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The obverse designs of United States banknotes generally depict either historical figures, allegorical figures symbolizing significant concepts (e.g., liberty, justice), or both. The reverse designs range from abstract scroll-work with ornate denomination identifiers to reproductions of historical art works.
The peso is the currency of Chile.The current peso has circulated since 1975, with a previous version circulating between 1817 and 1960. Its symbol is defined as a letter S with either one or two vertical bars superimposed prefixing the amount, [1] $ or ; the single-bar symbol, available in most modern text systems, is almost always used.
On 8 November 2004, the Cuban government withdrew the U.S. dollar from circulation, citing the need to retaliate against further sanctions from the Helms–Burton Act. [5] After a grace period ending on 14 November 2004, a 10% surcharge began to be imposed when converting U.S. dollars into convertible pesos.
The florin (Dutch: [floːˈrɪn]; abbreviation: Afl.; code: AWG [1]) or Aruban guilder is the currency of Aruba.It is subdivided into 100 cents. The florin was introduced in 1986, replacing the Netherlands Antillean guilder at par.
The dollar has been the currency of Barbados since 1935 [citation needed].Globally its currency has the ISO 4217 code BBD, [2] [3] however, unofficially in Barbados the International vehicle registration code BDS is also commonly used, [notes 1] [notes 2] a currency code that is otherwise reserved for Bangladesh (ISO 3166-1 country code BD) outside Barbados. [6]
Modern 1, 5 centésimo, 1 ⁄ 10, 1 ⁄ 4, and 1 ⁄ 2 balboa coins are the same weight, dimensions, and composition as the U.S. cent, nickel, dime, quarter, and half dollar, respectively. In 2011, new 1-balboa bimetallic coins were issued [ citation needed ] that are the same dimensions as the U.S. dollar coin .
The Great Depression reduced their numbers further, since necessity prevented the collection of pesos in large denominations. [37] Thus less than five exemplars are known to exist of the 100 and 200 peso banknotes issued by El Banco Español de Puerto Rico and the 5 and 10 dollars Series F bills published by the Bank of Puerto Rico. [42]
The centavo (Spanish and Portuguese 'one hundredth') is a fractional monetary unit that represents one hundredth of a basic monetary unit in many countries around the world. [1]