Monday, August 24, 2009

Malaysian plug

The Malaysian plug are of 3 kinds : 3 round-shaped holes in a triangular manner, 3 long-shaped holes in a triangular manner and 2 round-shaped holes side by side.



Voltage : 240 Volt
Frequency : 50 Herz

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Japanese Yen

The Japanese yen (円 or 圓) (sign: ¥; code: JPY) is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most-traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling. As is common when counting in East Asia, large quantities of yen are often counted in multiples of 10,000 (万) in the same way as values in Western countries are often quoted in thousands.

History
The Japanese then decided to adopt a silver dollar coinage under the name of 'yen', meaning 'a round object'. The yen was officially adopted by the Meiji government in an Act signed on May 10, 1871. The new currency was gradually introduced beginning from July of that year. The yen replaced Tokugawa coinage, a complex monetary system of the Edo period based on the mon.
Instead of displaying the CE year of mintage like most nations' coins, yen coins instead display the year of the current emperor's reign. For example, a coin minted in 2009 would bear the date Heisei 21 (the 21st year of Emperor Akihito's reign).
Due to the discovery of a large number of counterfeit Series D banknotes at the end of 2004, all Series D banknotes except ¥2000 were virtually suspended on January 17, 2005, and officially suspended on April 2, 2007.

Coins
¥1 : Obverse = young tree, state title, value
Reverse = value, year of minting
¥5 : Obverse = ear of rice, gear, water, value
Reverse = state title, year of minting
¥10 : Obverse = Hōōdō Temple, Byōdō-in, state title, value
Reverse = evergreen tree, value, year of minting
¥50 : Obverse = chrysanthemum, state title, value
Reverse = value, year of minting
¥100 : Obverse = cherry blossoms, state title, value
Reverse = value, year of minting
¥500 : Obverse = Paulownia, state title, value
Reverse = Value, bamboo, Mandarin orange, year of minting, latent image



Banknotes
¥1000 : Obverse = Noguchi Hideyo
Reverse = Mt. Fuji, Lake Motosu and cherry blossoms
¥2000 : Obverse = Shurei-mon
Reverse = Scene from the Tale of Genji and portrait of Murasaki Shikibu
¥5000 : Obverse = Higuchi Ichiyō
Reverse = "Kakitsubata-zu"
¥10000 : Obverse = Fukuzawa Yukichi
Reverse = Statue of hōō (phoenix) from Byōdō-in Temple



Japanese plug

Japanese plug are of 2 types : 2 long-shaped holes side to side with a round hole on top, and 2 long-shaped holes side to side.



Voltage : 100 Volt
Frequency : 50 Herz and 60 Herz (East Japan 50 Hz (Tokyo, Kawasaki, Sapporo, Yokohama, and Sendai); West Japan 60 Hz (Okinawa, Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, Nagoya, Hiroshima))

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Thai Baht


The baht (Thai: บาท, sign: ฿; code: THB) is the currency of Thailand. It is subdivided into 100 (สตางค์). The issuance of currency is the responsibility of the Bank of Thailand.

History
The currency was originally known as the tical; this name was used in the English language text on banknotes until 1925. However, the name baht was established as the Thai name by the 19th century. Both tical and baht were originally units of weight, and coins were issued in both silver and gold denominated by their weight in baht and its fractions and multiples.

Coins
Frequently used : 25, 50 satang, ฿1, ฿2, ฿5, ฿10
Rarely used : 1, 5, 10 satang

25 satang : Obverse = H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Reverse = Wat Phra Mahathat, Nakhon Si Thammarat
50 satang : Obverse = H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Reverse = Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai
฿1 : Obverse = H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Reverse = Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok
฿2 : Obverse = H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Reverse = Wat Saket, Bangkok
฿5 : Obverse = H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Reverse = Wat Benchamabophit, Bangkok
฿10 : Obverse = H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Reverse = Wat Arun, Bangkok



Banknotes
฿20 : Obverse = H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej in the uniform of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces
Reverse = H.M. King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII)
฿50 : Obverse = H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej in the uniform of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces
Reverse = H.M. King Mongkut (Rama IV)
฿100 : Obverse = H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej in the uniform of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces
Reverse = H.M. King Chulalongkorn (Rama V)
฿500 : Obverse = H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej in the uniform of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces
Reverse = H.M. King Nangklao (Rama III)
฿1000 : Obverse = H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej in the uniform of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces
Reverse = H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej




Thailand plug

The Thailand plugs are of 4 types : 2 long-shapes holes with a round-shaped hole on top, 2 long-shaped holes, 2 round-shapes holes with 4 emplacements on the sides and 2 round-shaped holes.



Voltage : 220 Volt
Frequency : 50 Herz