Hear the word shilling and if you are of a certain age you will probably think of the part of the old pound sterling currency that was in use up until 1971 – pounds, shillings and pence. But the shilling
Kenya Shilling – KES
Serbia Dinar – RSD
Serbia has the dinar as its national currency. There are several versions of the dinar around the world and this one is released into circulation by the National Bank of Serbia. It is known as the Serbian dinar and is
North Korea Won – KPW
The won is the currency used in North Korea, or more properly the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, as it is properly known. It is issued for use by their central bank. South Korea uses its own version of the
Ethiopia Birr – ETB
Ethiopia uses the birr as its official currency. Originally this was the Ethiopian word for the currency which was otherwise known as the dollar. However nowadays the currency is always referred to as the birr for simplicity. What coins and
Cuba Pesos – CUP
Any visit to Cuba may well meet with a few puzzled looks when it comes to the currency in use – or should we say currencies. While Cuba uses the peso it actually has two versions of it. One is
Belarus Ruble – BYR
Travellers to Belarus will use the ruble as the legal currency while they are in the country. It is a decimal currency but while in theory each ruble is divided into 100 kapeek, this is actually not the case in
Seychelles Rupee – SCR
Most people are familiar with the Seychelles – they are one of the most desired and iconic holiday destinations in the world. If you get the chance to go there on holiday you will use the rupee for that particular
Philippine Peso – PHP
The Philippines use the peso as their recognised currency. This is not the only form of the peso that exists in the world, but it is the one that is used by the Philippines and no other country. There are
Mauritius Rupee – MUR
Mauritius uses the Mauritian rupee as its currency. This is represented by the currency code MUR on the currency markets. When you see an amount written down for this currency you will usually see the letters Rs in front of
United Arab Emirates Dirham – AED
The United Arab Emirates is more commonly referred to as the UAE. It is one of the more recent countries to exist in the world, having been created in 1971. Seven emirates are included in the United Arab Emirates, and