South Sudanese pound

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South Sudanese pound
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Country: South SudanSouth Sudan South Sudan
Subdivision: 100 piastres
ISO 4217 code : SSP
Abbreviation: SSP
Exchange rate :
(28 Aug 2020)

1 SSP = 1 SDG (fixed)

1  EUR  = 65.345 SSP
1 SSP = 0.015 EUR

1  CHF  = 60.651 SSP
1 SSP = 0.016 CHF

The South Sudanese pound ( English South Sudanese Pound ) is the currency of the Republic of South Sudan , which became independent on July 9, 2011 . It was officially introduced on July 18, 2011, and has been available as cash in the country since July 24. The new currency was originally announced for Independence Day. The banknotes were printed in the UK and arrived in the country on July 13th. The plan was to start paying state employees' salaries in the new currency from the end of July. The South Sudanese pound should be available from July 18, 2011 and be exchanged at a rate of 1: 1 for the previous common currency, the Sudanese pound . At the same time, the government of “rest” Sudan also introduced new banknotes, allegedly to avoid speculation. The old banknotes of the whole of Sudan still circulating in South Sudan are officially worthless, a problem that needs to be resolved between the respective central banks of the two countries. The new currency seems to get caught in the impending economic war between Sudan and South Sudan.

Banknotes

The banknotes show on one side the portrait of John Garang , the southern Sudanese national hero and former leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Army ( Sudan People's Liberation Army ) in the Southern Sudan Liberation War . On the other side, there are images that symbolize the culture and wealth of the country.

Banknotes were issued in the denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 500 pounds, and since October 2011 for 5, 10 and 25 piastres.

Banknotes of the South Sudanese pound
image value front back
[3] 5 South Sudanese piasters John Garang African ostrich
[4] 10 South Sudanese piasters John Garang Kudu
[5] 25 South Sudanese piasters John Garang Nile
[6] 1 South Sudanese pound John Garang Giraffes
[7] 5 South Sudanese pounds John Garang Bovine
[8th] 10 South Sudanese pounds John Garang Buffalo , pineapple
[9] 20 South Sudanese pounds John Garang Antelopes, derrick
[10] 25 South Sudanese pounds John Garang Oryx , derrick
[11] 50 South Sudanese pounds John Garang Elephants
[12] 100 South Sudanese pounds John Garang Lion , waterfall
[13] 500 South Sudanese pounds John Garang Flow

Coins

At the end of 2015, three coins with denominations of 10, 20 and 50 piastres were introduced. The 1 and 2 pound coins are due to follow in the course of 2016.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ New state - new currency, South Sudan receives one pound ( Memento from April 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ http://www.taz.de/1/politik/afrika/artikel/1/die-ersten-tage-der-freiheit/
  3. ↑ http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/07/2011711145513727475.html
  4. ↑ Article at http://geographical.co.uk (en)