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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hotwheelsearl, post: 3196510, member: 75143&quot;]2007 Cambodia 1000 Riel.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cambodia is one of only a few countries in the world that use United States Dollars as their official currency.</p><p>Cambodia is unique because they use <i>both </i>USD and CBR. </p><p>Modern Cambodia uses no coins at all, and has not for quite some time. Instead of coins, the Riel takes the place of change.</p><p>There is a generally accepted 4,000 Riel to 1 USD exchange rate, so each 1,000 Riel is basically 25 cents, and so forth.</p><p><br /></p><p>When you buy something, you will receive your solid change in USD (most common is the $1 bill), and your loose change will be in Cambodian Riels.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, if you were to get $2.68 in change, you would get:</p><p>2x $1 USD</p><p>2x 1000 Riel</p><p>1x 500 Riel</p><p>1x 100 Riel</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyways.</p><p>The note features text in both English and Khmer, a really neat language with an even neater writing system.</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse of this note features one of the sculpted gates of the Angkor Complex - a massive archaeological site/palace/temple/city that sprawls across a huge area.</p><p>The pointy tops of the gate are representations of the traditional Cambodia crown headdress, and the faces are supposed to represent a princess (I believe).</p><p>The balustrade leading to the gate is a long, sculpted <i>naga</i> snake, a 7-headed snake deity popular in Cambodia.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]826318[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse shows a shipping port, as sea trade is an important part of their economy as a significant part of their border lies on the Gulf of Thailand.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]826319[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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