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$ | USD | United States of America |
The United States dollar (sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of currency of the United States. The U.S. dollar is normally abbreviated as the dollar sign, $, or as USD or US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies and from others...
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| x Australian dollar |
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AU$ | AUD | Australia |
The Australian dollar (sign: $; code: AUD) is the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu....
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£ | GBP | United Kingdom |
The currency of the United Kingdom
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| x Canadian dollar |
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C$ | CAD | Canada |
The Canadian dollar (sign: $; code: CAD) is the currency of Canada. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or C$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. It is divided into 100 cents. As of 2007, the Canadian dollar...
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| x Mexican peso |
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$ | MXN | Mexico |
The peso (sign: $; code: MXN) is the currency of Mexico. The peso was the first currency in the world to use the "$" sign, which the United States dollar later adopted for its own use. The peso is the 12th most traded currency in the world and by...
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| x Euro |
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€ | EUR | Spain |
The euro (€) is the official currency of 16 of the 27 Member States of the European Union (EU). The states, known collectively as the Eurozone, are Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the...
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| x Indian rupee |
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Rs. | INR | India |
The rupee (Hindi: रुपया) (code: INR) is the currency of India. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India. The most commonly used symbols for the rupee are Rs. and रू. The ISO 4217 code for the Indian rupee is INR. On 5...
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| x Spanish peseta |
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Andorra |
The peseta (ISO 4217 code: ESP, standard abbreviation: Pta., Pts., or Ptas., symbol: ₧ (rare)) was the currency of Spain between 1869 and 2002. Along with the French franc, it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra (which had no national...
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¥ | JPY | Japan |
The yen (円, en) (sign: ¥; code: JPY) is the currency of Japan. It is the third most-traded currency in the foreign exchange market after United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro...
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| x Indonesian rupiah |
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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. The symbol used on all banknotes and coins are Rp. The name derives from the Indian...
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| x Swedish krona |
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kr | SEK | Sweden |
The krona (sign: kr; code: SEK) has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. It is locally abbreviated kr. The plural form is kronor and one krona is subdivided into 100 öre (singular and plural). The currency is sometimes informally referred to as...
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| x Singapore dollar |
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Singapore |
The dollar (sign: $; code: SGD) is the 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 cents.
Between 1845 and 1939,...
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| x Thai baht |
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฿ | 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 currency was originally known as the tical; this name was...
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| x Danish krone |
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kr. | DKK | Denmark |
The krone (sign: kr; code: DKK) is the currency of Denmark, including the autonomous provinces of Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The krone is pegged to the euro via the European Union's exchange rate mechanism. The plural form is "kroner" and one...
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| x French franc |
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₣ | New Caledonia |
The franc (represented by the franc sign ₣ or more commonly just F) was a former currency of France. Between 1360 and 1641, it was the name of coins worth 1 livre tournois and it remained in common parlance as a term for this amount of money. It was...
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| x German mark |
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DM | West Germany |
The Deutsche Mark or German mark was the official currency of West Germany and, from 1990 until the adoption of the euro, all of unified Germany. It was first issued under Allied occupation in 1948 replacing the Reichsmark, and served as the Federal...
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SEK may stand for:
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| x Chinese yuan |
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The yuan (sign: 元; code: CNY) is, in the Chinese language, the base unit of a number of modern Chinese currencies. The same character is used to refer to the cognate currency units of Japan and Korea, and is used to translate the currency unit ...
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| x Norwegian krone |
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Norway |
The krone (sign: kr; code: NOK) is the currency of Norway. The plural form is kroner. It is subdivided into 100 øre (singular and plural are the same). The ISO 4217 code is NOK, although the common local abbreviation is kr. The name translates into...
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| x German reichsmark |
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The Reichsmark (English: Reich Mark; symbol: 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 replacement for the Papiermark....
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| x Philippine peso |
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Philippines |
The peso (Filipino: piso) (sign: ₱; code: PHP) is the currency of the Philippines. It is subdivided into 100 centavos (Spanish) or sentimo (Filipino). Before 1967, the language used on the banknotes and coins was English and so "peso" was the name...
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| x Russian ruble |
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RUB | Russia |
The ruble or rouble (Russian: рубль rublʹ, plural рубли́ 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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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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The lira (plural lire) was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. Between 1999 and 2002, the Italian lira was officially a “national subunit” of the euro. However, physical payments could only be made in lire, as no euro coins and notes were...
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| x South African rand |
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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 (pl. 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 |
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Eritrea |
The nakfa (ISO 4217 code: ERN) is the currency of Eritrea. It is divided into 100 cents. The currency was introduced in 1997 to replace the Ethiopian birr at par, and it was named after the town of Nakfa.
For an earlier currency of Eritrea, see...
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| x Liberty Dollar |
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The Liberty Dollar is a private currency embodied in minted metal pieces (referred to as rounds) and gold and silver certificates (ALD), and electronic currency (eLD). ALD certificates are warehouse receipts for real gold and silver formerly owned...
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| x Djiboutian franc |
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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 |
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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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Cambodia |
The riel (Khmer: រៀល , Symbol ៛) is the currency of Cambodia. There have been two distinct riel, the first issued between 1953 and May 1975, and the second since April 1, 1980. In Cambodia, the U.S. dollar is also widely used. Between 1975 and 1980,...
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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.
"Won" is a cognate of the...
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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 (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 law creating the guaraní was passed on 5 October...
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| x Turkmenistani manat |
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Turkmenistan |
The Manat is the currency of Turkmenistan. It was introduced on November 1, 1993, replacing the Russian ruble at a rate of 1 manat = 500 ruble. The ISO 4217 code is TMM and the manat is subdivided into 100 tennesi. The abbreviation m is sometimes...
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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 |
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North Korea |
The wŏn (sign: ₩; code: KPW) is the currency of North Korea. It is subdivided into 100 chŏn. The wŏn is issued by the Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Wŏn is a cognate of the Chinese yuan and Japanese yen. The wŏn was...
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| x Egyptian pound |
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Egypt |
The Egyptian pound or gineih (Arabic: الجنيه المصرى, el-Gineih el-Miṣrī) (sign: £ or ج.م; code: EGP) is the currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 qirsh (قرش) (pronounced irsh, piastres in English), or 1000 malleem (Arabic: مليم) (milliemes)....
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| x Jordanian dinar |
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Palestinian National Authority |
The dinar (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 also circulates in West Bank together with the Israeli new...
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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 |
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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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Ukraine |
The hryvnia, sometimes hryvnya (Ukrainian: гривня, pronounced [ˈɦrɪu̯nʲɑ]) or (Russian pronunciation) grivna; sign: ₴, code: UAH), has been the national currency of Ukraine since September 2, 1996. It replaced the karbovanets at the rate of 1...
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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 thirteenth century.
For...
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| x Myanma kyat |
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Myanmar |
The kyat (Burmese: ကျပ်; MLCTS: kyap, IPA: [tʃaʔ]; ISO 4217 code MMK) is the currency of Myanmar/Burma. 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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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, "cé éfa", or just franc colloquially) is a currency used in fourteen countries: twelve formerly French-ruled African countries, as well as in Guinea-Bissau (a former Portuguese colony) and in Equatorial Guinea (a...
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| x Algerian dinar |
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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 in 1964, replacing the Algerian...
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| x Israeli new sheqel |
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₪ | ILS | Israel |
The Israeli New shekel (Hebrew: שקל חדש, shekel Ḥadash) (sign: ₪; acronym: ש״ח and in English NIS; code: ILS) (also spelled sheqel; pl. shekalim pronounced shkalim - שקלים, Arabic: شيقل جديد, shiqel jadid or شيكل جديد shikel jadid) is the currency...
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| x Rhodesian pound |
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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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The escudo was the currency of Portugal prior to the introduction of the Euro on 1 January 1999 and was removed from circulation on 28 February 2002. The ISO 4217 code of the escudo was PTE. The escudo was subdivided into 100 centavos. Its symbol...
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| x Polish złoty |
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zł | PLN | Poland |
The złoty (pronounced [ˈzwɔtɨ] ( listen); sign: zł; code: PLN) literally meaning "golden", is the currency of Poland. The modern złoty is subdivided into 100 groszy (singular: grosz, alternative plural forms: grosze; groszy).
As a result of...
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| x Hungarian korona |
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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-WWI Hungary. It suffered a serious inflation and was...
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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 in 1966 at par....
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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 in 1964. It replaced the British West African pound at a rate...
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| x Irish pound |
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Republic of Ireland |
The Irish pound (English) or punt Éireannach (Irish) 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...
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| x Papua New Guinean kina |
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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) (sign: ₨; code: NPR) is the official currency of Nepal. It is subdivided into 100 paisa. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Nepal Rastra Bank. The most commonly used symbol for the Rupee is Rs or ₨.
The...
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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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