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Currencies play a major part when you are traveling abroad. You have to convert your currency to the destination or country you are traveling to. But did you know these currencies have some interesting facts too? Did you know Singapore uses Polymer notes? Or the weight of a dollar is just 1 gram. Well, you have a lot to know, and we are here to offer you just the right information.

• The oldest currency still in use is the British pound. It is 1200 years old.
• The Euro was designed with images of fictitious bridges in order to represent the architectural styles all over Europe. They did not want to feature one country over the others. However, the Netherlands then built bridges.
• Euro is used by nineteen European countries.
• After the Independence, Pakistan used Indian Rupee note that had Pakistan stamped on it until they could print enough.
• In the early 20^th century, the Indian rupee was the currency of other countries such as Aden, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Keny, Uganda, Seychelles, Qatar, the Trucial States, and Mauritius.
• The entire Singapore National Anthem is printed in microtext on the back of $1000 note.
• The Tembusu tree is printed on the $5 note.
• A lot of countries uses polymer notes because they last 3-4 times longer and are tear-resistant.
• Martha Washington is the only woman who appeared in the currency notes.
• The world’s smallest note is the Romania 10 bani which just measures 27.5mm by 38mm.
• The $5 note of New Zealand features Sir Edmund Hillary along with Tenzing Norgay, the first man to climb the Mt. Everest.
• No trees are cut to make banknotes. Nonpolymer banknotes are made using cotton-linen mix.

There are so many interesting facts about the currencies used around the world. If you are planning to travel abroad, ensure you convert the money through a trusted source. SOTC offers foreign currency exchange in multiple currencies for your forex needs.