Pound Sterling to Afghan afghani — exchange rate

Country of Circulation: United Kingdom, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey

Currency Code, Symbol: GBP, £

Denominations of coins in circulation: 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1, £2

Denominations of banknotes in circulation: £1, £5, £10, £20, £50, £100

History: The British pound or pound sterling (symbol: £, code: GBP, number: 826) is the national currency of the United Kingdom of Great Britain. It is an official currency of Gibraltar, the Falkland Islands, Saint Helena. The GBP abbreviation is used to identify £ in the international financial arena.Change is called pence, also known as British pennies. One GBP has 100 pennies. It is one of the oldest world currencies. The currency was issued in 1694, replacing the East African rupee. In spite of mass euro introduction on the European territory, Great Britain refused to get rid of its local currency. Pound sterling has remained the main reserve currency for many governments for a long time.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