Question
Which countries have changed their national currencies during Data Buffet's extract?
Answer
This list is not comprehensive, and excludes countries that acceded to the euro zone. Each line shows the following. The asterisk (*) serves as placeholder.
Years used: singular name (disambiguated), local symbol, ISO 4217 alpha-3 symbol
Belarus
- 1992 to 2000: ruble (first ruble), Br, BYB
- 2000 to 2016: ruble (second ruble), Br, BYR
- 2016 to present: ruble (third ruble), Br, BYN
Brazil
- 1942 to 1967: cruzeiro antigo (first cruzeiro), Cr$, *
- 1967 to 1986: cruzeiro novo (second cruzeiro), NCr, BRB
- 1986 to 1989: cruzado, Cz$, BRC
- 1989 to 1990: cruzado novo, NCz$, BRN
- 1990 to 1993: cruzeiro (third cruzeiro), Cr$, BRE
- 1993 to 1994: cruzeiros real, CR$, BRR
- 1994 to present: real, R$, BRL
Bulgaria
- 1962 to 1999: lev (third lev), *, BGL
- 1999 to present: lev (fourth lev), Lv, BGN
- Note: Bulgaria joined the EU in 2007 but has not acceded to the euro zone.
Chile
- 1817 to 1960: peso (old peso), *, *
- 1960 to 1975: escudo, E°, CLE
- 1975 to present: peso (new peso), Ch$, CLP
Mozambique
- 1914 to 1980: escudo, *, MZE
- 1980 to 2006, metical, *, MZM
- 2006 to present, metical (second metical), *, MZN
Peru
- 1863 to 1985: sol (old sol), *, PEH
- 1985 to 1990: inti, I/, PEI
- 1991 to 1991: inti en millones, I/m, *
- 1991 to present: neuvo sol, *, PEN
Romania
- 1947 to 1952: leu (second leu), *, none
- 1952 to 2005: leu (third leu), *, ROL
- 2005 to present: leu (fourth leu), *, RON
- Note: Bulgaria joined the EU in 2007 but has not acceded to the euro zone.
Russia
- 1961 to 1997: Soviet ruble, *, SUR
- 1992 to 1997: Russian ruble (old ruble), *, RUR
- 1998 to present: Russian ruble (new ruble), *, RUB
Serbia and Montenegro / Serbia
- 2003 to 2006: Serbian dinar, *, CSD
- 2006 to present: Serbian dinar, *, RSD
- Note: When the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro dissolved in 2006, Montenegro adopted the euro (but did not accede to the euro zone) and the Republic of Serbia retained the dinar. ISO country and currency codes associated with the name "Serbia" changed.
Taiwan (ROC)
- 1946 to 1949: old Taiwan dollar, TW$, *
- 1949 to present: new Taiwan dollar, NT$, TWD
Turkey
- 1923 to 2005: lira (first Turkish lira), TL, TRL
- 2005 to present: lira (second Turkish lira), TL, TRY
- Note: During a transitional period (2005 to 2008), the TRY was locally abbreviated as YTL, based on the name Yeni Türk Lirasi (New Turkish lira).
Venezuela
- 1879 to 2007: bolívar, Bs, VEB
- 2008 to 2018: bolívar fuerte, Bs.F, VEF
- 2018 to present: bolívar soberano, Bs.S, VES
- Keyword: bolivar
See also
Updates
- Sep 2016 - Initial version of article
- Jul 2019 - Added Mozambique, VES