US Dollar to Cambodian Riel — exchange rate

Country of Circulation: United States, British Virgin Islands, Ecuador, Panama and others

Currency Code, Symbol: USD, $

Denominations of coins in circulation: 1¢, 5¢, 10¢, 25¢

Denominations of banknotes in circulation: $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100

History: The US dollar ($) is the national currency of the United States of America, one of the global reserve currencies. It is used as an official currency unit in Salvador, Marshall Islands, Panama, Bermuda. USD is used as an abbreviation for convenience and internationalization purposes.The US dollar is subdivided into cents. Every dollar has 100 cents. The currency has existed since 1792. The first dollars were made out of silver, then paper notes appeared. They have had the traditional greenish or grey color from the outset. Around 35 million pieces of dollars of different denomination worth 635 million emigrate to the USA daily. 95% of the banknotes are to replace worn-out notes.Read More

Country of Circulation: Cambodia

Currency Code, Symbol: KHR, ៛

Denominations of coins in circulation: 50, 100, 200, 500 riels (no longer minted but still legal tender)

Denominations of banknotes in circulation: 100, 500, 1,000, 2,000, 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000 riels

History: The Cambodian riel (៛) is the national currency of Cambodia. An international term for the currency is KHR. The currency is subdivided into sens.One KHR equals 100 sens. The currency has been in circulation since 1955. It replaced the previous official currency, which was the French Indochinese piastre. There were times when the country eliminated all financial relations. In the period from 1975 to 1980, Cambodia was ruled by the Khmer Rouge. They did not use any currencies, but periodically turned to foreign currencies. In today’s Cambodia the American dollar ($) still appears to be more popular than the riel.Read More