US Dollar to Ukrainian Hryvnia

American dollar, the US dollar (international symbol: $, code: 840, bank code: USD) is the official currency of the United States of America since 1861. The name comes from the modified word "thaler "- a German ancient coin. It is the main currency of the USA, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands.

It has replaced the national currency in Zimbabwe. The US dollar is one of the main reserve currencies in the world.Depending on denomination, the banknotes bear on the front side portraits of the statesmen - Washington, Lincoln, Jackson, Jefferson, Franklin, and on the reverse - historical monuments such as the Capitol, the White House or the Treasury.

The Ukrainian hryvnia (sign грн, code UAH) serves as the national currency of Ukraine. It is not printed or accepted outside it. Kopiykas are used as change for the Ukrainian hryvnia.

Every UAH has 100 kopiykas. The currency has been in circulation since 1996. Prior to that, there was the karbovantes, and even earlier there was the Soviet ruble. The word “hryvnia” comes for the term “mane”. It defined coins with strings, resembling a bright mane of a golden horse. The word became widespread in old Rus. It was used as a weight measurement.