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The table below lists the names of the currencies and subcurrencies in use in nearly 200 countries and territories around the world. Included are the commonly used symbols for each currency. Coun-tries are listed alphabetically. Many currencies are "soft," meaning they are either legally inconvert-ible, or simply undesirable because they are not very stable. The currencies most often referred to as "hard" currencies are the U.S. dollar, the Canadian dollar, the Japanese yen, the British pound sterling, the German mark, the French franc, the Swiss franc, the Italian lira, and the Dutch guilder. These currencies are easily convertible world-wide.
Up-to-date information on exchange rates, as well as on changes in the type of currency in use are available from a variety of sources. In your local area, call a major bank and ask for the foreign ex-change department, or check the business section of the a major newspaper for a table of foreign ex-change. Another source is Thomas Cook Currency Services; In USA Tel: [1] (212) 883-0400.
The Wall Street Journal publishes the most com-plete table of foreign exchange rates against the dollar ("World Value of the Dollar") in its Monday edition, using Bank of America, Global Trading as its source. It also publishes a daily table of currency trading, with fewer currencies listed, and "Key Cur-rency Cross Rates," which shows the relationships between nine hard currencies.
Other Internet sites with currency information in-clude "Currencies of the World" at URL http://pacific.commerce.ubc.ca/trade/currencies.html; the United Nations "Operational Rates of Exchange" at URL gopher://gopher.undp.org/00/uncurr/exch_ rates; "Pacific Exchange Rate Service" at www.pacific.commerce.ubc.ca/xr/; "The Currency Site" (historical tables, current rates and forecasts) at www.oanda.com/; and "Exchange Rates" (rates provided by the International Monetary Fund) at www.imf.org/external/np/tre/sdr/sdr.html.
The information given here is current as of January 2000.
| COUNTRY |
CURRENCY |
ABBREVIATION |
SUB-CURRENCY
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A
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Afghanistan |
afghani |
Af |
100 puls |
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Albania |
lek |
L |
100 qintars (quindarka) |
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Algeria |
dinar |
DA |
100 centimes |
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Andorra |
Andorran peseta (See Spain) or Andorran franc (See France) |
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Angola |
new kwanza |
Kz |
100 lwei |
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Anguilla |
dollar |
EC$ |
100 cents |
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Antigua & Barbuda |
dollar |
EC$ |
100 cents |
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Argentina |
peso |
A$ |
100 centavos |
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Armenia |
dram |
(n/a) |
100 luma |
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Australia |
dollar |
A$ |
100 cents |
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Austria |
schilling |
S |
100 groschen |
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Azerbaijan |
manat |
(n/a) |
100 gopik |
B
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Bahamas |
dollar |
B$ |
100 cents |
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Bahrain |
dinar |
BD |
1,000 fils |
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Bangladesh |
taka |
Tk |
100 paisa (sing., poisha) |
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Barbados |
dollar |
Bds$ |
100 cents |
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Belarus (Byelorussia) |
ruble |
BR |
(n/a) |
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Belgium |
franc |
BF |
100 centimes |
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Belize |
dollar |
BZ$ |
100 cents |
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Benin |
franc |
CFAF |
100 centimes |
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Bermuda |
dollar |
Bd$ |
100 cents |
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Bhutan |
ngultrum |
Nu |
100 chetrum |
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Bolivia |
boliviano |
Bs |
100 centavos |
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Bosnia & Herzegovina |
B.H. dinar |
(n/a) |
100 para |
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Botswana |
pula |
P |
100 thebe |
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Brazil |
real |
R$ |
100 centavos |
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Brunei |
ringitt (or Bruneian Dollar) |
B$ |
100 sen or cents |
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Bulgaria |
leva |
Lv |
100 stotinki (sing., stotinka) |
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Burkina Faso |
franc |
CFAF |
100 centimes |
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Burundi |
franc |
Fbu |
100 centimes |
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C
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Cambodia |
new riel |
CR |
100 sen |
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Cameroon |
franc |
CFAF |
100 centimes |
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Canada |
dollar |
Can$ |
100 cents |
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Cape Verde Islands |
escudo |
C.V.Esc |
100 centavos |
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Cayman Islands |
dollar |
CI$ |
100 cents |
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Central African Rep. |
franc |
CFAF |
100 centimes |
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Chad |
franc |
CFAF |
100 centimes |
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Chile |
peso |
Ch$ |
100 centavos |
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China, Peoples Rep. |
yuan renminbi |
Y |
100 fen = 10 jiao |
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Colombia |
peso |
Col$ |
100 centavos |
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Comoros |
franc |
CF |
100 centimes |
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Congo |
franc |
CFAF |
100 centimes |
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Costa Rica |
colon |
¢ |
100 centimos |
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Côte dIvoire |
franc |
CFAF |
100 centimes |
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Croatia |
kuna |
HRK |
100lipas |
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Cuba |
peso |
Cu$ |
100 centavos |
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Cyprus |
pound |
£C |
100 cents |
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Czech Rep. |
koruna |
Kc |
100 haleru |
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D
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Denmark |
krone (pl., kroner) |
Dkr |
100 øre |
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Djibouti |
franc |
DF |
100 centimes |
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Dominica |
dollar |
EC$ |
100 cents |
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Dominican Rep. |
Peso |
RD$ |
100 centavos |
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E
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Ecuador |
sucre |
S/ |
100 centavos |
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Egypt |
pound |
£E |
100 piasters
= 1,000 milliemes |
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El Salvador |
colon |
¢ |
100 centavos |
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Equatorial Guinea |
ekwele |
CFAF |
100 centimes |
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Eritrea |
nafka |
Nfa |
100 cents |
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Estonia |
kroon (pl, krooni) |
KR |
100 senti |
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Ethiopia |
birr |
Br or E$ |
100 cents |
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European Union |
European Currency Unit (ecu) |
_ |
100 cents |
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F
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Falkland Islands |
pound |
£F |
100 pence (sing., penny) |
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Fiji |
dollar |
F$ |
100 cents |
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Finland |
markka |
mk |
100 pennia (sing., penni) |
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France |
franc |
F |
100 centimes |
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French Guiana |
French franc (See France) |
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French Polynesia |
franc |
CFPF |
100 centimes |
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G
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Gabon |
franc |
CFAF |
100 centimes |
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Gambia |
dalasi |
D |
100 butut |
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Georgia |
lari |
(n/a) |
100 tetri |
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Germany |
deutsche mark |
DM |
100 pfennig |
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Ghana |
new cedi |
¢ |
100 psewas |
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Gibraltar |
pound |
£G |
100 pence |
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Greece |
drachma |
Dr |
100 lepta (sing., lepton) |
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Greenland |
Danish krone (See Denmark) |
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Grenada |
dollar |
EC$ |
100 cents |
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Guadeloupe |
French franc (See France) |
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Guam |
U.S. dollar (See United States) |
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Guatemala |
quetzal |
Q |
100 centavos |
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Guinea |
syli |
FG |
10 francs, 1 franc = 100 cent. |
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Guinea-Bissau |
franc |
CFAF |
100 centimes |
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Guyana |
dollar |
G$ |
100 cents |
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H
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Haiti |
gourde |
G |
100 centimes |
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Honduras |
lempira |
L |
100 centavos |
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Hong Kong |
dollar |
HK$ |
100 cents |
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Hungary |
forint |
Ft |
none |
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I
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Iceland |
króna |
Ikr |
100 aurar (sing., aur) |
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India |
rupee |
Rs |
100 paise (sing., paisa) |
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Indonesia |
rupiah |
Rp |
100 sen (not used) |
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Iran |
rial |
Rl (p., Rls) |
10 rials = 1 toman |
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Iraq |
dinar |
ID |
1,000 fils |
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Ireland |
pound or punt |
Ir£ |
100 pence (sing., penny) |
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Israel |
new shekel |
NIS |
100 new agorot (sing., agora) |
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Italy |
lira (pl., lire) |
Lit or L |
100 centisimi |
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J
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Jamaica |
dollar |
J$ |
100 cents |
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Japan |
yen |
¥ |
100 sen (not used) |
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Jordan |
dinar |
JD |
1,000 fils |
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K
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Kazakhstan |
tenge |
(n/a) |
100 tyyn |
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Kenya |
shilling |
KSh |
100 cents |
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Kiribati |
Australian dollar (See Australia) |
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Korea, North |
won |
Wn |
100 jun or chon |
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Korea, South |
won |
W |
100 jeon or chon |
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Kuwait |
dinar |
KD |
1,000 fils |
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Kyrgyzstan |
som |
(n/a) |
(n/a) |
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L
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Laos |
new kip |
KN |
100 at |
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Latvia |
lat |
Ls |
100 santims |
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Lebanon |
pound or livre |
£L |
100 piastres |
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Lesotho |
loti (pl., maloti) |
L (pl., M) |
100 lisente (sing., sente) |
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Liberia |
dollar |
$ |
100 cents |
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Libya |
dinar |
LD |
1000 dirhams |
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Liechtenstein |
Swiss franc (See Switzerland) |
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Lithuania |
litas (pl., litai) |
Lit |
100 centu |
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Luxembourg |
franc |
LuxF |
100 centimes |
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M
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Macao (Macau) |
pataca |
P |
100 avos |
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Macedonia |
denar |
(n/a) |
(n/a) |
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Madagascar |
ariary = 5 francs |
FMG |
1 franc = 100 centimes |
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Malawi |
kwacha |
MK |
100 tambala |
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Malaysia |
ringgit |
RM |
100 sen |
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Maldives |
rufiyaa |
Rf |
100 lari |
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Mali |
franc |
CFAF |
100 centimes |
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Malta |
lira (pl., liri) |
£m |
100 cents |
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Martinique |
French franc (See France) |
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Mauritania |
ouguiya |
UM |
5 khoums |
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Mauritius |
rupee |
MauRs |
100 cents |
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Mexico |
nuevo peso |
Mex$ |
100 centavos |
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Moldova |
leu (pl., lei) |
(n/a) |
(n/a) |
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Monaco |
French franc (See France) |
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Mongolia |
tughrik |
Tug |
100 mongos |
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Montserrat |
dollar |
EC$ |
100 cents |
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Morocco |
dirham |
DH |
100 centimes |
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Mozambique |
metical |
Mt |
100 centavos |
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Myanmar (Burma) |
kyat |
K |
100 pyas |
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N
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Namibia |
dollar |
N$ |
100 cents |
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Nauru |
Australian dollar (See Australia) |
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Nepal |
rupee |
NRs |
100 paise (sing., paisa) |
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Netherlands |
guilder (gulden) |
f. |
100 cents |
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Netherlands Antilles |
N.A. guilder |
Ant.f. or NAf. |
100 cents |
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New Zealand |
dollar |
NZ$ |
100 cents |
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Nicaragua |
gold cordoba |
C$ |
100 centavos |
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Niger |
franc |
CFAF |
100 centimes |
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Nigeria |
naira |
dble-dashed N |
100 kobo |
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Norway |
krone (pl., kroner) |
NKr |
100 øre |
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O
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Oman |
rial |
RO |
1,000 baizas |
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P
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Pakistan |
rupee |
Rs |
100 paisa |
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Panama |
balboa |
B |
100 centesimos |
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Papua New Guinea |
kina |
K |
100 toeas |
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Paraguay |
guarani |
slashed G |
100 centimos |
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Peru |
nuevo sol |
S/ |
100 centimos |
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Philippines |
peso |
dashed P |
100 centavos |
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Poland |
zloty |
Z dashed l |
100 groszy |
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Portugal |
escudo |
Esc |
100 centavos |
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Puerto Rico |
U.S. dollar (See United States) |
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Q
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Qatar |
riyal |
QR |
100 dirhams |
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R
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Reunion Island |
French franc (See France) |
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Romania |
leu (pl., lei) |
L |
100 bani |
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Russia |
ruble |
R |
100 kopecks |
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Rwanda |
franc |
RF |
100 centimes |
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S
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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St. Helena |
pound |
(n/a) |
100 pence |
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St. Kitts and Nevis |
dollar |
EC$ |
100 cents |
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St. Lucia |
dollar |
EC$ |
100 cents |
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St. Pierre |
French franc (See France) |
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St. Vincent &
Grenadines |
dollar |
EC$ |
100 cents |
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Samoa (American) |
U.S. dollar (See United States) |
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Samoa |
tala |
WS$ |
100 sene |
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San Marino |
Italian lira (See Italy) |
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São Tomé & Principe |
dobra |
Db |
100 centimos |
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Saudi Arabia |
riyal |
SRls |
100 halalat |
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Senegal |
franc |
CFAF |
100 centimes |
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Seychelles |
rupee |
SR |
100 cents |
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Sierra Leone |
leone |
Le |
100 cents |
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Singapore |
dollar |
S$ |
100 cents |
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Slovakia |
koruna |
Sk |
100 haliers |
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Slovenia |
tolar |
SlT |
100 stotinov (stotins) |
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Solomon Islands |
dollar |
SI$ |
100 cents |
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Somalia |
shilling |
So. Sh. |
100 cesntesimi |
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South Africa |
rand |
R |
100 cents |
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Spain |
peseta |
Ptas |
100 centimos |
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Sri Lanka |
rupee |
SLRs |
100 cents |
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Sudan |
pound |
(n/a) |
100 piasters |
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Suriname |
guilder (gulden) |
Sf. Or Sur.f. |
100 cents |
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Swaziland |
lilangeni (singular)
emalangeni (plural) |
L (singular)
E (plural) |
100 cents |
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Sweden |
krona (pl. kroner) |
Sk |
100 öre |
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Switzerland |
franc |
SwF |
100 centimes/rappen |
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Syria |
pound |
£S |
100 piasters |
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T
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Taiwan |
new dollar |
NT$ |
100 cents |
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Tajikistan |
ruble |
(n/a) |
(n/a) |
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Tanzania |
shilling |
TSh |
100 cents |
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Thailand |
baht |
Bt or Bht |
100 sastangs |
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Togo |
franc |
CFAF |
100 centimes |
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Tonga Islands |
paanga |
T$ or PT |
100 seniti |
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Trinidad & Tobago |
dollar |
TT$ |
100 cents |
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Tunisia |
dinar |
D |
1,000 millimes |
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Turkey |
lira |
LT |
100 kurus |
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Turkmenistan |
manat |
(n/a) |
100 tenga |
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Turks & Caicos |
U.S. dollar (See United States) |
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U
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Uganda |
shilling |
Ush |
100 cents |
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Ukraine |
Hryvnia |
UaK |
100 kopiykas |
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United Arab Emirates |
dirham |
Dh |
100 fils |
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United Kingdom |
pound sterling |
£ |
100 pence |
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United States |
dollar |
$ |
100 cents |
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Uruguay |
peso uraguayo |
$U |
100 centesimos |
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Uzbekistan |
som |
(n/a) |
100 tiyin |
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V
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Venezuela |
bolivar |
Bs |
100 centimos |
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Vietnam |
new dong |
D |
100 xu or hao |
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Virgin Islands |
U.S. dollar (See United States) |
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Y
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Yemen |
rial |
Yrls |
100 fils |
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Yugoslavia |
dinar |
Din |
100 paras |
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Z
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Zambia |
kwacha |
ZK |
100 ngwee |
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Zimbabwe |
dollar |
Z$ |
100 cents |
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