Besmenian schilling

Besmenian schilling

Besmenischer Schilling
BS 200 banknote of the 2015 series
ISO 4217
Unit
Symbol	BS‎
Denominations
Subunit
1/100	Cent
Symbol
Cent	ct
Banknotes
Freq. used	BS5, BS10, BS20, BS50, BS100, BS200, BS500,
Rarely used	BS1, BS2, BS1000
Coins
Freq. used	1ct, 2ct, 5ct, 10ct, 20ct, 50ct, BS1, BS2,
Rarely used	BS5
Demographics
Date of introduction	1 October 1918
User(s)	Besmenia Confederation of East Besmenian States (1918-1920) East Besmenia (1920-1967) West Besmenia (1967) Palingia (2021-2022)
Issuance
Printer	Besmenian National Bank

The Besmenian schilling (Besmenian: Besmenischer Schilling, or colloquially called Schilling) is the official currency of the Federal Republic of Besmenia.

History

Introduction in West Besmenia (1967)

In the course of monetary union with West Besmenia, the Schilling was introduced in West Besmenia on April 1, 1967. This was probably one of the biggest adjustments during the reunification process for the West Besmenian citizens, since the Schilling in West Besmenia was a symbol of the economic miracle and prosperity in the East Besmenian Federal Republic.

Stability

The Besmenian schilling is one of the most stable currencies in the Coalition of Crown Albatross.

Coins

Image Front	Image Back	Material	Value	Description
File:Besmenian ct50 coinfront.png	File:Besmenian ct50 coinback.png		ct 50	Besmenia
File:Besmenian BS1 coinfront.png	File:Besmenian BS1 coinback.png		BS 1	Besmenia
			BS 2	Besmenia

Commemorative coins

Since 1965, commemorative coins have been issued annually, which are also suitable for payment transactions. Until 1998 the BS5 coins were used for commemorative coins. After the BS5 coin was abolished in 1998 and replaced by the BS5 banknote, the BS2 coin has been used for commemorative coins ever since.

For example, commemorative coins were issued to commemorate the 1976 Summer Olympic Games, the 2013 Helmfurt World Cup or the 50th anniversary of the Besmenian reunification in 2016.

Banknotes

Eighth series (1998)

The eighth series banknotes were issued between 1998 and 2002 and were recalled as of 1 January 2021. Since then, the notes can be exchanged at full face value without restriction at the Besmenian National Bank. With the eighth series, the BS5 banknote was introduced for the first time to replace the BS5 coin.

Ninth series (2015)

The eighth banknote series was phased in from June 2015 to May 2018. A novelty was that the former President Erwin Pohl, who died in 2004, is now shown on the BS 5 banknote.

Image	Main color	Value	Description	Date of issue
	Blue	BS 5	Erwin Pohl	12 June 2015
	Orange	BS 10	Theobald von Kanther	10 December 2015
	Green	BS 20	Martin Beiter	10 May 2016
	Gold	BS 50	Horst Lommberg	10 December 2016
	Light blue	BS 100	Heinz Dimmler	14 May 2017
	Light red	BS 200	Ruth Peisker	1 December 2017
	Violet	BS 500	Fritz I	10 May 2018