1 HTG to PEN Peruvian Sol

1 HTG to PEN Peruvian Sol

Haiti Gourde

 Haiti Gourde ,
The gourde (French: [ɡuʁd]) or goud (Haitian Creole: [ɡud]) is the currency of Haiti. Its ISO 4217 code is HTG and it is divided into 100 centimes (French) or santim (Creole).

The word “gourde” is a French cognate for the Spanish term “gordo”, from the “pesos gordos” (also known in English as “hard” pieces of eight, and in French as “piastres fortes espagnoles”) in which colonial-era contracts within the Spanish sphere of influence were often denominated.
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Peru Sol

 Peru Sol ,
The sol (Spanish pronunciation; plural: soles; currency sign: S/) is the currency of Peru; it is subdivided into 100 céntimos (“cents”). The ISO 4217 currency code is PEN.

The sol replaced the Peruvian inti in 1991 and the name is a return to that of Peru’s historic currency, as the previous incarnation of sol was in use from 1863 to 1985. Although sol in this usage is derived from the Latin solidus (lit. ’solid’), the word also means “sun” in Spanish. There is thus a continuitWiki
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