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In September 1864, one Confederate dollar was worth the same as three cents of United States currency. [5] People tried to retain their wealth by buying gold to such an extent that, in Richmond, it was impossible to find someone who would sell their gold. [ 5 ]
The Philippine one hundred-peso note (Filipino: Sandaang Piso) (₱100) is a denomination of Philippine currency. Philippine president Manuel A. Roxas is currently featured on the front side of the bill, while the Mayon Volcano and the whale shark (locally known as butanding ) are featured on the reverse side.
Blackstone was founded in 1985 by Peter G. Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman with US$400,000 (equivalent to $1.1 million in 2023) in seed capital. [3]: 45–56 [4] The founders named their firm "Blackstone" using a cryptogram derived from their names: "Schwarz" is German for "black"; "Peter", "Petros" or "Petra" (Πέτρος and πετρα, the masculine and feminine rendering of the word ...
The 101st Airborne Division travelled a further 80 to 100 km (50 to 60 mi) into Iraq. [228] By nightfall, the 101st cut off Highway 8 which was a vital supply line running between Basra and the Iraqi forces. [228] The 101st had lost 16 soldiers in action during the 100-hour war and captured thousands of enemy prisoners of war. [citation needed]
The Philippine one-peso note (₱1) was a denomination of Philippine currency. On its final release, José Rizal was featured on the front side of the bill, while the Declaration of the Philippine Independence was featured on the reverse side. This banknote was circulated until the Central Bank stopped printing this currency in 1973.
The Central Bank of the Philippines introduced the one thousand peso denomination in December 1991 during the presidency of Corazon Aquino and tenure of BSP Governor Jose L. Cuisia Jr. [2] The note features the portraits of former Chief Justice José Abad Santos; Josefa Llanes Escoda, civic worker and one of the founders of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines; and Vicente Lim, a general in the ...
China's transition by the mid-1990s to a system in which the value of its currency was determined by ... ¥20, ¥50, ¥100 and ¥1,000 yuan. ... ¥1.50 per dollar in ...
While coffee sales reach billions of dollars worldwide, coffee farmers disproportionately live in poverty. Critics of the coffee industry have also pointed to its negative impact on the environment and the clearing of land for coffee-growing and water use. The global coffee industry is massive and worth $495.50 billion as of 2023. [5]