Winds of change in the air as more Cambodians take pride in using riel

THE younger generation of Cambodia is now starting to have a sense of pride in their national currency, the riel. It is evident through frequent visits from students and youngsters to the Sosoro Museum.

Sosoro Museum Co-Director Blaise Kilian told Khmer Times that the museum recently saw young people, including students from schools and colleges, pouring in to learn about their national currency’s history. They have been increasingly using riel instead of appearing “cool” in using the dollar.

“It is a gratifying feeling to see the youth to have a sense of pride in the riel, once almost diminished physically and devalued. Thanks to a highly interactive and modern currency museum put together by the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), we now have young people wanting to learn and know more about their currency and its value to them.

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