The people of Bangladesh use the taka as their official currency. It is a decimal currency and is split into 100 subunits called poisha. The Bangladeshi language uses the word taka to refer to money of any kind, so it
Bangladesh Taka – BDT
Central African Franc – XAF and XOF
If you go to Africa there is a good chance you may end up using the CFA franc – or at least one of two versions of it. That’s because the term CFA franc relates to two currencies. These are
Venezuela Bolivar Fuerte – VEF
The Banco Central de Venezuela is responsible for issuing the national currency of Venezuela, which is the bolivar fuerte. This is commonly known and referred to as the bolivar for short. The official language for the country is Spanish and
Vietnamese Dong – VND
If you ever decide to take a trip to Vietnam you’ll come across the Vietnamese dong, as this is their national currency. In theory it has two units that it is subdivided into – the hao and the xu –
Saudi Arabia Riyal – SAR
People living in Saudi Arabia use the riyal as their national currency. It is quite often referred to simply as the Saudi riyal. It is a decimal currency that is divided into 100 halalas. What coins and notes are available
Nigeria Naira – NGN
Anyone travelling to Nigeria will use the naira, the national currency, for the duration of their stay. This currency is only used in this country and it is issued by just one bank – the Central Bank of Nigeria. This
Panama Balboa – PAB
Think of Panama and the first thing to come to mind is probably the famous Panama hat. You probably won’t immediately think of their currency, the balboa. Panama is the only country to use the balboa but they also use
Tunisia Dinar – TND
There are several countries in the world that use a form of the dinar as their currency. These include Algeria, Jordan and of course Tunisia. The dinar used here has 1,000 subunits called millimes. This is the plural for milim.
Romanian New Leu – RON
If you visit Romania the currency you will use there is the new leu. It is so called because the leu has existed in several forms over the years. Nowadays it is called the new leu but in practice many
Oman Rial – OMR
If you see the currency code OMR from this point on, you will know it refers to the Omani rial. Oman is the only country to use this currency and instead of being divided into 100 subunits as many currencies