What currency is used in Cambodia?

The legal tender in Cambodia is the Cambodian riel, with the symbol of KHR, which is issued by the Central Bank of Cambodia. As early as 1863, the king of Cambodia concluded a treaty to make riel the legal tender of the country.

The currency issued in Cambodia is called Riel, and its face values are100Riel, 500 Riel, 1000 Riel, 2,000 Riel, 5,000 Riel (not yet issued), 10000 Riel, 20,000 Riel, 50,000 Riel and1000 respectively. ?

Cambodia has US dollars besides Riel, and the exchange rate between Riel and US dollars is fixed. Usually, one dollar can be exchanged for 4,000 Riel. ?

Extended data

The first banknotes were printed in France and issued in March 1995. Interestingly, the designs of these banknotes are all based on the designs adopted by the currencies issued in the 1950s and 1960s. The green 1000 riel banknote is almost a copy of the red 5 riel banknote first issued in 196 1 year. Similarly, the 2000 riel banknote is almost a copy of the blue 50 riel first issued by 1956.

5000 riel is a copy of 1962 10 riel. In addition, 1000 riel is equivalent to 1956 100 riel. 20000 riel comes from 1956 1 riel. 50000 riel comes from 1963 100 riel. 100000 riel, though not obvious, is also 500 riel of 1956.

exchange rate

1 RMB (CNY) =584.46 Cambodian riel (KHR).

1 USD) = 4000 KHR.

1 pound) =5983.6 Cambodian riel (KHR).

1 euro = 4322 KHR.

Reference source Baidu Encyclopedia-Cambodia Riel