Kiribati dollar

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Kiribati dollar
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Country: KiribatiKiribati Kiribati
Subdivision: 100 cents
ISO 4217 code : no
Abbreviation: $, KID
Exchange rate :
(August 28, 2020)

1 KID = 1  AUD (fixed)

1  EUR  = 1.6216 KID
1 KID = 0.61667 EUR

1  CHF  = 1.5073 KID
1 KID = 0.66342 CHF

The Kiribati Dollar is the currency of Kiribati . The first coins were minted and issued in 1979.

Circulation coins

There are coins in circulation at 1 ¢, 2 ¢, 5 ¢, 10 ¢, 20 ¢, 50 ¢, $ 1 and, since 1989, also at $ 2; Furthermore, various commemorative coins of $ 2, $ 5, $ 10, $ 20, $ 50 and $ 150 were minted. The $ 50 coin and four $ 5 coins are part of a set in which the Kiribati coins can be combined with a similar coin from Samoa to form a circular coin.

The Kiribati dollar does not have its own banknotes, Australian dollar bills are in circulation, as the Australian dollar is also valid currency in Kiribati.

value diameter material Circulation coins 1979–1989
Obverse reverse
1 ¢ 18 mm bronze National coat of arms Frigate birds
2 ¢ 21 mm Babai (Swamp Tarot)
5 ¢ 19 mm Cupronickel Tokeh Gekko
10 ¢ 24 mm Breadfruit tree
20 ¢ 29 mm Dolphins
50 ¢ 32 mm Pandanus
$ 1 30 mm Outrigger canoe
$ 2 29 mm Brass Maneaba , "Tenth Anniversary of Independence"

See also