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$ | USD | United States of America |
The United States dollar (sign: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$), also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America and its overseas territories. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents....
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| x Australian dollar | AU$ | AUD | Australia |
The Australian dollar (sign: $; code: AUD) is the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu....
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| x UK £ |
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£ | GBP | United Kingdom |
The pound sterling (symbol: £; ISO code: GBP), commonly called the pound, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown Dependencies (the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands) and the British Overseas Territories of South Georgia and the...
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| x Canadian dollar | C$ | CAD | Canada |
The Canadian dollar (sign: $; code: CAD) is the currency of Canada. As of 2011, the Canadian dollar is the 7th most traded currency in the world. It is abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or C$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated...
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| x Mexican peso |
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$ | MXN | Mexico |
The peso (sign: $; code: MXN) is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 15th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$". The Mexican peso is the 12th most traded currency in the...
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| x Euro |
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€ | EUR | Spain |
The euro (Greek: Ευρώ, Evró) (sign: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria,...
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| x Indian rupee |
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Rs. | INR | India |
The Indian rupee (sign: ; code: INR) is the official currency of the Republic of India. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India.
The modern rupee is subdivided into 100 paise (singular paisa), although this division...
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| x Spanish peseta |
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Pts | ESP |
The peseta (/pəˈseɪtə/; Spanish: [peˈseta]; Galician: [peˈseta]; Catalan: pesseta, IPA: [pəˈsɛtə] or [peˈseta]; Basque: pezeta, IPA: [pes̻eta]) was the currency of Spain between 1869 and 2002. Along with the French franc, it was also a de facto...
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| x Japanese yen |
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¥ | JPY | Japan |
The Japanese yen (円 or 圓, en) (sign: ¥; code: JPY) is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after...
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| x Indonesian rupiah |
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Rp | IDR | Indonesia |
The rupiah (Rp) is the official currency of Indonesia. Issued and controlled by the Bank of Indonesia, the ISO 4217 currency code for the Indonesian rupiah is IDR. Informally, Indonesians also use the word "perak" ('silver' in Indonesian) in...
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| x Swedish krona |
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kr | SEK | Sweden |
The krona (plural: kronor; sign: kr; code: SEK) has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in...
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| x Singapore dollar | S$ | SGD | Singapore |
The Singapore dollar or Dollar (sign: $; code: SGD) is the official currency of Singapore. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively S$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. It is divided into 100...
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฿ | THB | Thailand |
The baht (Thai: บาท, sign: ฿; code: THB) is the currency of Thailand. It is subdivided into 100 satang (สตางค์). The issuance of currency is the responsibility of the Bank of Thailand.
The baht, like the pound, originated from a traditional unit of...
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| x Danish krone |
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kr. | DKK | Denmark |
The krone (plural: kroner; sign: ,- or kr.; code: DKK) has been the official currency of Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, since 1 January 1875. Both the ISO code "DKK" and currency sign "kr." are in common use; the former precedes the value...
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| x French franc |
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₣ | FRF | New Caledonia |
The franc (sign: ₣, commonly also FF or F) was a currency of France. Along with the Spanish peseta, it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra (which had no national currency with legal tender). Between 1360 and 1641, it was the name of coins...
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| x German mark | DM | DEM | West Germany |
The Deutsche Mark (help·info) (German pronunciation: [ˈdɔʏtʃə ˈmaʁk], German mark, abbreviated "DM") was the official currency of West Germany (1948–1990) and Germany (1990–2002) until the adoption of the euro in 2002. It is commonly called the ...
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| x Chinese yuan |
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¥ | CNY | China |
The yuan ( /jʊˈɑːn/ or /ˈjuːən/; sign: ¥; code: CNY; Chinese: 元 yuán [ɥɛ̌n] ( listen)) is the base unit of a number of modern Chinese currencies. The yuan is the primary unit of account of the Renminbi.
A yuán (元) is also known colloquially as a...
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| x Norwegian krone |
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kr | NOK | Norway |
The krone [ˈkɾuːnə] (or krona) (sign: kr; code: NOK) is the currency of Norway and its dependent territories. The plural form is kroner (or kronor ). It is subdivided into 100 øre. The ISO 4217 code is NOK, although the common local abbreviation is...
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| x German Reichsmark |
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ℛℳ | DRM | Nazi Germany |
The Reichsmark (help·info) (literally in English: Reich's mark; sign: ℛℳ) was the currency in Germany from 1924 until June 20, 1948. The Reichsmark was subdivided into 100 Reichspfennig.
The Reichsmark was introduced in 1924 as a permanent...
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| x Philippine peso | ₱ | PHP | Philippines |
The peso (Filipino: piso) (sign: ₱; code: PHP) is the currency of the Philippines. It is subdivided into 100 centavos (Filipino: sentimo, Visayan: sentabo). Before 1967, the language used on the banknotes and coins was English and so "peso" was the...
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| x Russian ruble |
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RUB | Russia |
The ruble or rouble (Russian: рубль rublʹ, plural рубли rubli; see note on English spelling and Russian plurals with numbers) (code: RUB) is the currency of the Russian Federation and the two partially recognized republics of Abkhazia and South...
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| x New Zealand dollar |
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$ | NZD | New Zealand |
The New Zealand dollar (sign: $; code: NZD) is the currency of New Zealand. It also circulates in the Cook Islands (see also Cook Islands dollar), Niue, Tokelau, and the Pitcairn Islands. It is divided into 100 cents.
It is normally written with the...
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| x Italian lira |
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₤ | ITL | Kingdom of Italy |
The lira (plural lire) was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002 and Albanian Kingdom between 1941 and 1943. Between 1999 and 2002, the Italian lira was officially a “national subunit” of the euro. However, physical payments could be made in...
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| x South African rand |
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R | ZAR | South Africa |
The rand (sign: R; code: ZAR) is the currency of South Africa. It takes its name from the Witwatersrand (White-waters-ridge in English), the ridge upon which Johannesburg is built and where most of South Africa's gold deposits were found. The rand...
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| x Lesotho loti | Lesotho |
The loti (plural: maloti) is the currency of the Kingdom of Lesotho. It is subdivided into 100 lisente (sg. sente). It is pegged to the South African rand on a 1:1 basis through the Common Monetary Area, and both are accepted as legal tender within...
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| x Eritrean nakfa | Eritrea |
The nakfa (ISO 4217 code: ERN) is the currency of Eritrea. It is divided into 100 cents. The currency was introduced on 8 November 1997 to replace the Ethiopian birr at par, and it was named after the town of Nakfa.
For an earlier currency of...
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| x Liberty Dollar |
The Liberty Dollar (ALD) was a private currency produced in the United States. The currency was issued in minted metal rounds (i.e. coins), gold and silver certificates and electronic currency (eLD). ALD certificates are "warehouse receipts" for...
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| x Djiboutian franc |
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Fdj | DJF | Djibouti |
The franc (Arabic: فرنك) is the currency of Djibouti. The ISO 4217 currency code is DJF. Historically it was subdivided into 100 centimes.
From 1884, when Djibouti became a French protectorate, the French franc circulated alongside the Indian rupee...
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| x Comorian franc | CF | KMF | Comoros |
The franc (French: franc comorien; Arabic: فرنك قمري) (ISO 4217 currency code KMF) is the official currency of Comoros. It is nominally subdivided into 100 centimes, although no centime denominations have ever been issued.
The French franc became...
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| x Cambodian riel |
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KHR | Cambodia |
The riel (Khmer: រៀល; sign: ៛; code: KHR) is the currency of Cambodia. There have been two distinct riel, the first issued between 1953 and May 1975. Between 1975 and 1980, the country had no monetary system. A second currency, also named "riel",...
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| x South Korean won ₩ | South Korea |
The won (원) (sign: ₩; code: KRW) is the currency of South Korea. A single won is divided into 100 jeon, the monetary subunit. The jeon is no longer used for everyday transactions, and appears only in foreign exchange rates. One South Korean won (as...
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| x Bermuda dollar |
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Bermuda |
The dollar (ISO 4217 code: BMD) is the currency of Bermuda. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $ or, alternatively, BD$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. It is subdivided into 100 cents. The Bermudian dollar is...
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| x Paraguayan guaraní |
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Paraguay |
The guaraní (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡwaɾaˈni], plural: guaraníes; sign: ₲; code: PYG) is the national currency unit of Paraguay. The guaraní was divided into 100 céntimos but, because of inflation, céntimos are no longer in use.
The currency sign...
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| x Turkmenistani manat | Turkmenistan |
The Manat is the currency of Turkmenistan. It was introduced on 27 October 1993, replacing the Russian ruble at a rate of 1 manat = 500 ruble. The ISO 4217 code was TMM and the manat is subdivided into 100 tenge. The abbreviation m is sometimes used...
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| x Moldovan leu |
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Moldova |
The leu (ISO 4217 code MDL) is the currency of Moldova. Like the Romanian leu, the Moldovan leu (pl. lei) is subdivided into 100 bani (singular: ban). The name of the currency originates in Romania and means "lion".
Between 1918 and 1940 and again...
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| x North Korean won | North Korea |
The won (sign: ₩; code: KPW) is the currency of North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea). It is subdivided into 100 chon. The won is issued by the Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. One hundred North Korean won (as...
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| x Egyptian pound |
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E£ | EGP | Egypt |
The Egyptian pound (Arabic: الجنيه المصرى al-Gunayh al-Miṣrī ; Egyptian Arabic el-Genēh el-Maṣri IPA: [elɡeˈneːh elˈmɑsˤɾi]) (sign: E£ or ج.م; code: EGP) is the currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 piastre, or qirsh (قروش [ʔoˈɾuːʃ, ʔeˈɾuːʃ],...
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| x Jordanian dinar | JOD | Palestinian National Authority |
The dinar (Arabic: دينار, ISO 4217 code JOD; unofficially known as JD) is the currency of Jordan. The dinar is divided into 10 dirham, 100 qirsh (also called piastres) or 1000 fils.
The Jordanian dinar continued to be used in the West Bank along...
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| x Newfoundland dollar |
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The dollar was the currency of the colony and Dominion of Newfoundland from 1865 until 1949, when Newfoundland became a province of Canada. It was subdivided into 100 cents.
In 1865 Newfoundland adopted the gold standard, and the dollar replaced the...
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| x Bahamian dollar | The Bahamas |
The dollar (sign: $; code: BSD) has been the currency of The Bahamas since 1966. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively B$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. It is divided into 100 cents.
The...
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| x Ukrainian hryvnia |
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UAH | Ukraine |
The hryvnia, sometimes hryvnya or grivna (Ukrainian: гривня, pronounced [ˈɦrɪu̯ɲɑ], abbr.: грн (hrn in Latin alphabet)); sign: ₴, code: (UAH), has been the national currency of Ukraine since September 2, 1996. The hryvnia is subdivided into 100...
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| x Georgian lari |
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Georgia |
The lari (Georgian: ლარი; ISO 4217:GEL) is the currency of Georgia. It is divided into 100 tetri. The name lari is an old Georgian word denoting a hoard, property, while tetri is an old Georgian monetary term used from the 13th century.
Earlier...
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| x Myanma kyat | Burma |
The kyat (Burmese: ကျပ်, pronounced: [tɕaʔ]; ISO 4217 code MMK) is the currency of Burma (Myanmar). It is often abbreviated as "K", which is placed before the numerical value.
The kyat was a denomination of both silver and gold coinages in Burma...
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| x Burundian franc |
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FBu | BIF | Burundi |
The franc (ISO 4217 code is BIF) is the currency of Burundi. It is nominally subdivided into 100 centimes, although coins have never been issued in centimes since Burundi began issuing its own currency. Only during the period when Burundi used the...
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| x CFA franc |
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Gabon |
The CFA franc (in French: franc CFA [fʁɑ̃ seɛfɑ], or colloquially franc) is the name of two currencies used in Africa which are guaranteed by the French treasury. The two CFA franc currencies are the West African CFA franc and the Central African...
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| x Algerian dinar |
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دج | DZD | Algeria |
The dinar (Arabic: دينار) (sign: د.ج or DA; code: DZD) is the currency of Algeria and it is subdivided into 100 santeem (سنتيم).
The name "dinar" is ultimately derived from the Roman denarius.
The dinar was introduced on 1 April 1964, replacing the...
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| x Israeli new sheqel |
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₪ | ILS | Israel |
The Israeli New Shekel (Hebrew: שֶׁקֶל חָדָשׁ Sheqel Ḥadash) (sign: ₪; acronym: ש״ח and in English NIS; code: ILS) (officially spelt sheqel; pl. sheqalim pronounced shqalim – שקלים; Arabic: شيكل جديد or شيقل جديد šēqel ǧadīd) is the currency of...
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| x Rhodesian pound | Zimbabwe |
The pound was the currency of Rhodesia from 1964 until 1970. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence.
The Rhodesian pound was introduced following the break-up of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, when Southern Rhodesia changed...
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| x Portuguese escudo |
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PTE |
The escudo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɨʃˈkudu], shield; sign : or ; code: PTE) was the currency of Portugal prior to the introduction of the Euro on 1 January 1999 and its removal from circulation on 28 February 2002. The escudo was subdivided...
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| x Polish złoty | zł | PLN | Poland |
The złoty (pronounced [ˈzwɔtɨ] ( listen); sign: zł; code: PLN), which literally means "golden", is the currency of Poland. The modern złoty is subdivided into 100 groszy (singular: grosz, alternative plural forms: grosze; groszy). The recognized...
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| x Hungarian korona |
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Kingdom of Hungary |
The Hungarian korona (Hungarian: magyar korona; korona in English is "crown") was the replacement currency of the Austro-Hungarian Krone/korona amongst the boundaries of the newly created post-World War I Hungary. It suffered a serious inflation and...
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| x Czech koruna |
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CZK | Czech Republic |
The Czech koruna or Czech crown (sign: Kč; code: CZK) has been the currency of the Czech Republic since 8 February 1993 when, together with its Slovak counterpart, it replaced the Czechoslovak koruna at par.
The official name in Czech is koruna...
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| x Tanzanian shilling |
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Tanzania |
The shilingi (Swahili; English: shilling) is the currency of Tanzania, although widespread use of U.S. dollars is accepted. It is subdivided into 100 senti (cents in English). The Tanzanian shilling replaced the East African shilling on 14 June 1966...
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| x Sierra Leonean leone |
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Sierra Leone |
The leone is the currency of Sierra Leone. It is subdivided into 100 cents. The ISO 4217 code is SLL and the leone is abbreviated as Le placed before the amount.
The leone was introduced on 4 August 1964. It replaced the British West African pound...
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| x Irish pound |
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The Irish pound (Irish: Punt Éireannach) was the currency of Ireland until 2002. Its ISO 4217 code was IEP, and the usual notation was the prefix £ (or IR£ where confusion might have arisen with the pound sterling or other pounds). The Irish pound...
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| x Papua New Guinean kina | Papua New Guinea |
The kina (ISO 4217 code: PGK) is the currency of Papua New Guinea. It is divided in 100 toea. The kina was introduced on 19 April 1975, replacing the Australian dollar at par. The name kina is derived from Kuanua of the Tolai region, referring to a...
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| x Nepalese rupee |
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Rs | NPR | Nepal |
The rupee (Nepali: रूपैयाँ) is the official currency of Nepal. The present rupee has the ISO 4217 code NPR and is normally abbreviated with the sign ₨. It is subdivided into 100 paisa. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Nepal Rastra...
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| x Aruban florin |
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Kingdom of the Netherlands |
The florin (sign: Afl.; code: AWG) is the currency of Aruba. It is subdivided into 100 cents. The florin was introduced in 1986, replacing the Netherlands Antillean guilder at par.
The florin was introduced in 1986, replacing the Netherlands...
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| x Mozambican metical |
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Mozambique |
The metical (plural: meticais) is the currency of Mozambique, abbreviated with the symbol MZN or MTn. It is nominally divided into 100 centavos.
The metical (MZM) replaced the escudo in 1980 at par. It was divided into 100 centavos. The metical...
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| x Guinean franc |
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FG | GNF | Guinea |
The Guinean franc (French: franc guinéen, ISO 4217 code: GNF) is the currency of Guinea.
The first Guinean franc was introduced in 1959 to replace the CFA franc. There were 1, 5, 10 and 25 francs coins (made of aluminium bronze) with banknotes ...
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