COIN TERMS & DEFINITIONS FROM A to Z and country Monetary units

$A - Australian dollar.

$NZ - New Zealand dollar.

$T - Tuvalu dollar.

£A - Australian pound.

£C - Cyprus pound.

£E - Egyptian pound.

£F - Falkland Island pound

£G - Ghanaian pound, Gibraltar pound.

£Ir - Irish pound.

£L - Lebanese pound.

£M - Isle of Man - Manx pound (Isle of Man)

£N - Nigerian pound.

£NZ - New Zealand pound.

£W.A. - West African pound.

£WS - Western Samoa pound.

฿ - baht sign - Thailand.

¢ - cent.

₡ - colon sign - Costa Rica, El Salvador.

₢ - cruzeiro sign - Brazil.

$ - dollar.

₫ - dong sign - Vietnam.

₯ - drachma sign - Greece.

₠ - euro-currency sign - intended for ECU, but not widely used. Historical character, this is NOT the euro!

€ - Euro sign - currency sign for the Eurozone countries.

₣ - French franc sign - France.

¤ - generic currency sign.

¥ - Japanese yen.

₭ - kip sign - Laos.

₤ - lira sign - Italy, Turkey.

₥ - mill sign - USA (1/10 cent).

₦ - naira sign - Nigeria.

₪ - new sheqel sign - Israel.

₧ - peseta sign - Spain.

£ - Pound sterling, East African shilling.

៛ - riel sign - Khmer.

৲ - rupee mark - Bengal.

৳ - rupee sign - Bengal.

₨ - rupee sign - India.

₮ - tugrik sign - Mongolia (also transliterated as tugrug, tugric, tugrog, togrog).

₩ - won sign - Korea.

A - Argentine austral.

A f. - Aruban guilder.

Aden - (see South Arabia) Monetary unit: 1 East African shilling (£) = 100 cents.

ADP - Obsolete Andorran Peseta (replaced by Euro) ISO 4217 currency code.

AED - Active United Arab Emirates dirham ISO 4217 currency code.

Af - Afghanistan afghani and an Aruban florin.

AFA - Active Afghani ISO 4217 currency code.

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: Islamic State of Afghanistan. Monetary unit: 1 (old) afghani (Af) = 100 puls (puli). The afghani was redenominated on October 7, 2002; from this date 1,000 (old) afghanis equalled 1 (new) afghani. Current monetary unit: 1 (new) afghani (Af) = 100 puls (puli). The ISO 4217 currency code for the Afghani is AFA.

agorot - a coin of Israel the 100th part of a sheqel.

Albania - Official name: Republic of Albania. Monetary unit: 1 lek (L) (plural lekë) = 100 qindarka (qintars). The ISO 4217 currency code for the Albanian lek is ALL.

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. Current monetary unit: 1 Algerian dinar (DA) = 100 centimes. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Algerian Dinar is DZD.

ALL - Active Albanian lek ISO 4217 currency code.

A.M. - Azerbaijan manat

amani - A coin of Afghanistan.

AMD - Active Armenian Dram ISO 4217 currency code.

American Samoa - see Samoa, American

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 ISO 4217 obsolete currency code for the Andorran Peseta is ADP. The ISO 4217 obsolete currency code for the French Franc is FRF. 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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Euro is EUR.

ANG - Active Netherlands Antillian Guilder ISO 4217 currency code.

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. The ISO 4217 obsolete currency code for the Angolan New Kwanza is AON. The ISO 4217 obsolete currency code for the Angolan Kwanza Readjustado is AOR. Current Monetary unit: 1 refloated Kwanza = 100 lwei. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Angolan Kwanza is AOA.

Anguilla - Current Monetary unit:1 East Caribbean dollar(EC$) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the East Caribbean Dollar is XCD.

anna - a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan and India, the 16th part of a rupee.

Annobón - (became Equatorial Guinea) Monetary unit: Spanish peseta = 100 céntimos.

Antarctica - each Antarctica base uses the currency of its home country.

Antigua and Barbuda - Official name: Antigua and Barbuda. 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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the East Caribbean Dollar is XCD.

AOA - Active Angolan Kwanza ISO 4217 currency code.

AON - Obsolete Angolan New Kwanza (replaced by AOA) ISO 4217 currency code.

AOR - Obsolete Angolan Kwanza Readjustado (replaced by AOA) ISO 4217 currency code.

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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Argentine Peso is ARS.

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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Armenian Dram is AMD.

ARS - Active Argentine Peso ISO 4217 currency code.

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 guilder (a.k.a. Florin or gulden) (Af) = 100 cents (Introduced January 1, 1986 and replaced the [NA f.]). The ISO 4217 currency code for the Aruban Guilder is AWG.

at - a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.

ATS - Obsolete Austrian Schilling (replaced by Euro) ISO 4217 currency code.

AUD - Active Australian Dollar ISO 4217 currency code.

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 ($A) replaced the old Australian pound at a rate of 10 old to 1 new on February 14, 1966. Current Monetary unit: 1 Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Australian Dollar is AUD.

Austria - Official name: Republic of Austria. Monetary unit: 1 Schilling (S) = 100 Groschen. The ISO 4217 obsolete currency code for the Austrian Schilling is ATS. 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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Euro is EUR.

avos - a coin of Macau, the 100th part of a pataca, a former coin of Timor, the 100th part of a pataca.

AWG - Active Aruban Guilder ISO 4217 currency code.

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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Azerbaijani Manat is AZM.

AZM - Active Azerbaijani Manat ISO 4217 currency code.

B$ - Bahamian dollar, Brunei dollar.

$b - Bolivian peso.

B - Panama balboa, Thai baht or tical, Venezuela bolívar.

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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Bahamian Dollar is BSD.

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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Bahraini Dinar is BHD.

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.

BAM - Active Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Marks ISO 4217 currency code.

Bangladesh - (formerly East Pakistan) Official name: People's Republic of Bangladesh. Monetary unit: 1 Bangladesh taka (Tk) = 100 paisa. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Bangladesh Taka is BDT.

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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Barbados Dollar is BBD.

Basutoland - (see Lesotho) Monetary unit: South African rand (R) = 100 cents.

Bay Islands - Monetary unit: 1 Honduran lempira (L) = 100 centavos.

BBD - Active Barbados Dollar ISO 4217 currency code.

Bd$ - Bermuda dollar.

BD - Bahrain dinar.

BDS$ - Barbados dollar.

BDT - Active Bangladesh Taka ISO 4217 currency code.

BEC - Obsolete Belgian Franc (convertible) ISO 4217 currency code.

Bechuanaland - (see Botswana) Monetary unit: South African rand (R) = 100 cents.

BEF - Obsolete Belgian Franc (replaced by Euro) ISO 4217 currency code.

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) The ISO 4217 currency code for the Belarussian Ruble is BYR.

Belgium - Official name: Kingdom of Belgium. Monetary unit: 1 Belgian franc (BF) = 100 centimes. The ISO 4217 obsolete currency code for the Belgian Franc is BEF. 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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Euro is EUR.

Belize - Official name: Belize. (became Belize in 1973, formerly British Honduras) Monetary unit: 1 Beliz dollar (BZ$) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Belize Dollar is BZD.

Belorussia - old name for Belarus.

Benin - Official name: Republic of Benin. Monetary unit: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes. The ISO 4217 currency code for the CFA Franc BCEAO is XOF.

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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Bermuda Dollar is BMD.

BF - Belgian franc.

BGL - Obsolete Bulgarian Lev (before 1999-07-05) ISO 4217 currency code.

BGN - Active Bulgarian Lev (since 1999-07-05) ISO 4217 currency code.

BHD - Active Bahraini Dinar ISO 4217 currency code.

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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Bhutan Ngultrum is BTN.

BIF - Active Burundi Franc ISO 4217 currency code.

bipkwele - plural form of ekwele.

birr - a Monetary unit of Ethiopia, equal to 100 cents.

BMD - Active Bermuda Dollar ISO 4217 currency code.

BND - Active Brunei Dollar ISO 4217 currency code.

BOB - Active Bolivian Boliviano ISO 4217 currency code.

bolívar - a silver coin and Monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 céntimos.

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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Bolivian Boliviano is BOB.

boliviano - the paper money and Monetary unit of Bolivia, equal to 100 centavos.

Bonaire - Monetary unit: 1 Netherlands Antilles guilder (NAf.) [Gluden, guilder or florin] = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Netherlands Antillian Guilder is ANG.

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 (KM) = 100 fenning. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Marks is BAM. The euro also circulates as semiofficial legal tender.

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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Botswana Pula is BWP.

Bouvet Island - Monetary unit: 1 Norwegian krone (NKr) = 100 ?re. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Norwegian Krone Oro is NOK.

BOV - Active Bolivian Mvdol (Funds code) ISO 4217 currency code.

Br - Ethiopian birr.

Brazil - Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil. Monetary unit: 1 cruzeiro (Cr$) = 100 centavos, 1 cruzado (CR$) = 1,000 cruzeiros (Cr$ or ₢), introduced February 28, 1986, at a rate of 1 cruzado (CR$) = 1,000 old cruzeiros (Cr$ or ₢); 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 (R$) = 100 centavos. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Brazilian Real is BRL.

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 Indian Ocean Territory - Legal currency is the pound sterling, but the United States Dollar is mostly used. Monetary unit: 1 pound sterling (£) = 100 new pence. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Pound Sterling is GBP.

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.

BRL - Active Brazilian Real ISO 4217 currency code.

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. (a.k.a ringgit and sen) The ISO 4217 currency code for the Brunei Dollar is BND.

Bs - Bolivia boliviano, Venezuela bolívars (plural form).

BSD - Active Bahamian Dollar ISO 4217 currency code.

BTN - Active Bhutan Ngultrum ISO 4217 currency code.

Bulgaria - Official name: Republic of Bulgaria. Formerly Peoples Republic of Bulgaria, after democratic reforms in 1989 the name was changed to Republic of Bulgaria. The ISO 4217 obsolete currency code for the Bulgarian Lev is BGL. The lev was redenominated as of July 5, 1999 at a rate of 1,000 (old) lev = 1 (new) lev. Monetary unit: 1 lev (Lv) (leva) = 100 stotinki. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Bulgarian Lev is BGN.

Burkina Faso - Official name: Burkina Faso. Monetary unit: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes. The ISO 4217 currency code for the CFA Franc BCEAO is XOF.

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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Burundi Franc is BIF.

butut - a coin of Gambia, the 100th part of a dalasi.

BWI$ - British West Indian dollar.

BWP - Active Botswana Pula ISO 4217 currency code.

BYR - Active Belarussian Ruble ISO 4217 currency code.

BZ$ - Belize dollar.

BZD - Active Belize Dollar ISO 4217 currency code.

C, c - cent, cents.

C - Costa Rican colón, El Salvador colón, Ghanaian Cedi.

C$ - Nicaraguan córdoba or Nicaraguan córdoba oro.

CAD - Active Canadian Dollar ISO 4217 currency code.

Cambodia (Kampuchea) - Official name: Kingdom of Cambodia. Monetary unit: 1 new riel (CR) = 100 sen. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Cambodian Riel is KHR.

Cameroon - Official name: Republic of Cameroon. Monetary unit: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes. The ISO 4217 currency code for the CFA Franc BEAC is XAF.

Can$ - Canadian dollar

Canada - Official name: Canada. Monetary unit: 1 Canadian dollar (Can$) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Canadian Dollar is CAD.

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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Cape Verde Escudo is CVE.

Caroline Islands - (see Trust Territories) Monetary unit: U.S. dollar (U.S.$) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the United States Dollar is USD.

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$) = 100 cents. Cayman Island dollar replaced the Jamaica dollar in 1973. Current Monetary unit: Cayman Island dollar (CI$) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Cayman Islands Dollar is KYD.

CDF - Active Franc Congolais ISO 4217 currency code.

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 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.

centésimi - plural form of centésimo.

centésimo - 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, Côte 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, Réunion, 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.

céntimo - 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 Annobón, Equatorial Guinea, Fernando Po, Ifni, Río Muni, Spanish Equatorial Region and Spanish Sahara.

Central African Republic - Official name: Central African Republic. Monetary unit: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes. The ISO 4217 currency code for the CFA Franc BEAC is XAF.

Ceylon - (see Sri Lanka) Monetary unit: rupee = 100 cents.

CF - Comorian franc.

CFA - Communauté Financiére Africaine.

CFA Franc - The CFA Franc is the common currency of 14 African countries which are members of the Franc Zone, namely Benin, Burkina, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo which form the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), whose common central bank is the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO); Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Chad which form the Central Africa Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC), whose common central bank is the Bank of Central African States (BEAC). The CFA Franc was created on December 26, 1945 with a value of 1.7 French franc, the day when France ratified the Bretton Woods agreement and made its first declaration of parity to the IMF. It became worth two French francs upon France's devaluation of October 17, 1948. With the introduction of the French new franc on January 1, 1960, the CFA franc became worth 0.02 of a new franc (the latter being equivalent to 100 old French francs). On January 12, 1994 the CFA franc was devalued to .01 French franc, so that since the creation of the new European currency on January 1, 1999 it has been worth .00152449 euro. One euro is therefore equivalent to 655.957 CFA francs. At that time, it was standing for Franc des Colonies Françaises d'Afrique (Franc of the French Colonies of Africa). In 1958, it becomes Franc de la Communauté Fran?aise d'Afrique (Franc of the French Community of Africa). Nowaday, the denomination CFA Franc means franc de la Communauté Financière d'Afrique (franc of the African Financial Community) for WAEMU member States, and franc de la Coopération Financière en Afrique Centrale (franc of Financial Cooperation in Central Africa) for countries belonging to the BEAC area.

CFAF - Communauté Financiére Africaine franc.

CFPF - Franc de la Comptoirs Française du Pacifique.

Ch$ - Chilean peso.

Chad - Official name: Republic of Chad. Monetary unit: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes. The ISO 4217 currency code for the CFA Franc BEAC is XAF.

chetrum - a coin of Bhutan, the 100th part of a ngultrum.

CHF - Active Swiss franc ISO 4217 currency code.

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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Chilean Peso is CLP.

China - Official name: People's Republic of China. Monetary unit: 1 Renminbi (Yuan) (Y) = 10 jiao = 100 fen. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Yuan Renminbi is CNY.

chon - coin of South Korea the 100th part of a won.

Christmas Island - Monetary unit: Australian pound (£A).

CI$ - Cayman Island dollar.

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.

CLF - Active Chilean Unidades de fomento (Funds code) ISO 4217 currency code.

CLP - Active Chilean Peso ISO 4217 currency code.

CNY - Active Yuan Renminbi ISO 4217 currency code.

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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Colombian Peso is COP.

colón - 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 céntimos.

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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Comoro Franc is KMF.

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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the CFA Franc BEAC is XAF.

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 Zaïre (NZ) replaced the (old) Zaïre (Z) at a rate of 3,000,000 (old) zaïres to 1 NZ on October 22, 1993. , the Congolese franc (FC) replaced the new Zaïre (NZ) at a rate of 1 FC to 100,000 NZ on July 1, 1998. Both zaïres ceased to be legal tender on June 30, 1999. Monetary unit: Congolese franc (FC). The ISO 4217 currency code for the Franc Congolais is CDF.

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. Zaïre (Z) replaced the Congolese franc (FC) in 1967. 1 zaïre (Z) = 100 makuta (singular likuta) = 10,000 sengi.

Cook Islands - Monetary unit: 1 New Zealand dollar ($NZ) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the New Zealand Dollar Oro is NZD.

COP - Active Colombian Peso ISO 4217 currency code.

córdoba - a former silver coin and Monetary unit of Nicaragua, equal to 100 centavos.

córdoba oro - a Monetary unit of Nicaragua , equal to 100 centavos.

Costa Rica - Official name: Republic of Costa Rica. Monetary unit: 1 Costa Rican colón (₡) = 100 céntimos. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Costa Rican Colón is CRC.

Côte d'Ivoire - Official name: Republic of Côte d'Ivoire. Monetary unit: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes. The ISO 4217 currency code for the CFA Franc BCEAO is XOF.

coupon - interim currency of Georgia until the economic situation has stabilized.

CR - Cambodia new riel

CR$ - Brazil cruzado.

Cr$ - Brazil cruzeiro.

CRC - Active Costa Rican Colón ISO 4217 currency code.

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 (Hrk, .plural kune) = 100 lipa. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Croatian Kuna is HRK.

crown - a former silver coin of the United Kingdom equal to five shillings, Monetary unit of Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden; a króna 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.

CSD - Active Serbian Dinar ISO 4217 currency code.

CSK - Obsolete Czechoslovakia Koruna ISO 4217 currency code.

Cuba - Official name: Republic of Cuba. Monetary unit: 1 Cuban peso (CUP or CU$) = 100 centavos. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Cuban Peso is CUP.

CU$ - Cuban peso.

CUP - Active Cuban Peso ISO 4217 currency code.

Curacao - Monetary unit: 1 Netherlands Antilles guilder (NAf.) [Gluden, guilder or florin] = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Netherlands Antillian Guilder is ANG.

CVE - Active Cape Verde Escudo ISO 4217 currency code.

C.V.Esc - Cape Verde escudo.

CYP - Active Cyprus Pound ISO 4217 currency code.

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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Cyprus Pound is CYP.

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. The ISO 4217 obsolete currency code for the Czechoslovakia Koruna is CSK. Became the Czech Republic and Slovakia on January 1, 1993.

Czech Republic - (Czechoslovak Federal Republic) Official name: Ceská 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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Czech Koruna is CZK.

CZK - Active Czech Koruna ISO 4217 currency code.

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 - São Tomé and Príncipe dobra.

DDM - Obsolete Mark der DDR (East Germany) ISO 4217 currency code.

DEM - Obsolete Deutsche Mark (replaced by Euro) ISO 4217 currency code.

Denar - a Monetary unit of Macedonia, 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 øre. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Danish Krone is DKK.

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, Macedonia 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.

dix - French for 10.

DJF - Active Djibouti Franc ISO 4217 currency code.

Djibouti - Official name: Republic of Djibouti. Achieved independence in 1977. Monetary unit: 1 Djibouti franc (DF) = 100 centimes. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Djibouti Franc is DJF.

DKK - Active Danish Krone ISO 4217 currency code.

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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the East Caribbean Dollar is XCD.

Dominican Republic - Official name: Dominican Republic. Monetary unit: 1 Dominican Republic peso (RD$) = 100 centavos. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Dominican Peso is DOP.

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.

DOP - Active Dominican Peso ISO 4217 currency code.

double eagle - a gold coin of the U.S., issued from 1849 - 1933, equal to 2 eagles or 20 dollars.

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.

Dronning Maud Land - Monetary unit: 1 Norwegian krone (NKr) = 100 øre. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Norwegian Krone Oro is NOK.

Dsd - Sudanese dinar.

DZD - Active Algerian Dinar ISO 4217 currency code.

E - Swaziland lilangeni (plural emalangeni).

eagle - a gold coin of the U.S., issued until 1933, equal to 10 dollars.

East Caribbean dollar - is the currency of eight political units in the Caribbean Sea. Six of these are independent states, namely Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica,Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines. Two are UK overseas territories, namely Anguilla and Montserrat. The East Caribbean dollar is issued by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank based in St Kitts and Nevis. The bank was established by an agreement (the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Agreement) signed at Port-of-Spain on July 5, 1983, as successor to the Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority. The currency is a successor to the West Indies dollar used by the West Indies Federation. The ISO 4217 currency code for the East Caribbean dollar is XCD.

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.

East Timor - Monetary unit: 1 Indonesian rupiah (Rp) = 100 sen. U.S. dollar replaced the Indonesian rupiah. Minor currency coins were introduced in November 2003 at par with U.S. coins, the U.S. dollar is the official currency. Current Monetary unit: 1 U.S. dollar ($) = 100 centavos (100 cents). The ISO 4217 currency code for the United States Dollar is USD.

EC$ - East Caribbean dollar.

ECS - Obsolete Ecuador Sucre (replaced by USD) ISO 4217 currency code.

Ecuador - Official name: Republic of Ecuador. Monetary unit: 1 Sucre (S/.) = 100 centavos. The ISO 4217 obsolete currency code for the Ecuador Sucre is ECS. 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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the United States Dollar is USD.

Egypt - Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt. Monetary unit: 1 Egyptian pound (£E) = 100 piastres = 1,000 milliémes. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Egyptian Pound is EGP.

EEK - Active Estonian Kroon ISO 4217 currency code.

EGP - Active Egyptian Pound ISO 4217 currency code.

EK - Equatorial Guinea Ekwele.

ekwele - (plural bipkwele) a former Monetary unit of Equatorial Guinea, equal to 100 céntimos.

El Salvador - Official name: Republic of El Salvador. Monetary unit: 1 colón (₡) = 100 centavos. The ISO 4217 currency code for the El Salvador Colón Dobra is SVC. The U.S. dollar was legal tender from January 1, 2001 (along with the colón) at a pegged rate of 1 U.S. dollar = ₡8.75; the colón was hardly used by mid 2004. Current Monetary unit: 1 U.S. dollar ($) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the United States Dollar is USD.

emalangeni - plural form of lilangeni.

ERN - Active Eritrean Nakfa ISO 4217 currency code.

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 São Tomé and Príncipe. 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 céntimos. 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 céntimos. 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%. The ISO 4217 currency code for the CFA Franc BEAC is XAF.

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: Nakfa (Nfa) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Eritrean Nakfa is ERN.

Esc - Portugese escudo.

ESP - Obsolete Spanish Peseta (replaced by Euro) ISO 4217 currency code.

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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Estonian Kroon is EEK.

ETB - Active Ethiopian Birr ISO 4217 currency code.

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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Ethiopian Birr is ETB.

EUR - Active Euro ISO 4217 currency code.

Euro - Monetary unit adopted by 11 European Union (EU) countries on 1 Jan. 1999 - Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, 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 four other members of the EU Denmark, Greece, Sweden and the U.K. were not adopting the euro, at least for the time being. The euro is scheduled to go into full circulation by the middle of 2002. Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City also use the euro. On January 1, 2002 Greece adopted the Euro. Euro coins have one common side and one national side. They can be used anywhere within the euro area, regardless of the country of issue. There are coins in denominations of €2, €1, 50 cent, 20 cent, 10 cent, 5 cent, 2 cent and 1 cent. There are 100 cent to €1.
There are three clear steps in the changeover to euro:
- Spring 1998 - December 31, 1998: The ECB was set up.
- January 1999 The transition period (January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2001): The euro is the legal currency in the euro zone. Conversion rates between the euro and the old national currencies were legally fixed on January 1, 1999. The ECB is responsible for setting one interest rate for the euro zone.
- The "dual circulation" period (January 1, 2002 - June 30, 2002): Euro banknotes and coins will be introduced in the euro zone on January 1, 2002. Between January 1, 2002 and June 30, 2002, both euro notes and coins and the old national currency notes and coins will be in use. (This will help everyone get used to the euro.) By June 30, 2002, old national banknotes and coins will be withdrawn from circulation. They will be able to be exchanged at banks for euro according to national arrangements.

F, f - franc, francs.

F - French franc, French (metropolitan) franc.

f. - Netherlands guilder.

F£ - Fiji pound.

F$ - Fiji dollar.

Faeroe Islands (Føroyar) - Monetary unit: Danish Krone = 100 øre. Faeroe krone at par with Danish krone (1975). 1 Faeroese krone (FKr) = 100 øre. Banknotes used are Faroese or Danish; coins are Danish. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Danish Krone is DKK.

Falkland Islands - Monetary unit: Sterling with local notes, Falkland Island pound (£F) = 100 pence. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Falkland Islands Pound is FKP.

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 céntimos.

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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Fiji Dollar is FJD.

fillér - 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 penniä. The ISO 4217 obsolete currency code for the Finnish Markka is FIM. 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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Euro is EUR.

finmark - the markka of Finland, also finnmark.

FIM - Obsolete Finnish Markka (replaced by replaced by Euro) ISO 4217 currency code.

FJD - Active Fiji Dollar ISO 4217 currency code.

FKP - Active Falkland Islands Pound ISO 4217 currency code.

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 fillér.

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, Côte d'Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast), Dahomey, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo and the former Monetary unit of Comoros, Mauritania, Réunion, 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 (₣) = 100 centimes (which = 100 old francs). The ISO 4217 obsolete currency code for the French Franc is FRF. 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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Euro is EUR.

French Guiana - Official name: Department of French Guiana. Monetary unit: 1 franc (₣) = 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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Euro is EUR.

French Polynesia - Official name: Territory of French Polynesia. Monetary unit: 1 Franc de la Comptoirs Française 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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Euro is EUR.

FRF - Obsolete French Franc (replaced by Euro) ISO 4217 currency code.

Ft - Hungarian forint.