50 riels, 100 riels. In 1993 they printed a series of coloured banknotes for limited use on territories controlled by them. Regional issue, 1993: 5 riels, 10 riels, 20 riels, 50 riels, 100 riels Second riel (1980–present) After the Vietnamese attacked Khmer Rouge in 1978, the riel was re-established as Cambodia's national currency on 20 March 1980, initially at a value of 4 riels = 1 U.S. dollar. It is subdivided into 10 kaks or 100 sens. Because there was no money for it to replace and a severely disrupted economy, the central government gave away the new money to the populace in order to encourage its use. Seventh issue, 1979: 0.1 riel (1 kak), 0.2 riels (2 kaks), 0.5 riels (5 kaks), 1 riel, 5 riels, 10 riels, 20 riels, 50 riels. Eighth issue, 1987: 5 riels, 10 riels. Ninth issue, 1990-92: 50 riels, 100 riels, 500 riels. Tenth issue, 1992-93: 200 riels, 1,000 riels*, 2,000 riels*. (* Unissued.) Eleventh issue, 1995: 1,000 riels, 2,000 riels, 5,000 riels, 10,000 riels, 20,000 riels, 50,000 riels, 100,000 riels. Twelfth issue, 1995-99: 100 riels, 200 riels, 500 riels, 1,000 riels. Thirteenth issue, 2001-07: 50 riels, 100 riels, 500 riels, 1,000 riels, 2,000 riels, 5,000 riels, 10,000 riels, 50,000 riels. Fourteenth issue; 2008-15: 100 riels, 500 riels, 1,000 riels, 2,000 riels, 5,000 riels, 10,000 riels, 20,000 riels, 50,000 riels, 100,000 riels. Fiftheeth issue; 2016-19: 1,000 riels, 15,000 riels, 20,000 riels. Sixteenth issue; 2021: 30,000 riels. Seventeenth issue; 2022: 200, 2,000 riels. Banknotes 100 riels (2001-08-09 and 2015-01-14) 200 riels (1995 and 2022-11-14) 500 riels (2002-04-04 and 2014-01-14) 1,000 riels (2006-01-06 and 2017-10-25) 2,000 riels (2008-01-03, 2013-11-09 and 2022-11-14) 5,000 riels (2001-04-06 and 2017-10-25) 10,000 riels (2001-04-06 and 2015-05-07) 15,000 riels (2019) 20,000 riels (2008-05-12 and 2018) 30,000 riels (2021-10-18) 50,000 riels (2001-04-06 and 2014-05-06) 100,000 riels (1995 and 2013-05-14) Coins The first coins were 5 sen pieces, minted in 1979 and made of aluminum. No more coins were minted until 1994, when denominations of 50, 100, 200 and 500 riels were introduced. However, these are rarely found in circulation. See also Cambodian tical Cambodian franc Economy of Cambodia References External links Cambodian Currency Collection - Depicts every banknote issued in Cambodia Historical banknotes of Cambodia Circulating currencies Economy of Cambodia Currency symbols Currencies of Cambodia Currencies introduced in 1953 Currencies introduced in 1980