Currencies of Bangladesh will be "made in Japan"

Japan has been awarded a contract to mint coins worth about 12 million dollars to the Central Bank of Bangladesh, beating an international competition in which participated also Spain, Japan's Ministry Finance.

A tender for the contract issuer Bangladeshi, amounting to 520 million yen (6.5 million dollars), were presented along with Japan and Spain also Germany, UK, Netherlands and Slovakia.

The winning company, owned by Japan, will produce 500 million units of the currencies Bangladeshi 2 "taka" explained Finance.

This is the first time that the third world economy coins minted for circulation in a foreign country, although previously had manufactured some memorial to mark the anniversary of diplomatic relations with countries such as New Zealand or Sri Lanka.

The state firm responsible for coining pieces in Japan has promoted his technique outside Japanese borders in recent times, in the midst of a decreasing use of coins in the archipelago before the dissemination of electronic payments.