Haitian gourde and Dominican peso, two of the ten oldest coins in the world

The Haitian gourde (1813) is the fifth oldest currency in the world, and the Dominican peso (1844) is the seventh. Apart from being ancient, they have another thing in common. Both currencies are from the Caribbean and the only ones from that region, according to a list of the ten most remote currencies circulating today prepared by the ‘World of Statistics and published on its X account.

The oldest dates back to the Middle Ages, in the 800s. The pound sterling is the official currency of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies, and some British overseas territories. It leads the ranking.

The second is also found in Europe but 2,151 kilometers (1,336 miles) away from the United Kingdom: the Serbian dinar. It was created in 1214 when Stephen Nemanjić ruled Raška, Serbia’s central medieval state.

In third place is the Russian ruble (1300), the official currency of the Russian Federation. As a curious fact, the ruble was also the name of the official currency of the Soviet Union, the Russian Empire, and other states.

Outside the European continent, the fourth-ranked currency is one of the most traded in the world and is found in North America: the U.S. dollar (1785).

Although they belong to the United Kingdom, the Falkland Islands have their currency: the Falkland Pound. It was created in 1833 and used in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It is the sixth most remote currency.

In eighth place on the list is the Swiss franc (1850), the official currency of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It is the only currency denominated in francs left in Europe. The last two oldest currencies are the Canadian dollar (1871) and the Japanese yen (1871).