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¤ - Generic Currency Symbol
$a - New Argentine peso
$A - Australian dollar
£A - Australian pound
₢ - Brazilian cruzeiro real
? - Cent
₡ - Colón
£C - Cyprus pound
₫ - Dông
£E - Egyptian pound
₠ - ECU (replaced by the Euro)
€ - Euro (replacement of the ECU)
ƒ - Florin (also called Guilder and Gulden)
₣ - French Franc
£G - Ghanaian pound
£Ir - Irish pound
£M - Isle of Man - Manx pound (Isle of Man)
₪ - Israel Shekel
¥ - Japanese yen
₩ - Korean Won
£L - Lebanese pound
₤ - Lira
₥ - Mill ($.001)
₦ - Naira
£N - Nigerian pound
£NZ - New Zealand pound
$NZ - New Zealand dollar
£ - Pound sterling, East African shilling
₨ - Rupee
৳ - Rupee Sign (Bengali)
৲ - Rupee Sign (Bengali)
₧ - Spanish Peseta
฿ - Thailand Baht
$T - Tuvalu dollar
$ - US Dollar
£W.A. - West African pound
£WS - Western Samoa pound
A - Argentine austral
A f. - Aruban guilder
Aden - (see South Arabia) Monetary unit: 1 East African shilling (£) = 100 cents
Af - Afghanistan afghani and an Aruban florin
Afars and Issas, French Territories of - (see Somaliland, French) Monetary unit: Djibouti franc (DF) = 100 centimes
afghani - A coin and Monetary unit of Afghanistan, equal to 100 puls
Afghanistan - Official name: Afghanistan. Monetary unit: 1 afghani (Af) = 100 puls (puli)
agorot - A coin of Israel the 100th part of a sheqel
Albania - Official name: Republic of Albania. Monetary unit: 1 lek (plural lek?) = 100 qindars
Algeria - Official name: People's Democratic Republic of Algeria Monetary unit: French franc, dinar at par with French franc (1964) dinar replaced French franc in 1969. 1 Algerian dinar (DA) = 100 centimes
A.M. - Azerbaijan manat
American Eagle - Silver, gold, and platinum gold coins released by the US government starting in Oct. 1986. Front depict Liberty walking and reverse side bears an American Eagle and nest design. Produced in both Uncirculated and Proof conditions
Andorra - Official name: Principality of Andorra. Monetary unit: There is no local currency of issue; the French franc and Spanish peseta are both in circulation. The Euro was launched on January 1, 1999 and became the sole legal tender on January 1, 2002. Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro = 100 cents
Angola - Official name: Republic of Angola. Monetary unit: Portuguese overseas escudo at par with Portuguese escudo, Angola escudos at par with the Portuguese escudo (1968), Angola escudos (1976), Kwanza replaced the Angola escudos in 1977. 1 kwanza (Kw) = 100 lwei, 1 New kwanza (NKz) = 100 lwei, the New kwanza is valued at a 2:1 ratio to the Old kwanza as of March 1991. 1 readjusted Kwanza = 100 lwei, in July 1995 a readjusted Kwanzais is equivalent to 1,000 New kwanza (NKz). The refloated kwanza (or [second] new kwanza) is equivalent to 1,000 readjusted kwanza, was introduced on January 1, 2000. Current Monetary unit: 1 refloated Kwanza = 100 lwei
anna - A former cupronickel coin of Pakistan and India, the 16th part of a rupee
Annobsn - (became Equatorial Guinea) Monetary unit: Spanish peseta = 100 c?ntimos
Antigua and Barbuda - Official name: Antigua and Barbuda. Monetary unit: 1 British West Indian dollar (BWI$) = 100 cents, (EC$ replaced BWI$ in 1966) 1 East Caribbean dollar (EC$) = 100 cents
Argentina - Official name: Argentine Republic. Monetary unit: 1 Argentine peso = 100 centavos, New Argentine peso introduced January 1, 1970 replaced old peso at a rate of 1 New peso to 100 old peso. 1 New Argentine peso ($a) = 100 centavos, introduced June 1, 1983 at a rate of 1 New peso ($a) = 10,000 old peso; 1 austral (A) = 1,000 pesos introduced June 14, 1985 at a rate of 1 austral (A) = 1,000 pesos ($a); 1 peso (plural pesos) (Arg$) = 100 centavos. On January 1 1992, the austral was replaced by the peso at a rate of 10,000 to 1. Current Monetary unit: 1 peso (plural pesos) (Arg$) = 100 centavos
Armenia - Official name: Republic of Armenia (Part of the former Soviet Union). Monetary unit: 1 ruble = 100 kopecks. The Armeniam dram was introduced November 22 1993, to replace the Russian ruble, at a rate of 200 Russian rubles to 1 dram. Current Monetary unit: 1 dram = 100 lumas
Aruba - Official name: Aruba. Monetary unit: 1 Aruban guilder (A f.) at par with the Netherlands Antillean guilder (NA f.) = 100 cents. Current Monetary unit: 1 Aruban florin (Af) = 100 cents (Introduced January 1, 1986 and replaced the [NA f.])
at - A money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip
aurar - Coin of Iceland 100th part of a Krona
aureus - Plural aurei. A gold coin and Monetary unit of Rome, from Caesar to Constantine
austral - Plural australs, Monetary unit of Argentina equal to 1000 pesos, introduced in 1985
Australia - Official name: Commonwealth of Australia. Monetary unit: Australian pound (£A), Australian dollar ($A) replaced the old Australian pound at a rate of 2 old to 1 new on February 14, 1966. Current Monetary unit: 1 Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents
Austria - Official name: Republic of Austria. Monetary unit: 1 Schilling (S) = 100 Groschen. The Euro was launched on January 1, 1999 and became the sole legal tender on January 1, 2002. The fixed rate of exchange is 13.7603 Austrian Schillings to 1 Euro. Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro = 100 cents
avos - A coin of Macau, the 100th part of a pataca, a former coin of Timor, the 100th part of a pataca
Azerbaijan - Official name: Azerbaijani Republic (Part of the former Soviet Union). Monetary unit: 1 ruble = 100 kopecks. The manat was introduced August 15, 1992, at a 10 to 1 ratio with the Russian ruble and circulated parallel with it; on June 20, 1993 the manat became sole legal tender. Current Monetary unit: 1 manat (A.M.) = 100 gopik
B$ - Bahamian dollar, Brunei dollar
$b - Bolivian peso
B - Panama balboa, Thai baht or tical, Venezuela bol?var
Bahamas, The - Official name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas. Monetary unit: Pound sterling, Bahamian dollar replaced pound sterling on May 25, 1966. Current Monetary unit: 1 Bahamian dollar (B$) = 100 cents
Bahrain - Official name: State of Bahrain. Monetary unit: 1 Indian rupee = 100 naye paise, Persian Gulf rupee replaced the Indian rupee 1 Persian Gulf rupee = 100 naye paise, Bahrain dinar (BD) replaced the Persian Gulf rupee on October 16, 1965. Current Monetary unit: 1 Bahrain dinar (BD) = 1,000 fils
baht - The paper money and Monetary unit of Thailand
baiza - A coin of Oman, the 1000th part of a rial Omani
baizas - Plural form of baiza
balboa - silver coin and Monetary unit of Panama
Bangladesh - (formerly East Pakistan) Official name: People's Republic of Bangladesh. Monetary unit: 1 Bangladesh taka (Tk) = 100 paisa
bani - A coin of Romania, the 100th part of a leu, a coin of Moldova, the 100th part ofa leu (plural lei)
Barbados - Official name: Barbados. Monetary unit: 1 British West Indian dollar (BWI$) = 100 cents, (EC$ replaced BWI$ in 1966) 1 East Caribbean dollar (EC$) = 100 cents, Barbados dollar replaced the East Caribbean dollar in 1974. Current Monetary unit: 1 Barbados dollar (BDS$) = 100 cents
Baseball cap coin - Slang for a Pan-Pac commemorative gold dollar coin. The figure wears a cap similar to a baseball cap
Basutoland - (see Lesotho) Monetary unit: South African rand (R) = 100 cents
Bd$ - Bermuda dollar
BD - Bahrain dinar
BDS$ - Barbados dollar
Belarus - (Part of the former Soviet Union) Official name: Republic of Belarus. Monetary unit: 1 ruble = 100 kopecks. The Belarusian ruble introduced May 25, 1992, at a rate of 1 ruble to 10 Russian rubles and circulated parallel with the Russian ruble; on August 15, 1993 the Belarusian ruble became sole legal tender at a rate of 2 Belarusian rubli to 1 Russian ruble. On October 14 the fixed rate was changed to 3 rubli per Russian ruble. An April 12, 1994, agreement on Monetary union between Belarus and Russia never went into effect. The Belarusian rubel was declared the sole legal tender in October 1994; it is unofficially known as the zaichik or "hare". On August 20, 1994, the ruble became the unit of account replacing the Belarusian ruble. The conversion took place at the rate of 10 Belarusian rubles per 1 ruble. The rubel was redenominated on January 1, 2000; 1,000 (old) rubi = 1 (new) rubel. Current Monetary unit: 1 rubel. (plural rubli)
Belgium - Official name: Kingdom of Belgium. Monetary unit: 1 Belgian franc (BF) = 100 centimes. The Euro was launched on January 1, 1999 and became the sole legal tender on January 1, 2002. The fixed rate of exchange is 40.3399 Belgian Francs to 1 Euro. Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro = 100 cents
Belize - Official name: Belize. (became Belize in 1973, formerly British Honduras) Monetary unit: 1 Beliz dollar (BZ$) = 100 cents
Benin - Official name: Republic of Benin. Monetary unit: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes
Bermuda - Official name: Bermuda. Monetary unit: Bermuda pound. Bermuda dollar replaced the Bermuda pound in 1970. Current Monetary unit: 1 Bermuda dollar (Bd$) = 100 cents
Bechuanaland - (see Botswana) Monetary unit: South African rand (R) = 100 cents
BF - Belgian franc
Bhutan - Official name: Kingdom of Bhutan. Monetary unit: Indian rupee (also legal tender), ngultrum at par with Indian rupee (1974) which it replaced and which is still in use. 1 ngultrum (Nu) = 100 Indian paisa, 1 ngultrum (Nu) = 100 chetrum
bipkwele - Plural form of ekwele
birr - A Monetary unit of Ethiopia, equal to 100 cents
bit - The old Mexican 8 reales silver coins, which circulated extensively in America in the 1700's and 1800's, was sometimes divided into sections. A "bit" was one eight of the coin, "two bits" was one fourth. This is how the US quarter dollar came to be known as Two Bits
bol?var - A silver coin and Monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 c?ntimos
Bolivia - Official name: Republic of Bolivia. Monetary unit: peso boliviano, Bolivian peso replaced the boliviano at a rate of 1,000 old to 1 new. 1 Bolivian peso ($b) = 100 centavos. Effective January 1, 1987 a new currency, the boliviano (Bs) was introduced at a rate of one boliviano (Bs) = 1,000,000 old Bolivian pesos ($b). Current Monetary unit: 1 boliviano (Bs) = 100 centavos
boliviano - The paper money and Monetary unit of Bolivia, equal to 100 centavos
booby head - A variety of the Large Cent for the year 1839, in which the portrait of Liberty is amateurishly engraved and has a very clownish appearance
Bosnia and Herzegovina - (Part of former Yugoslavia) Official name: Bosnia and Herzegovina. Prior to 1997 no national currency of issue exists, and the principle currency in de facto use is the New Yugoslav dinar (Din) = 100 paras. The New Yugoslav dinar became the Bosnian dinar,1 Bosnian dinar (BD) = 100 para. An interim currency pegged to the German Deutsche Mark (DM) at a rate of 1 to 1, the marka (or Konvertibilna marka, "conversion mark" KM) was introduced on June 22 1998, to replace the Bosnian Dinar (BD) at a rate of 100 BD to 1 KM. Current Monetary unit: 1 marka = 100 pfenning
Botswana - Official name: Republic of Botswana. Monetary unit: South Africa rand (R) = 100 cents. Achieved independence on September 30, 1966. The pula (P) replaced the South African rand (R) at par on August 23, 1976. Current Monetary unit: 1 pula (P) = 100 thebe
Br - Ethiopian birr
bracteate - A very thin medieval European coin with the design impressed on one side showing through to the other side
Brazil - Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil. Monetary unit: 1 cruzeiro (Cr$) = 100 centavos, 1 cruzado (CR$) = 1,000 cruzeiros (Cr$), introduced February 28, 1986, at a rate of 1 cruzado (CR$) = 1,000 old cruzeiros (Cr$); 1 New cruzado (NCZ$) = 100 centavos, the New cruzado replacing the original at a rate of 1,000 old to one New was introduced on January 15, 1989; 1 cruzeiro (Cr$) = 100 centavos, cruzeiro replaced the New cruzado at the rate of one to one on March 16, 1990. 1 cruzeiro real = 100 centavos. The cruzeiro real replaced the cruzeiro (Cr$) at the rate of 1,000 cruzeiro to 1 cruzeiro real on August 2, 1993. The real replaced the cruzeiro real on July 1, 1994 at the rate of 2,750 cruzeiro real to 1 real (a rate par to the U.S. $ on that date). Current Monetary unit: 1 real = 100 centavos
Brazzaville - (see Congo)
British Guiana - (see Guyana) Monetary unit: 1 British West Indian dollar (BWI$) = 100 cents
British Honduras - (see Belize) Monetary unit: British Honduras dollar = 100 cents
British Solomon Islands - (see Solomon Islands) Monetary unit: Australian pound (£A)
British Virgin Islands - Monetary unit: Pound sterling (£) = 100 new pence, 1 U.S. dollar = 100 cents and 1 British West Indian dollar (BWI$) = 100 cents, (EC$ replaced BWI$ in 1966) 1 East Caribbean dollar (EC$) = 100 cents, are all legal tender
Brunei - Official name: State of Brunei, Abode of Peace. Monetary unit: Malayan dollar = 100 cents. Brunei dollar replaced the Malayan dollar on June 12, 1967. Current Monetary unit: 1 Brunei dollar (B$) = 100 cents
Bs - Bolivia boliviano, Venezuela bol?vars (plural form)
Buffalo nickel - Slang for the Indian Head nickel struck from 1913 to 1938. The animal depicted is an American Bison
Bugs Bunny - A variety of Franklin half dollars, that were struck in 1955, which have a die defect resulting in the portrait of Benjamin Franklin appearing to have protruding teeth like Bugs Bunny
Bulgaria - Official name: Republic of Bulgaria. The lev was redenominated as of July 5, 1999 at a rate of 1,000 (old) lev = 1 (new) lev Monetary unit: 1 lev (leva) = 100 stotinki
Burkina Faso - Official name: Burkina Faso. Monetary unit: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes
Burma - (see Myanmar) 1 Burmese kyat (K) = 100 pyas
Burundi - Official name: Republic of Burundi. Monetary unit: Burundi franc at par with the Belgian franc. 1 Burundi franc (FBu) = 100 centimes
Bust dollar - Slang for silver dollars struck from 1795-1803. (Those dated 1804 were first struck in 1834 for inclusion in Proof sets. Those Proofs dated 1801, 1802, and 1803 were also struck at dates later than indicated)
butut - A coin of Gambia, the 100th part of a dalasi
BWI$ - British West Indian dollar
BZ$ - Belize dollar
C, c - Cent, cents
C - Costa Rican colsn, El Salvador colsn, Ghanaian Cedi
C$ - Nicaraguan csrdoba or Nicaraguan csrdoba oro
Cambodia (Kampuchea) - Official name: Kingdom of Cambodia. Monetary unit: 1 riel = 100 sen
Cameroon - Official name: Republic of Cameroon. Monetary unit: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes
Can$ - Canadian dollar
Canada - Official name: Canada. Monetary unit: 1 Canadian dollar (Can$) = 100 cents
Cape Verde - Official name: Republic of Cape Verde. Monetary unit: Portuguese overseas escudo at par with Portuguese escudo. Cape Verde escudo replaced the Portuguese overseas escudo in 1968. Current Monetary unit: 1 escudo (C.V.Esc) = 100 centavos
Caroline Islands - (see Trust Territories) Monetary unit: U.S. dollar = 100 cents
cash - A copper coin of China with a square hole for stringing
cauris - A coin of Guinea, the 100th part of a Guinean franc. A former coin of Guinea, the 100th part of a Guinean syli
Cayman Islands - Monetary unit: Jamaica pound at par with pound sterling. Jamaica dollar replaced the Jamaican pound on September 8, 1969. Jamaica dollar (J$) = 100 cents. Cayman Island dollar replaced the Jamaica dollar in 1973. Current Monetary unit: Cayman Island dollar = 100 cents
cedi - A Monetary unit of Ghana , equal to 100 pesewas
cent - Bronze coin of the United States the 100th part of a U.S. dollar. A coin of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Guiana, British Honduras, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Canada, Caroline Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Ethiopia, Fiji, Formosa, Gilbert Island, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Kiribati, Liberia, Malaysia, Mariana Island, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Federated State of, Montserrat, Namibia, Nauru, New Guinea, New Hebrides, New Zealand, Niue Island, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Rhodesia, Ryukyu Islands, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, American Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Virgin Islands (U.S.), Kingdom of Yemen, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe-Rhodesia, the 100th part of a dollar. A coin of Malta, the 100th part of a lira. A coin of Ceylon (formerly Sir Lanka), Mauritius and Seychelles the 100th part of a rupee. A coin of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda and a former coin of Aden, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Nigeria New Zealand, Rhodesia, the Federation of Southern Arabia, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Uganda and Zanzibar the 100th part of a shilling. A coin of Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Ciskei, Lesotho, South Africa, Transkei and Venda and a former coin of Botswana, Namibia, South West Africa/Namibia the 100th part of a South African rand. The 100th part of the Monetary units of Aruba, Ceylon, Republic of Cyprus, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Mauritius, The Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Netherlands New Guinea, Panama, Sierra Leone, Sir Lanka, Suriname and Swaziland and a former coin of Suriname and Republic of Vietnam (South). A coin of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Greece and Spain the 100th part of a Euro
centai - A money of account of Lithuania the 100th part of a litas
centavo - The 100th part of Monetary units of Brazil, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, The Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guinea-Bissau, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Mozambique, Philippines and Portugal and a former coin of Argentina, Bolivia, Nicaragua and Peru
cent?simi - Plural form of cent?simo
cent?simo - A money of account of Italy and San Marino the 100th part of a lira, a cupronickel coin of Uruguay the 100th part of a peso, a former copper coin of Panama the 100th part of a balboa, a money of account of Chile the 100th part of an escudo
centime - The 100th part of the franc of various nations and territories as Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Ctte d'Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast), Dahomey, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Somaliland, French Territories of Afars and Issas, Gabon, Guadeloupe, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar (formerly Malagasy Republic), Mali, Martinique, Mauritania, Mayotte, Monaco, New Caledonia, Niger, R?union, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Senegal, Switzerland, Tahiti, Togo and Upper Volta. A money of account of Haiti the 100th part of a gourde. A coin of Algeria the 100th part of a dinar
c?ntimo - The 100th part of the Monetary units of various countries, as Andorra, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Spain and Venezuela. A former coin of Equatorial Guinea and of the former Spanish territories of Annobsn, Equatorial Guinea, Fernando Po, Ifni, R?o Muni, Spanish Equatorial Region and Spanish Sahara
Central African Republic - Official name: Central African Republic. Monetary unit: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes
Ceylon - (see Sri Lanka) Monetary unit: rupee = 100 cents
CF - Comorian franc
CFA - Communaut? Financi?re Africaine
CFA Franc - Has a par value of CFA francs to the french Franc
CFAF - Communaut? Financi?re Africaine franc
CFPF - Franc de la Comptoirs Fran?aise du Pacifique
Ch$ - Chilean peso
Chad - Official name: Republic of Chad. Monetary unit: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes
Chain cent - The popular name for the Flowing Hair Chain cent of 1793, the first coins struck in the newly occupied Mint building
Chapman Proof - 1921 Morgan dollar Proofs supposedly struck for coin dealer Henry Chapman. These have cameo devices and deeply mirrored surfaces like most Morgan dollar Proofs. (George Morgan did bill Henry Chapman for 10 Proof Morgan dollars in 1921. Possibly, more coins from these dies were struck for others as there apparently more known than ten)
chetrum - A coin of Bhutan, the 100th part of a ngultrum
Chile - Official name: Republic of Chile. Monetary unit: escudo enacted January 1, 1960 and equal to 1,000 old pesos, escudo = 100 centesimos or condores, pesos replaced the escudo on September 29, 1975. 1 peso = 1,000 former escudos. Current Monetary unit: 1 peso (Ch$) = 100 centavos
China - Official name: People's Republic of China. Monetary unit: 1 Renminbi (Yuan) (Y) = 10 jiao = 100 fen
chon - Coin of South Korea the 100th part of a won
ciento - Spanish for 100
cinco - Spanish and Portuguese for 5
cincuenta - Spanish for 50
cinq - French for 5
Ciskei - Achieved independence from South Africa December 4, 1981. Monetary unit: South African rand (R) = 100 cents
clearing koruna - For settlement of obligations existing prior to February 8, 1993 between the Czech and Slovak republics, an interim currency, the clearing koruna (XCS) was introduced
Cob Money - Crude irregular silver coins of Spain, Central and South America
Cocos Island - (merged with Australia on 4/84) Monetary unit: Australian pound (£A)
Col$ - Colombian peso
Colombia - Official name: Republic of Colombia. Monetary unit: 1 peso (Col$) = 100 centavos
colsn - The paper Monetary unit of El Salvador, equal to 100 centavos; a cupronickel or steel coin and Monetary unit of Costa Rica, equal to 100 c?ntimos
Comoros - (aka Comoro Island) Official name: Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros. Monetary unit: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes. Comorian franc (CF) replaced CFA franc (CFAF) in 1985. 1 Comorian franc (CF) = 100 centimes
condores - A former coin of Chile, the 100th part of a escudo
Congo, Republic of the - Official name: Republic of the Congo. Monetary unit: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes
Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Official name: Democratic Republic of the Congo. The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was formed by proclamation on May 23, 1997, replacing the former Republic of Zaire. The new Za?re (NZ) replaced the (old) Za?re (Z) at a rate of 3,000,000 (old) za?res to 1 NZ on October 22, 1993. , the Congolese franc (FC) replaced the new Za?re (NZ) at a rate of 1 FC to 100,000 NZ on July 1, 1998. Both za?res ceased to be legal tender on June 30, 1999. Monetary unit: Congolese franc (FC)
Congo Republic - (See Congo) Monetary unit: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes
Congo, Republic of the - (see Zaire) (former Belgian Congo) Monetary unit: Congolese franc (FC), formerly at par with Belgian franc. Za?re (Z) replaced the Congolese franc (FC) in 1967. 1 za?re (Z) = 100 makuta (singular likuta) = 10,000 sengi
Continental dollars - 1776 dated "dollars" struck in pewter (scarce), brass (rare), copper (extremely rare) and silver (extremely rare). Although likely struck sometime later than 1776, these saw extensive circulation. The design was inspired by certain Benjamin Franklin sketches. Some of these were possibly struck as pattern "cents" instead of "dollars"
Cook Islands - Monetary unit: 1 dollar ($) = 100 cents
Copper-Nickel Cent - The cents issued from 1859 until 1864 in the copper-nickel alloy. These were called white cents by the citizens of the era because of their pale color compared to the red cents of the past
coppers - Slang for half cents, large cents, and pre-Federal copper issues
csrdoba - A former silver coin and Monetary unit of Nicaragua, equal to 100 centavos
csrdoba oro - A Monetary unit of Nicaragua , equal to 100 centavos
Costa Rica - Official name: Republic of Costa Rica. Monetary unit: 1 Costa Rican colsn (C) = 100 c?ntimos
Ctte d'Ivoire - Official name: Republic of Ctte d'Ivoire. Monetary unit: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes
coupon - Interim currency of Georgia until the economic situation has stabilized
CR$ - Brazil cruzado
Cr$ - Brazil cruzeiro
Croatia - (Part of former Yugoslavia) Official name: Republic of Croatia. Monetary unit: Croatian dinar (HrD) = 100 lipa. On January 1 1990, the Yugoslav new dinar (Din), equal to 10,000 Yugoslav old dinar (Din), was introduced. The Croatian dinar was introduced on December 23 1991, at parity with the Yugoslav new dinar (Din), which it replaced as Croatia's official currency. On May 30, 1994 the kuna, equal to 1,000 Croatian dinars was introduced. Current Monetary unit: 1 kuna (plural kune) = 100 lipa
crown - A former silver coin of the United Kingdom equal to five shillings, Monetary unit of Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden; a krsna or krone, the koruna of Czechoslovakia
cruzado - Former Monetary unit of Brazil equal to 1,000 old cruzeiros
cruzeiro - Former Monetary unit of Brazil equal to 100 centavos
cruzeiro real - Monetary unit of Brazil equal to 100 centavos
Cuba - Official name: Republic of Cuba. Monetary unit: 1 Cuban peso (CUP) = 100 centavos
CUP - Cuban peso
C.V.Esc - Cape Verde escudo
Cyprus, Republic of - Official name: Republic of Cyprus. Monetary unit: Pound sterling (£) with local coinage (1,000 mils = 1£). Cyprus pound (£C) replaced pound sterling in 1977. Current Monetary unit: 1 Cyprus pound (£C) = 100 cents
Cyprus, Turkish Republic of Northern - Official name: Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Monetary unit: 1 Turkish lira (LT) = 100 kurush
Czechoslovakia - Official name: Republic of Czechoslovakia. Monetary unit: 1 koruna (Kcs) = 100 halura. Became the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993
Czech Republic - (Czechoslovak Federal Republic) Official name: Ceska Republika. Monetary unit: 1 Czechoslovak koruna (Kcs) = 100 halura. The Czech koruna (Kc) was introduced February 8, 1993, at par with the former Czechoslovak koruna (Kcs), which it replaced. For settlement of obligations existing prior to February 8 between Czech and Slovak republics, an interim currency, the clearing koruna (XCS) was introduced. Current Monetary unit: 1 Czech koruna (Kc) = 100 halura
D - Gambian Dalasi, Tunisian dinar, Vietnamese dong
d - British pence; dollar, dollars
DA - Algerian dinar
Dahomey - (see Benin) Monetary unit: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes
dalasi - A Monetary unit of The Gambia, equal to 100 butut
Db - S?o Tom? and Pr?ncipe dobra
Denar - A Monetary unit of FYROM, equal to 1 Yugoslav dinar
denarius - Plural denarii. Silver coin and Monetary unit of ancient Rome, first issued in the latter part of the 3rd century B. C. A gold coin of ancient Rome equal to 25 silver denarii; aureus
Denmark - Official name: Kingdom of Denmark. Monetary unit: 1 krone (DKr plural kroner) = 100 ?re
deutsche mark - Monetary unit of Germany equal to 100 pfennige
DF - Djibouti franc
DH - Moroccan dirham
Dh - United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) dirham
dime - A silver coin of the U.S., the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents
Din - Yugoslav dinar
dinar - Any of the various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments. A money of account of Iran (also use to be called Persia), the 100th part of a rial. A copper coin and Monetary unit of Bosnia and Hercegovina, FYROM and Yugoslavia, and the former Monetary unit of Croatia, equal to 100 paras. A paper money and Monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait and Republic of Yemen and the former Monetary unit of The Peoples Democratic Republic of Yemen, equal to 1000 fils. A paper money and Monetary unit of Tunisia, equal to 1000 millimes. A Monetary unit of Algeria, equal to 100 centimes. A Monetary unit of Libya, equal to 1000 dirhams. A Monetary unit of Croatia and The Sudan and a former Monetary unit of The Federation of South Arabia, The Peoples Republic of South Yemen and the Trucial States
dirham - Monetary unit of Morocco equal to 100 francs. A coin of Libya the thousandth part of a dinar. A coin of Iraq 20th part of a dinar
dirhem - A coin of Kuwait, the 10th part of a dinar
disme - One tenth of a dollar. An early spelling of the word "dime"
dix - French for 10
Djibouti - Official name: Republic of Djibouti. Achieved independence in 1977. Monetary unit: 1 Djibouti franc (DF) = 100 centimes
DKr - Danish krone
DM - Deutsche Mark
dobra - Any of the various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes
dollar - A currency bill and Monetary unit of the United States equal to 100 cents. A silver coin and Monetary unit of Canada equal to 100 cents. The Monetary units of various other nations and territories such as Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Guiana, British Honduras, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Caroline Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Ethiopia, Fiji, Formosa, Gilbert Island, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Kiribati, Liberia, Malaysia, Mariana Island, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Federated State of, Montserrat, Namibia, Nauru, New Guinea, New Hebrides, New Zealand, Niue Island, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Rhodesia, Ryukyu Islands, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, American Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, , Vanuatu, Virgin Islands (U.S.), Yemen, Kingdom of, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe-Rhodesia. The former Monetary unit of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, British Guiana, British Honduras, Brunei, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Ethiopia, Fiji, Formosa, Gilbert Island, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Grenada, Liberia, Montserrat, New Hebrides, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Yemen, Kingdom of, Zimbabwe-Rhodesia
Dominica - Official name: Commonwealth of Dominica. Monetary unit: 1 British West Indian dollar (BWI$) = 100 cents, (EC$ replaced BWI$ in 1966). Current Monetary unit: 1 East Caribbean dollar (EC$) = 100 cents
Dominican Republic - Official name: Dominican Republic. Monetary unit: 1 Dominican peso (RD$) = 100 centavos
dong - A Monetary unit of the former Democratic Republic of (North) Vietnam and the present Socialist Republic of Vietnam, equal to 10 hao or 100 xu
double eagle - A gold coin of the U.S., issued from 1849 - 1933, equal to 2 eagles or 20 dollars
doubloon - A Spanish-American gold coin originally valued at $16.00
Dr - Greek drachma
drachma - A cupronickel coin and Monetary unit of modern Greece, equal to 100 lepta. The principal silver coin of ancient Greece
dram - A money of account of Armenia, the 100th part of a lumas
Dsd - Sudanese dinar
Ducat - A popular gold coin used by several European countries. Originally an Italian coin of the twelfth century
E - Swaziland lilangeni (plural emalangeni)
eagle - A gold coin of the U.S., issued until 1933, equal to 10 dollars
East Caribbean States - Monetary unit: 1 dollar = 100 cents. The East Caribbean States formerly the British Caribbean Territories, formed a currency board in 1950 to provide the constituent territories of Trinidad and Tobage, Barbados, British Guiana (now Guyana), Britishirgin Islands, Angulla, St. Kitts, Nevis, Antigua, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenada with a common currency, thereby permitting withdrawl of the regular British Pound currency
EC$ - East Caribbean dollar
Ecuador - Official name: Republic of Ecuador. 1 Sucre (S/.) = 100 centavos. The United States Dollar became the principal national currency from March 2000 and was formally adopted as the national currency on September 9, 2000; the pegged value of the Sucre (S/.) the former national currency, to the U. S. dollar from March 2000 was S/. 25,000 = 1 U.S. $. Current Monetary unit: 1 U.S. Dollar ($) = 100 cents
Egypt - Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt. Monetary unit: 1 Egyptian pound (£E) = 100 piastres = 1,000 milli?mes
EEK - Estonia kroon
EK - Equatorial Guinea Ekwele
ekwele - (plural bipkwele) a former Monetary unit of Equatorial Guinea, equal to 100 c?ntimos
El Salvador - Official name: Republic of El Salvador. Monetary unit: 1 colsn (C) = 100 centavos. The U. S. Dollar was legal tender from January 1, 2001 (along with the colsn) at a pegged rate of 1 U.S. dollar = C8.75
emalangeni - Plural form of lilangeni
escudo - A nickel and bronze coin and Monetary unit of Portugal equal to 100 centavos, a paper money and former Monetary unit of Chile, equal to 100 centesimos. A Monetary unit of Cape Verde equal to 100 centavos. The former Monetary units of Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and S?o Tom? and Pr?ncipe. Any of various former gold coins of Spain and Spanish America, a former silver coin of Spain discontinued in 1868
Equatorial Guinea - Official name: Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Became an independent republic on October 12, 1968. Monetary unit: Spanish peseta = 100 c?ntimos. Peseta Guineana at par with Spanish peseta. Ekwele at par with Spanish peseta (1973). Ekwele replaced the Spanish peseta in 1979. 1 ekwele (EK plural bikwele) = 100 c?ntimos. Current Monetary unit: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes, as of January 1, 1985 became a member of the franc zone substituting the CFA franc for the previous Monetary unit, the ekwele (EK plural Bikwele) Effectively devaluing the latter by 82%
Eritrea - Official name: State of Eritrea. Achieved independence from Ethiopia on May 24, 1993, 1 Ethiopian birr (Br) = 100 cents. The Nafka was introduced in July 1997 as the new national currency; the Ethiopian birr (Br) will eventually be phased out. Monetary unit: Nafka = 100 cents
Esc - Portugese escudo
Estonia - Official name: Republic of Estonia. (Part of the former Soviet Union) Monetary unit: 1 ruble = 100 kopecks. As of June 20, 1992 new Monetary unit is 1 kroon (EEK) = 100 senti. Current Monetary unit: 1 kroon (EEK) = 100 senti
Ethiopia - Official name: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Monetary unit: Ethiopian dollar = 100 cents. Ethiopian birr (Br) replaced the Dollar at par on October 14, 1976. Current Monetary unit: 1 Ethiopian birr (Br) = 100 cents
Euro - Monetary unit adopted by 12 European Union (EU) countries on 1 Jan. 2002
- Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal and
Spain. Monetary control was to move to the European Central Bank (ECB), which would set a single interest rate
for the 11 countries. The three other members of the EU Denmark, Sweden and the U.K. were not adopting the
euro, at least for the time being. The euro entered full circulation in the middle of 2002.
F, f - Franc, francs
F - French franc, French (metropolitan) franc
f. - Netherlands guilder
F£ - Fiji pound
F$ - Fiji dollar
Faeroe Islands - Monetary unit: Danish Krone = 100 ?re. Faeroe krone at par with Danish krone (1975). 1 Faeroese krone (FKr) = 100 ?re. Banknotes used are Faroese or Danish; coins are Danish
Falkland Islands - Monetary unit: Sterling with local notes, Falkland Island pound
FBu - Burundi franc
FC - Congolese franc
fen - A coin of China, the 100th part of a Renminbi or the tenth part of a jiao
Fernando Po - (became Equatorial Guinea) Monetary unit: Spanish peseta = 100 c?ntimos
Fiji - Official name: Republic of the Fiji Islands. Achieved independence on 10/10/70. Monetary unit: Fiji pound (F£). Fiji dollar (F$) replaced the Fiji pound (F£) 1n 1970. Current Monetary unit: 1 Fiji dollar (F$) = 100 cents
fill?r - A money of account of Hungary, the 100th part of a forint
fils - A bronze coin of Iraq and Jordan the thousandth part of a dinar. A cupronickel coin of Kuwait, the thousandth part of a dinar or the 100th part of a dirhem. A coin of Bahrain and the Republic of Yemen and a former coin of the Peoples Democratic republic of Yemen, the thousandth part of a dinar
Finland - Official name: Republic of Finland. Monetary unit: 1 markka (Fmk) = 100 pennid. The Euro was launched on January 1, 1999 and became the sole legal tender on January 1, 2002. The fixed rate of exchange is 5.94573 markka to 1 Euro. Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro = 100 cents
finmark - The markka of Finland, also finnmark
FKr - Faeroese krone
florin - A cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound, first issued in 1849 as a silver coin, not used after 1971; the gulden of the Netherlands, Monetary unit of Aruba
FMG - Malagasy franc
Fmk - Finland markka
forint - A Monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fill?r
Formosa - (see Taiwan) Monetary unit: New Taiwan dollar (NT$) = 100 cents
franc - An aluminum or nickel coin and Monetary unit of France equal to 100 centimes, any Monetary unit of various other nations and territories as Andorra, Belgium, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar (formerly Malagasy Republic), Martinique, Monaco, New Caledonia, Rwanda, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Switzerland and Tahiti equal to 100 centimes. CFA franc is the Monetary unit of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Ctte d'Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast), Dahomey, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo and the former Monetary unit of Comoros, Mauritania, R?union, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Upper Volta equal to 100 centimes. A Monetary unit of Guinea, equal to 100 cauris. Fractional currency of Morocco the 100th part of the dirham. A former Monetary unit of the French Territories of Afars and Issas, Algeria, Republic of the Congo, Mali, Mayotte, Monaco, New Hebrides, Ruanda-Urundi, Rwanda, French Somaliland and Vanuatu equal to 100 centimes
France - Official name: French Republic. Monetary unit: 1 franc (F) = 100 centimes (which = 100 old francs). The Euro was launched on January 1, 1999 and became the sole legal tender on January 1, 2002. The fixed rate of exchange is 6.55957 francs to 1 Euro. Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro = 100 cents
French Guiana - Official name: Department of French Guiana. Monetary unit: 1 franc (F) = 100 centimes. The Euro was launched on January 1, 1999 and became the sole legal tender on January 1, 2002. The fixed rate of exchange is 6.55957 francs to 1 Euro. Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro = 100 cents
French Polynesia - Official name: Territory of French Polynesia. Monetary unit: 1 Franc de la Comptoirs Fran?aise du Pacifique (CFPF) = 100 centimes. The Euro was launched on January 1, 1999 and became the sole legal tender on January 1, 2002. The fixed rate of exchange is 6.55957 francs to 1 Euro. Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro = 100 cents
Ft - Hungarian forint
FYROM - Official name: Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia. Monetary unit: Denar. Valuation (October 5, 1992) 1 Yugoslav dinar (Din) = Denar. FYROM, as part of YugosIavia, utilized the Yugoslav (old) dinar (Din) until January 1, 1990, when it was replaced by the Yugoslav (new) dinar (Din) at a rate of 10,000 old for 1 new. FYROM left the Yugoslav currency area in September 1991, utilizing a local coupon alone until May 1992, when a transitional local currency, the denar, was introduced. The denar (valued initially at denar 255 = 1 U.S.$) was established at par with the Yugoslav (new) dinar but circulated in parallel with the coupon until May 1993, when a differently defined denar was introduced, replacing both the transitional denar and the coupon. Current Monetary unit: Denar
