Besmenian schilling

Besmenian schilling

Besmenischer Schilling
File:Besmenian schilling 8th series2.png Banknotes of the 8th series
ISO 4217
Unit
Symbol	BS‎
Denominations
Subunit
1/100	cent
Symbol
cent	ct
Banknotes
Freq. used	5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500,
Rarely used	1, 2, 1000
Coins
Freq. used	1ct, 2ct, 5ct, 10ct, 20ct, 50ct, 1, 2,
Rarely used	5
Demographics
Date of introduction	1 October 1918
User(s)	Besmenia
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.

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

Banknotes

Seventh series (1998)

The seventh 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.

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
	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