Talk:Cambodian riel

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[edit] Article Changes

I've made a few changes to the article - mostly clarifying which notes are in common use and which notes are more rarely seen. I've also removed some unsourced theory about why smaller notes are preferred and about the extent of the use of the USD. If anyone has any questions about the changes or would like a longer explanation, I'm happy to discuss the changes here. Cheers, Paxse 12:24, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

Shouldn't there be greater mention of the prevalence of use of the USD in Cambodia though? I agree that it should not be unsourced, or poorly sourced, but nonetheless I feel it should be mentioned more than it is.-- CloutierFan02 (talk) 21:35, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
I heard that the Riel is now prefered over the USD from someone who was recently there. But that's not a source for wiki. But the decline in the value of the USD should not be ignored. Limbo-Messiah (talk) 15:34, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
Must be a relatively recent development, or more common in rural areas than urban; when I was there (early 2001) US dollars were still in common use (in Siem Reap) and even preferred. In fact most of the prices were stated in dollars, not riel. About all I used riel for was small change transactions or as tips to children guides at the Angkor ruins complex. At the time the USD was worth about 3800 riel, and they produced no bill higher than 1000 yet (at least I never saw them, and the banks in Siem Reap didn't seem to have them) so it would have been rather incoveneient to use riel exclusively. This may have changed since then though... 70.59.13.220 (talk) 18:28, 22 May 2008 (UTC)