Brazilian Real to Afghan afghani — exchange rate

Country of Circulation: Brazil

Currency Code, Symbol: BRL, R$

Denominations of coins in circulation: 5, 10, 25, 50 centavos, and R$1

Denominations of banknotes in circulation: R$2, R$5, R$10, R$20, R$50, R$100

History: The Brazilian real (R$) is the national currency of Brazil, issued by the Central bank of this South American country. The currency is also known as BRL. One Brazilian real can be changed for 100 centavos.These coins are made out of stainless steel, and are decorated with traditional symbols. The Brazilian real replaced the short-term currency cruzeiro real in 1994. The government issued the new currency in spring, 2000. Banknotes were made out of polymer, because plastic is less susceptible to damage from humidity and high temperature. Today, polymer notes make 10% of total funds.Read More

Country of Circulation: Afghanistan

Currency Code, Symbol: AFN, ؋

Denominations of coins in circulation: 1, 2 and 5 Afs

Denominations of banknotes in circulation: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 Afs

History: Afghani (؋) is the currency of Afghanistan which is not used for payment in other countries. A simplified name is AFN. One afghani equals 100 pul coins.Afghani has been being issued since 1926. Originally, only coins made out of silver were used on the territory of the Islamic state. First notes were printed in 1935. The Afghan rupee had been used hand in hand with afghani until 1978. Up until 2002, there had been different types of afghani used in the country and issued by different military and political organizations: “davlati” and “dostumi”, but the new leader, Hamid Karzai, reformed the currency leaving only one type of afghani. Banknotes had architectural monuments, key industries and infrastructure depicted on them.Read More