Besmenian schilling

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Besmenian schilling
Besmenischer Schilling
File:Besmenian schilling 8th series2.png
Banknotes of the 8th series
ISO 4217
CodeBSH
Denominations
Subunit
 1/100cent
SymbolBS
 centct
Banknotes
 Freq. used5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500,
 Rarely used1, 2, 1000
Coins
 Freq. used1ct, 2ct, 5ct, 10ct, 20ct, 50ct, 1, 2,
 Rarely used5
Demographics
Date of introduction1 October 1918
User(s) Besmenia
Issuance
PrinterBesmenian National Bank

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

History

Introduction (1918)

Introduction in West Besmenia (1967)

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
Besmenian BS2 coinfront.png Besmenian BS2 coinback.png BS 2 Besmenia

Banknotes

First series (1918)

Second series (1930)

Third series (1942)

Fourth series (1955)

Fifth series (1970)

Sixth series (1984)

Seventh series (1999)

Eighth 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
Besmenian BS5 banknote.png Blue BS 5 Erwin Pohl 12 June 2015
Besmenian BS10 banknote2.png Orange BS 10 Theobald von Kanther 10 December 2015
Besmenian BS20 banknote.png Green BS 20 Martin Beiter 10 May 2016
Besmenian BS50 banknote.png Gold BS 50 Horst Lommberg 10 December 2016
Besmenian BS100 banknote.png Light blue BS 100 Heinz Dimmler 14 May 2017
Besmenian BS200 banknote.png Light red BS 200 Ruth Peisker 1 December 2017
Besmenian BS500 banknote2.png Violet BS 500 Fritz I 10 May 2018