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cur·ren·cy
 (kûr   n-s  , k  r  -)
KEY
NOUN:
pl.
cur·ren·cies
- Money in any form when in actual use as a medium of exchange, especially circulating paper money.
- Transmission from person to person as a medium of exchange; circulation:
coins now in currency.
- General acceptance or use; prevalence:
the currency of a slang term.
- The state of being current; up-to-dateness:
Can you check the currency of this address?
ETYMOLOGY:
From Middle English curraunt, in circulation ; see
current
Currency Table: Listed by Country
| Country |
Basic Unit |
Subunit |
Country |
Basic Unit |
Subunit |
Country |
Basic Unit |
Subunit |
| Afghanistan |
afghani |
100 puls |
Grenada |
dollar |
100 cents |
Pakistan |
rupee |
100 paisa |
| Albania |
lek |
100 qindarka |
Guatemala |
quetzal |
100 centavos |
Palau |
dollar |
100 cents |
| Algeria |
dinar |
100 centimes |
Guinea |
franc |
100 centimes |
Panama |
balboa |
100 centesimos |
| Andorra* |
peseta |
100 centimos |
Guinea-Bissau |
franc |
100 centimes |
Papua New Guinea |
kina |
100 toea |
| Angola |
kwanza |
100 lwei |
Guyana |
dollar |
100 cents |
Paraguay |
guarani |
100 centimos |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
dollar |
100 cents |
Haiti |
gourde |
100 centimes |
Peru |
sol |
100 centimos |
| Argentina |
peso |
100 centavos |
Honduras |
lempira |
100 centavos |
Philippines |
piso |
100 centavos |
| Armenia |
dram |
100 lumma |
Hong Kong |
dollar |
100 cents |
Poland |
zloty |
100 groszy |
| Australia |
dollar |
100 cents |
Hungary |
forint |
100 fillers |
Portugal* |
escudo |
100 centavos |
| Austria* |
schilling |
100 groschen |
Iceland |
krona |
100 aurar |
Qatar |
riyal |
100 dirhams |
| Azerbaijan |
manat |
100 qepiq |
India |
rupee |
100 paise |
Romania |
leu |
100 bani |
| Bahamas |
dollar |
100 cents |
Indonesia |
rupiah |
100 sen |
Russia |
ruble |
100 kopeks |
| Bahrain |
dinar |
1000 fils |
Iran |
rial |
100 dinars |
Rwanda |
franc |
100 centimes |
| Bangladesh |
taka |
100 poisha |
Iraq |
dinar |
1000 fils |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
dollar |
100 cents |
| Barbados |
dollar |
100 cents |
Ireland* |
pound |
100 pence |
Saint Lucia |
dollar |
100 cents |
| Belarus |
rubel |
100 kapeikas |
Israel |
sheqel |
100 agorot |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
dollar |
100 cents |
| Belgium* |
franc |
100 centimes |
Italy* |
lira |
100 centesimi |
Samoa |
tala |
100 sene |
| Belize |
dollar |
100 cents |
Ivory Coast |
franc |
100 centimes |
San Marino* |
lira |
100 centesimi |
| Benin |
franc |
100 centimes |
Jamaica |
dollar |
100 cents |
São Tomé and Príncipe |
dobra |
100 centimos |
| Bhutan |
ngultrum |
100 chetrum |
Japan |
yen |
100 sen |
Saudi Arabia |
riyal |
100 halalas |
| Bolivia |
boliviano |
100 centavos |
Jordan |
dinar |
100 piasters |
Senegal |
franc |
100 centimes |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
marka |
100 pfenigs |
Kazakhstan |
tenge |
100 tiyin |
Seychelles |
rupee |
100 cents |
| Botswana |
pula |
100 thebe |
Kenya |
shilling |
100 cents |
Sierra Leone |
leone |
100 cents |
| Brazil |
real |
100 centavos |
Kiribati |
dollar |
100 cents |
Singapore |
dollar |
100 cents |
| Brunei |
dollar |
100 cents |
Kuwait |
dinar |
1000 fils |
Slovakia |
koruna |
100 haliers |
| Bulgaria |
lev |
100 stotinki |
Kyrgyzstan |
som |
100 tyiyn |
Slovenia |
tolar |
100 stotins |
| Burkina Faso |
franc |
100 centimes |
Laos |
kip |
100 at |
Solomon Islands |
dollar |
100 cents |
| Burundi |
franc |
100 centimes |
Latvia |
lats |
100 santimi |
Somalia |
shilin |
100 cents |
| Cambodia |
riel |
100 sen |
Lebanon |
livre |
100 piasters |
South Africa |
rand |
100 cents |
| Cameroon |
franc |
100 centimes |
Lesotho |
loti |
100 lisente |
South Korea |
won |
100 chon |
| Canada |
dollar |
100 cents |
Liberia |
dollar |
100 cents |
Spain* |
peseta |
100 centimos |
| Cape Verde |
escudo |
100 centavos |
Libya |
dinar |
100 dirhams |
Sri Lanka |
rupee |
100 cents |
| Central African Republic |
franc |
100 centimes |
Liechtenstein |
franc |
100 centimes |
Sudan |
dinar |
10 pounds |
| Chad |
franc |
100 centimes |
Lithuania |
litas |
100 centas |
Suriname |
guilder |
100 cents |
| Chile |
peso |
100 centavos |
Luxembourg* |
franc |
100 centimes |
Swaziland |
lilangeni |
100 cents |
| China |
yuan |
10 jiao |
Macao |
pataca |
100 avos |
Sweden |
krona |
100 öre |
| Colombia |
peso |
100 centavos |
Macedonia |
denar |
100 deni |
Switzerland |
franc |
100 centimes |
| Comoros |
franc |
100 centimes |
Madagascar |
franc |
100 centimes |
Syria |
pound |
100 piasters |
| Congo (Dem. Rep. of) |
franc |
100 centimes |
Malawi |
kwacha |
100 tambala |
Taiwan |
dollar |
100 cents |
| Congo (Rep. of) |
franc |
100 centimes |
Malaysia |
ringgit |
100 sen |
Tajikistan |
ruble |
100 tanga |
| Costa Rica |
colon |
100 centimos |
Maldives |
rufiyaa |
100 laari |
Tanzania |
shilling |
100 cents |
| Croatia |
kuna |
100 lipa |
Mali |
franc |
100 centimes |
Thailand |
baht |
100 satang |
| Cuba |
peso |
100 centavos |
Malta |
lira |
100 cents |
Togo |
franc |
100 centimes |
| Cyprus |
pound |
100 cents |
Marshall Islands |
dollar |
100 cents |
Tonga |
pa'anga |
100 seniti |
| Czech Republic |
koruna |
100 halers |
Mauritania |
ouguiya |
5 khoums |
Trinidad and Tobago |
dollar |
100 cents |
| Denmark |
krone |
100 øre |
Mauritius |
rupee |
100 cents |
Tunisia |
dinar |
1000 millimes |
| Djibouti |
franc |
100 centimes |
Mexico |
peso |
100 centavos |
Turkey |
lira |
100 kurus |
| Dominica |
dollar |
100 cents |
Micronesia |
dollar |
100 cents |
Turkmenistan |
manat |
100 tenge |
| Dominican Republic |
peso |
100 centavos |
Moldova |
leu |
100 bani |
Tuvalu |
dollar |
100 cents |
| Ecuador |
sucre |
100 centavos |
Monaco* |
franc |
100 centimes |
Uganda |
shilling |
100 cents |
| Egypt |
pound |
100 piasters |
Mongolia |
tugrik |
100 mongo |
Ukraine |
hryvnia |
100 kopiykas |
| El Salvador |
colon |
100 centavos |
Morocco |
dirham |
100 centimes |
United Arab Emirates |
dirham |
100 fils |
| Equatorial Guinea |
franc |
100 centimes |
Mozambique |
metical |
100 centavos |
United Kingdom |
pound |
100 pence |
| Eritrea |
nakfa |
100 cents |
Myanmar |
kyat |
100 pyas |
United States |
dollar |
100 cents |
| Estonia |
kroon |
100 senti |
Namibia |
dollar |
100 cents |
Uruguay |
peso |
100 centesimos |
| Ethiopia |
birr |
100 cents |
Nauru |
dollar |
100 cents |
Uzbekistan |
sum |
100 tyyn |
| Fiji |
dollar |
100 cents |
Nepal |
rupee |
100 paisa |
Vanuatu |
vatu |
|
| Finland* |
markka |
100 pennis |
Netherlands* |
guilder |
100 cents |
Vatican City* |
lira |
100 centesimi |
| France* |
franc |
100 centimes |
New Zealand |
dollar |
100 cents |
Venezuela |
bolivar |
100 centimos |
| Gabon |
franc |
100 centimes |
Nicaragua |
cordoba |
100 centavos |
Vietnam |
dong |
10 hao |
| Gambia |
dalasi |
100 bututs |
Niger |
franc |
100 centimes |
Yemen |
rial |
100 fils |
| Georgia |
lari |
100 tetri |
Nigeria |
naira |
100 kobo |
Yugoslavia |
dinar |
100 para |
| Germany* |
deutsche mark |
100 pfennigs |
North Korea |
won |
100 chon |
Zambia |
kwacha |
100 ngwee |
| Ghana |
cedi |
100 pesewas |
Norway |
krone |
100 øre |
Zimbabwe |
dollar |
100 cents |
| Greece* |
drachma |
100 lepta |
Oman |
rial |
1000 baisa |
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* Banknotes denominated in euros began circulating in 2002. Subunit of the euro is the cent.Copyright (c) 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company
Currency Table: Listed by Basic Unit (Bold) and Subunit
| Unit |
Country |
Unit |
Country |
Unit |
Country |
Unit |
Country |
Unit |
Country |
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afghani
|
Afghanistan |
centesimo |
Italy* |
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Jamaica |
kopiyka |
Ukraine |
|
Lebanon |
| agora |
Israel |
|
Panama |
|
Kiribati |
koruna
|
Czech Republic |
|
Syria |
| at |
Laos |
|
San Marino |
|
Liberia |
|
Slovakia |
poisha |
Bangladesh |
| avo |
Macao |
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Uruguay |
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Marshall Islands |
krona
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Iceland |
pound
|
Cyprus |
|
baht
|
Thailand |
|
Vatican City |
|
Micronesia |
|
Sweden |
|
Egypt |
| baisa |
Oman |
centime |
Algeria |
|
Namibia |
krone
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Denmark |
|
Ireland |
|
balboa
|
Panama |
|
Belgium |
|
Nauru |
|
Norway |
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Lebanon |
| ban |
Moldova |
|
Benin |
|
New Zealand |
kroon
|
Estonia |
|
Syria |
| |
Romania |
|
Burkina Faso |
|
Palau |
kuna
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Croatia |
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United Kingdom |
|
birr
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Ethiopia |
|
Burundi |
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
kurus |
Turkey |
pound |
Sudan |
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bolivar
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Venezuela |
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Cameroon |
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Saint Lucia |
kwacha
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Malawi |
pul |
Afghanistan |
|
boliviano
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Bolivia |
|
Central African Republic |
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
|
Zambia |
pula
|
Botswana |
| butut |
Gambia |
|
Chad |
|
Singapore |
kwanza
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Angola |
pya |
Myanmar |
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cedi
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Ghana |
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Comoros |
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Solomon Islands |
kyat
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Myanmar |
qepiq |
Azerbaijan |
| cent |
Antigua and Barbuda |
|
Congo (Dem. Rep. of) |
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Taiwan |
laari |
Maldives |
qindarka |
Albania |
| |
Australia |
|
Congo (Rep. of) |
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
lari
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Georgia |
quetzal
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Guatemala |
| |
Bahamas |
|
Djibouti |
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Tuvalu |
lats
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Latvia |
rand
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South Africa |
| |
Barbados |
|
Equatorial Guinea |
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United States |
lek
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Albania |
real
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Brazil |
| |
Belize |
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France |
|
Zimbabwe |
lempira
|
Honduras |
rial
|
Iran |
| |
Brunei |
|
Gabon |
dong
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Vietnam |
leone
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Sierra Leone |
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Oman |
| |
Canada |
|
Guinea |
drachma
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Greece |
lepton |
Greece |
|
Yemen |
| |
Cyprus |
|
Guinea-Bissau |
dram
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Armenia |
leu
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Moldova |
riel
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Cambodia |
| |
Dominica |
|
Haiti |
escudo
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Cape Verde |
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Romania |
ringgit
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Malaysia |
| |
Ethiopia |
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Ivory Coast |
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Portugal |
lev
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Bulgaria |
riyal
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Qatar |
| |
Fiji |
|
Liechtenstein |
eyrir |
Iceland |
lilangeni
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Swaziland |
|
Saudi Arabia |
| |
Grenada |
|
Luxembourg |
filler |
Hungary |
lipa |
Croatia |
rubel
|
Belarus |
| |
Guyana |
|
Madagascar |
fils |
Bahrain |
lira
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Italy |
ruble
|
Russia |
| |
Hong Kong |
|
Mali |
|
Iraq |
|
Malta |
|
Tajikistan |
| |
Jamaica |
|
Monaco |
|
Kuwait |
|
San Marino |
rufiyaa
|
Maldives |
| |
Kenya |
|
Morocco |
|
United Arab Emirates |
|
Turkey |
rupee
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India |
| |
Kiribati |
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Niger |
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Yemen |
|
Vatican City |
|
Mauritius |
| |
Liberia |
|
Rwanda |
forint
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Hungary |
lisente |
(pl. of sente) |
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Nepal |
| |
Malta |
|
Senegal |
franc
|
Belgium |
litas
|
Lithuania |
|
Pakistan |
| |
Marshall Islands |
|
Switzerland |
|
Benin |
livre
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Lebanon |
|
Seychelles |
| |
Mauritius |
|
Togo |
|
Burkina Faso |
loti
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Lesotho |
|
Sri Lanka |
| |
Micronesia |
centimo |
Andorra |
|
Burundi |
lumma |
Armenia |
rupiah
|
Indonesia |
| |
Namibia |
|
Costa Rica |
|
Cameroon |
lwei |
Angola |
santims |
Latvia |
| |
Nauru |
|
Paraguay |
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Central African |
manat
|
Azerbaijan |
satang |
Thailand |
| |
Netherlands |
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Peru |
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Chad |
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Turkmenistan |
schilling
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Austria |
| |
New Zealand |
|
São Tomé and Príncipe |
|
Comoros |
marka
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
sen |
Cambodia |
| |
Palau |
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Spain |
|
Congo (Rep. of) |
markka
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Finland |
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Indonesia |
| |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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Venezuela |
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Congo (Dem. Rep. of) |
metical
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Mozambique |
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Japan |
| |
Saint Lucia |
chetrum |
Bhutan |
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Djibouti |
millime |
Tunisia |
|
Malaysia |
| |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
chon |
North Korea |
|
Equatorial Guinea |
mongo |
Mongolia |
sene |
Samoa |
| |
Seychelles |
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South Korea |
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France |
naira
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Nigeria |
seniti |
Tonga |
| |
Sierra Leone |
colon
|
Costa Rica |
|
Gabon |
nakfa
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Eritrea |
sent |
Estonia |
| |
Singapore |
|
El Salvador |
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Guinea |
ngultrum
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Bhutan |
sente |
Lesotho |
| |
Solomon Islands |
cordoba
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Nicaragua |
|
Guinea-Bissau |
ngwee |
Zambia |
sheqel
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Israel |
| |
Somalia |
dalasi
|
Gambia |
|
Ivory Coast |
øre |
Denmark |
shilin
|
Somalia |
| |
South Africa |
denar
|
Macedonia |
|
Liechtenstein |
|
Norway |
shilling
|
Kenya |
| |
Sri Lanka |
deni |
Macedonia |
|
Luxembourg |
öre |
Sweden |
|
Tanzania |
| |
Suriname |
deutsche
mark
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Germany |
|
Madagascar |
ouguiya
|
Mauritania |
|
Uganda |
| |
Swaziland |
dinar
|
Algeria |
|
Mali |
pa'anga
|
Tonga |
sol
|
Peru |
| |
Taiwan |
|
Bahrain |
|
Monaco |
paisa |
India |
som
|
Kyrgyzstan |
| |
Tanzania |
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Iraq |
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Niger |
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Nepal |
stotinka |
Bulgaria |
| |
Trinidad and Tobago |
|
Jordan |
|
Rwanda |
|
Pakistan |
stotin |
Slovenia |
| |
Tuvalu |
|
Kuwait |
|
Senegal |
para |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
sucre
|
Ecuador |
| |
Uganda |
|
Libya |
|
Switzerland |
|
Yugoslavia |
sum
|
Uzbekistan |
| |
United States |
|
Sudan |
|
Togo |
pataca
|
Macao |
taka
|
Bangladesh |
| |
Zimbabwe |
|
Tunisia |
gourde
|
Haiti |
penni |
Finland |
tala
|
Samoa |
| centas |
Lithuania |
|
Yugoslavia |
groschen |
Austria |
penny |
Ireland |
tambala |
Malawi |
| centavo |
Argentina |
dinar |
Iran |
grosz |
Poland |
|
United Kingdom |
tanga |
Tajikistan |
| |
Bolivia |
dirham
|
Morocco |
guarani
|
Paraguay |
peseta
|
Andorra |
tenge
|
Kazakhstan |
| |
Brazil |
|
United Arab Emirates |
guilder
|
Netherlands |
|
Spain |
tenge |
Turkmenistan |
| |
Cape Verde |
dirham |
Libya |
|
Suriname |
pesewa |
Ghana |
tetri |
Georgia |
| |
Chile |
|
Qatar |
halala |
Saudi Arabia |
peso
|
Argentina |
thebe |
Botswana |
| |
Colombia |
dobra
|
São Tomé and Príncipe |
haler |
Czech Republic |
|
Chile |
tiyin |
Kazakhstan |
| |
Cuba |
dollar
|
Antigua and Barbuda |
halier |
Slovakia |
|
Colombia |
toea |
Papua New Guinea |
| |
Dominican Republic |
|
Australia |
hao |
Vietnam |
|
Cuba |
tolar
|
Slovenia |
| |
Ecuador |
|
Bahamas |
hryvnia
|
Ukraine |
|
Dominican Republic |
tugrik
|
Mongolia |
| |
El Salvador |
|
Barbados |
jiao |
China |
|
Mexico |
tyiyn |
Kyrgyzstan |
| |
Guatemala |
|
Belize |
kapeika |
Belarus |
|
Uruguay |
tyyn |
Uzbekistan |
| |
Honduras |
|
Brunei |
khoum |
Mauritania |
|
|
vatu
|
Vanuatu |
| |
Mexico |
|
Canada |
kina
|
Papua New Guinea |
piso
|
Philippines |
won
|
North Korea |
| |
Mozambique |
|
Dominica |
kip
|
Laos |
pfenig |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|
South Korea |
| |
Nicaragua |
|
Fiji |
kobo |
Nigeria |
pfennig |
Germany |
yen
|
Japan |
| |
Philippines |
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Grenada |
kopek |
Russia |
piaster |
Egypt |
yuan
|
China |
| |
Portugal |
|
Guyana |
|
|
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Jordan |
zloty
|
Poland |
| |
|
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Hong Kong |
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Copyright (c) 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company
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