania Shilling – TZS
Tanzania uses the shilling as its official currency, although you may well see and hear it referred to as the shilling while you are there. This is because shillingi is the Swahili name for the currency. What coins and notes
Nicaragua Cordoba – NIO
Most of us are familiar with a variety of world currencies. However we suspect you have never heard of the cordoba. This is the currency used in Nicaragua and it has been around in one form or another for quite
Namibia Dollar – NAD
Namibia is one of the many countries in the world that uses some form of the dollar currency. In this case it is officially the Namibian dollar. As you might expect the currency is broken down into 100 cents to
Afghanistan Afghani – AFN
The currency in use in Afghanistan is appropriately called the Afghani. If you were to visit the country today you would use the new Afghani currency. The old one was in use until 2003, with the new one coming into
Syria Pound – SYP
If you ever go to Syria (unlikely, as you will soon find out) you will come across their version of the pound, otherwise known as the Syrian pound. This is represented by the ISO code SYP on the currency markets.
Mozambique Metical – MZN
If your travels should ever see you arrive in Mozambique, you will start using the local currency there, which is the metical. This is referred to as meticais in plural. What coins and notes are available for this currency? Each
Gambia Dalasi – GMD
Travellers to the Gambia will use the local currency called the dalasi. No other country uses this currency today, and the dalasi is issued by the Central Bank of The Gambia. What coins and notes are available for this currency?
Falklands Pound – FKP
People who live in the UK may well be familiar with the Falklands and they may also know the islands use the pound. But this is the Falklands pound rather than the British pound, although there are similarities between the
Aruba Florin – AWG
Have you ever heard of Aruba? This is definitely not one of the better-known countries in the world, which is why you may not be aware that it uses the Aruban florin as its chosen currency. Find out more about