pa'anga - a Monetary unit of Tonga, equal to 100 seniti.

PAB - Active Panama Balboa ISO 4217 currency code.

paisa - money of account of India, Nepal and Pakistan, the 100th part of a rupee (also see naya paisa), money of account of Bangladesh the 100th part of a taka. A former coin of Bhutan, Qatar and Sikkim the 100th part of a rupee.

Pakistan - Official name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Monetary unit: 1 Pakistan Rupee (PRs) = 100 paisa. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Pakistan Rupee is PKR.

Palau - Official name: Republic of Palau. Monetary unit: 1 U.S. dollar (U.S.$) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the United States Dollar is USD.

Panama - Official name: Republic of Panama. Monetary unit: 1 balboa (B) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Panama Balboa Oro is PAB.

Papua - (see Papua New Guinea) - Monetary unit: Australian pound (£A), Australian dollar ($A) replaced the old Australian pound at a rate of 10 old to 1 new on 2/14/66. 1 Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents.

Papua New Guinea - Official name: Independent State of Papua New Guinea. Monetary unit: Australian dollar = 100 cents. Papua New Guinea kina (K) replaced the Australian dollar at par on April 19, 1975. Current Monetary unit: 1 Papua New Guinea kina (K) = 100 toea. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Papua New Guinea Kina is PGK.

para - a coin of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the 100th part of a Bosnian dinar.

paras - a coin of Yugoslavia and a former coin of Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the 100th part of a Yugoslav dinar.

pataca - a silver coin and Monetary unit of Macao, equal to 100 avos.

Paraguay - Official name: Republic of Paraguay. Monetary unit: 1 Paraguayan Guaraní (G) = 100 céntimos. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Paraguay Guaraní is PYG.

PEN - Active Peruvian Nuevo Sol ISO 4217 currency code.

pence - British a plural of penny used when the number of pennies is indicated.

penni - (plural penniä, pinnis) a copper coin of Finland, the 100th part of a markka.

penny - bronze coin of the U.S. the 100th part of a dollar, one cent, bronze coin of the U.K. the 12th part of a shilling use phased out in 1971 (also see new penny), bronze coin of Canada the 100th part of a dollar, the 12th part of a shilling formerly used in various nations and territories.

Persia - (see Iran) Monetary unit: 1 rial (Rls) = 100 dinars.

Peru - Official name: Republic of Peru. Monetary unit: 1 Peruvian sol (S/.) = 100 centavos; 1 Inti (I/.) = 100 céntimos = 1000 soles (S/.) (Inti effective January 1, 1986). A new currency the nuevo sol introduced in January 1991 replacing the Inti at the rate of one million Intis for one nuevo sol. It was in effect from August 1, 1991, when new bills and coins became available. Current Monetary unit: 1 nuevo sol (S/.) = 100 céntimos. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Peruvian Nuevo Sol is PEN.

peseta - a bronze coin and Monetary unit of Andorra and Spain and a former Monetary unit of the former Spanish territories of Annobón, Equatorial Guinea, Fernando Po, Ifni, Río Muni, Spanish Equatorial Region and Spanish Sahara equal to 100 céntimos. A former silver coin of Spain and Spanish America equal to two reals; pistareen.

pesewas - a coin of Ghana, the 100th part of a cedi.

peso - silver and copper coin and Monetary unit of Mexico equal to 100 centavos; a silver coin and Monetary unit of Cuba equal to 100 centavos; Monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, The Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau and Uruguay and the former Monetary unit of Argentina and Bolivia. A paper money and Monetary unit of the Philippines equal to 100 centavos. A former silver coin of Spain and Spanish America equal to eight reals, dollar, piece of eight, piaster.

peso boliviano - a former paper money and Monetary unit of Bolivia equal to 100 centavos.

pf - pfennig, proof.

pfennig - a copper nickel coin of West Germany, the 100th part of a Deutsche mark, a minor coin of East Germany, 100th of ostmark.

pfg - pfennig.

PG - Guinea-Bissau peso.

PGK - Active Papua New Guinea Kina ISO 4217 currency code.

Philippines - Official name: Republic of the Philippines. Monetary unit: 1 Philippine peso (P) = 100 centavos. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Philippine peso is PHP.

PHP - Active Philippine peso ISO 4217 currency code.

pias - piaster

piaster - the 100th part of the pound of , Sudan, Syria, or the Arab Republic of Egypt; a paper money and Monetary unit of Vietnam equal to 100 cents, the former peso, or dollar of Spain and Spanish America, also piastre.

piastres - a coin of Egypt, the 100th part of an Egyptian pound. A coin of Lebanon the 100th part of a Lebanese pound. A coin of Libya, the 100th part of a Libyan pound. A coin of The Sudan, the 100th part of a Sudanese pound. A coin of Syria, the 100th part of a Syrian pound.

pice - a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna. Also known as a paisa.

piece of eight - peso.

pistareen - peseta.

piso - peso.

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

PKR - Active Pakistan Rupee ISO 4217 currency code.

PLN - Active Polish Zloty ISO 4217 currency code.

PLZ - Obsolete Polish Zloty (replaced by PLN) ISO 4217 currency code.

Poland - Official name: Republic of Poland. Monetary unit: 1 Zloty (Zl) = 100 groszy. The ISO 4217 obsolete currency code for the Polish Zloty is PLZ (replaced by PLN). On Jan. 1 1995, the zloty was redenominated at a rate of 10,000 old zloty to 1 new zloty. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Polish Zloty is PLN.

Portugal - Official name: Portuguese Republic. Monetary unit: 1 escudo (Esc) = 100 centavos. The ISO 4217 obsolete currency code for the Portuguese Escudo is PTE. The Euro was launched on January 1, 1999 and became the sole legal tender on January 1, 2002. The fixed rate of exchange is 200.482 escudo to 1 Euro. Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro (€) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Euro is EUR.

Portuguese Guinea - (see Guinea-Bissau) Monetary unit: Portuguese overseas escudo. The Guinea escudo replaced the Portuguese overseas escudo at par in 1968.

pound - symbol £, also called pound sterling a paper money and Monetary unit of the U.K. equal to 20 shillings or 240 pence prior to February 1971 and after that date consisting of 100 new pence. The Monetary units of various countries such as Republic of Cyprus, Egypt, Falkland Island, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Lebanon, Saint Helena and Syria. The pound is the former Monetary unit of Australia, Bahamas, Bermuda, British Solomon Islands, British Virgin Island, Cayman Island, Republic of Cyprus, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Isle of Man, Israel, Jamaica, Libya, Malawi, Malta, Nauru, New Guinea, New Hebrides, New Zealand, Nigeria, Nysasland, Papua, Rhodesia, Rhodesia Northern, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Solomon Island, Sudan, Tonga, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Island, Western Samoa and Zambia.

PRs - Pakistan Rupee.

prutoth - a former coin of Israel, the 1000th part of an Israeli pound.

Ps - Argentina peso.

pta - Spanish peseta.

Ptas - Spanish pesetas (plural form).

PTE - Obsolete Portuguese Escudo (replaced by Euro) ISO 4217 currency code.

Puerto Rico - Official name: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Monetary unit: 1 U.S. dollar (U.S.$) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the United States Dollar is USD.

pul - a copper coin of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.

pula - a Monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe.

puls - plural form of pul.

pya - a copper coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.

pyas - plural form of pya.

PYG - Active Paraguay Guarani ISO 4217 currency code.

QAR - Active Qatari Rial ISO 4217 currency code.

Qatar - Official name: State of Qatar. Monetary unit: Indian rupee = 100 paise. Persian Gulf rupee replaced the Indian rupee. The Saudi Arabian riyal replaced the Persian Gulf rupee in 1966, Saudi Arabian riyal = 100 halalah. The Qatar/Dubai riyal replaced the Saudi Arabian riyal in 1967. The Qatar riyal replaced the Qatar/Dubai riyal at par on May 20, 1973. Current Monetary unit: 1 riyal (QR) = 100 dirhams. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Qatari Riyal is QAR.

qindarka - a coin of Albania, the 100th part of a lek

qintars - a coin of Albania, the 100th part of a lek

quarter - one forth of a U.S. or Canadian dollar equivalent to 25 cents.

quetzal - a paper money and Monetary unit of Guatemala, equal to 100 centavos.

quinientos - Spanish for 500.

qursh - A coin of Saudi Arabia, the fifth part of a riyal. 20 qursh = 1 Riyal. 1 qursh equals 5 halalah.

QR - Qatar riyal

R - South African rand.

rand - the Monetary unit of Botswana, Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Ciskei, Lesotho South Africa, Transkei and Venda equal to 100 cents. A former Monetary unit of Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South West Africa/Namibia, Swaziland, equal to 100 cents.

rappen - part of the Swiss currency more commonly known as centimes.

RD$ - Dominican peso.

Re - Indian rupee.

real - plural reals. A former silver coin of Spain and Spanish America, the eighth part of a peso.

reichsmark - plural mark, marks. the Monetary unit of Germany between 1924 and 1948.

Renminbi - a Monetary unit of China, equal to 10 jiao or 100 fen.

Réunion - Official name: Department of Réunion. Monetary unit: CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes. The French (metropolitan) franc replaced the CFA franc in 1976. 1 franc (F) = 100 centimes. Monetary unit: 1 French franc (F) = 100 centimes. 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.

Republic of China - See Taiwan (Formosa).

RF - Rwanda franc.

Rf - Maldivian Rufiyaa.

Rhodesia - (see Zimbabwe-Rhodesia) Monetary unit: Rhodesian pound at par with pound sterling. Rhodesian dollar replaced the pound at a rate of 1 Rhodesian dollar = 10 shillings on February 17, 1970. Rhodesian dollar = 100 cents.

Rhodesia Northern - (see Zambia) Monetary unit: Rhodesian pound at par with pound sterling.

rial - a silver or cupronickel coin and Monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.

riel - a money of Cambodia equal to 100 sen.

rin - a money of account of Japan, one tenth of a sen; removed from circulation in 1954.

ringgit - a Monetary unit of Malaysia, equal to 100 sen.

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

riyal - (also see rial) the Monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, equal to 20 qursh.

Rls - Iranian rial.

RM - Malaysian ringgit or dollar

RO - rial Omani.

ROL - Active Romanian Leu ISO 4217 currency code.

Romania - Official name: Romania. Monetary unit: 1 Romanian leu (plural lei) = 100 bani. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Romanian Leu is ROL.

Rome - Monetary unit: aureus (plural aurei). A gold coin used from the reign Caesar to Constantine. Denarius (plural denarii). A Silver coin first issued in the latter part of the 3rd century B. C.

rouble - ruble.

Roumania - (see Romania) Monetary unit: 1 Romanian leu (plural lei) = 100 bani.

Rp - Indonesian rupiah.

Rs - Indian rupees.

Ruanda-Urundi - (see Rwanda and see Burundi) Monetary unit: franc at par with Belgian franc.

RUB - Active Russian Ruble ISO 4217 currency code.

rubel - the Monetary unit of Belarus.

ruble - A silver coin and Monetary unit of the former Soviet Union, equal to 100 kopecks. A Monetary unit of Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The ruble was also the former Monetary unit of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia Moldova, Lithuania, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Also rouble.

Rufiyaa - a Monetary unit of Maldives, equal to 100 laari.

rupee - A nickel coin and Monetary unit of India equal to 100 paisa (naye paise), a nickel coin and Monetary unit of Pakistan equal to 100 pice, a paper money and Monetary unit of Ceylon (and former Monetary unit of Sri Lanka) equal to 100 cents. A Monetary unit of Mauritius and Seychelles, equal to 100 cents. A Monetary unit of Nepal and a former Monetary unit of Bhutan, Qatar and Sikkim, equal to 100 paisa. A former Monetary unit of Maldives, equal to 100 laari. A former Monetary unit of Bahrain, Muscat and Oman and the Trucial States, equal to 100 naye paise.

rupiah - a paper money and Monetary unit of Indonesia, equal to 100 sen.

RUR - Active Russian Ruble ISO 4217 currency code.

Russia - Official name: Russian Federation. (Part of the former Soviet Union) On January 1, 1998, a (new) ruble was introduced; 1 (new) ruble is equivalent to 1,000 (old) rubles. Monetary unit: 1 ruble (Rub) = 100 kopecks. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Russian Ruble is RUB and the old Rube was RUR.

Rwanda - Official name: Republic of Rwanda. Monetary unit: Franc at par with Belgian franc. Rwanda-Burundi franc replaced the old franc in 1964. Rwanda franc (RF) replaced the Rwanda-Burundi franc in 1965. Current Monetary unit: 1 Rwanda franc (RF) = 100 centimes. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Rwanda Franc is RWF.

RWF - Active Rwanda Franc ISO 4217 currency code.

Ryukyu Islands - Monetary unit: U.S. dollar = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the United States Dollar is USD.

S$ - Singapore dollar.

S/. - Ecuadorian Sucre, Peruvian sol.

Saba - 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.

Saint Barthelemy - Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro (€) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Euro is EUR.

Saint Christopher and Nevis - (see Saint Kitts and Nevis.) Monetary unit: 1 British West Indian dollar (BWI$) = 100 cents, (EC$ replaced BWI$ in 1966). 1 East Caribbean dollar (EC$) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the East Caribbean Dollar is XCD.

Saint Croix, USVI - Monetary unit: 1 U.S. dollar (U.S.$) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the United States Dollar is USD.

Saint Helena - Monetary unit: Saint Helenian Pound = 100 new pence. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Saint Helenian Pound is SHP.

Saint John, USVI - Monetary unit: 1 U.S. dollar (U.S.$) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the United States Dollar is USD.

Saint Kitts and Nevis - Official name: Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Monetary unit: 1 East Caribbean dollar (EC$) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the East Caribbean Dollar is XCD.

Saint Lucia - Official name: Saint Lucia. 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.

Saint Martin, FWI - Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro (€) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Euro is EUR.

Saint Pierre and Miquelon - (French overseas territory near Newfoundland, Canada) Monetary unit: 1 CFA franc = 100 centimes. French (metropolitan) franc replaced the CFA franc in 1976.

Saint Thomas, USVI - Monetary unit: 1 U.S. dollar (U.S.$) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the United States Dollar is USD.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Official name: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. 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.

Samoa - (also see Western Samoa) Official name: Independent States of Samoa. Monetary unit: New Zealand pound (£NZ). In July 1997 the Legislative Assembly approved the removal of the word "Western" from the countries name. The name will be officially known as Samoa as soon as the Head of State signs the amendment. The symbol of the monetary unit was changed from WS$ to SA$ as of July 1997. Current Monetary unit: 1 tala (SA$ plural tala) = 100 sene. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Samoa Tala is WST.

Samoa, American - Monetary unit: U.S. dollar = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the United States Dollar is USD.

santimi - money of account of Latvia, the 10th part of a lats.

San Marino - Official name: Republic of San Marino. Monetary unit: 1 Italian lira (Lit; plural lire) = 100 centésimi. The ISO 4217 obsolete currency code for the Italian Lira is ITL. The Euro was launched on January 1, 1999 and became the sole legal tender on January 1, 2002. The fixed rate of exchange is 1936.27 lira to 1 Euro. Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro (€) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Euro is EUR.

São Tomé and Príncipe - Official name: Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. Became independent on July 12, 1975. Monetary unit: Portuguese overseas escudo. The Guinea escudo replaced the Portuguese overseas escudo in 1968. The Guinea-Bissau escudo replaced the Guinea escudo in 1975. The São Tomé and Príncipe escudo replaced the Guinea-Bissau escudo in 1977. The dobra replaced the São Tomé and Príncipe escudo at par on September 1977. Current Monetary unit: 1 dobra (Db) = 100 cêntimos. The ISO 4217 currency code for the São Tomé and Príncipe Dobra is STD.

SAR - Active Saudi Riyal ISO 4217 currency code.

satang - money of account of Thailand, the 100th part of a baht. Also see stangs.

Saudi Arabia - Official name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Monetary unit: 1 Saudi riyal (SRis) = 100 halalah. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Saudi Riyal is SAR.

SBD - Active Solomon Islands Dollar ISO 4217 currency code.

schilling - a copper and aluminum coin and Monetary unit of Austria, equal to 100 groschen.

SCR - Active Seychelles Rupee ISO 4217 currency code.

SDD - Active Sudanese Dinar ISO 4217 currency code.

SEK - Active Swedish Krona ISO 4217 currency code.

sen - money of account of Japan the 100th part of the yen, equal to 10 rin, money of account of Cambodia the 100th part of a riel, an aluminum coin of Indonesia the 100th part of a rupiah; cent.

sene - a coin of Samoa (formerly Western Samoa), the 100th part of a tala.

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

sengi - a coin of the Republic of the Congo and Zaire, the 10,000th part of a zaïre.

seniti - a coin of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.

senti - money of account of Estonia the 100th part of a kroon.

sentimo - centavo.

Serbia and Montenegro - Official name: Serbia and Montenegro. Replaced Yugoslavia per effective date of new constitution (February 4, 3003). The Serbian dinar replaced the Yugoslav new dinar on February 4, 2003 at a rate of 1 to 1. Monetary unit: 1 Serbian dinar = 100 paras.

Seychelles - Official name: Republic of Seychelles. Monetary unit: 1 Seychelles rupee (SR) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Seychelles Rupee is SCR.

Sf - Suriname guilder.

SGD - Active Singapore Dollar ISO 4217 currency code.

shekel - ancient silver coin of the Hebrews.

sheqel - a Monetary unit of Israel, equal to 100 agorot.

shilling - cupronickel coin of the U.K., the 20th part of a pound equal to 12 pence use phased out in 1971. The Monetary unit of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda. A former fractional currency of various other nations and territories such as Aden, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Nigeria New Zealand, Rhodesia, the Federation of Southern Arabia, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Uganda and Zanzibar.

Shilling mark - (formerly) a virgule, as used as a divider between shilling and pence: one reads 2/6 as "two shillings and sixpence" or "two and six."

SHP - Active Saint Helena Pound ISO 4217 currency code.

SI$ - Solomon Islands dollar.

Sierra Leone - Official name: Republic of Sierra Leone. Monetary unit: West African pound (£W.A.). Leone replaced the West African pound on August 4, 1964. Current Monetary unit: 1 leone (Le) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Sierra Leonean Leone is SLL.

Sikkim - (see India) formal union with India in 1975. Monetary unit: 1 rupee = 100 paise.

Singapore - Official name: Republic of Singapore. Monetary unit: 1 Malayan dollar (M$) = 100 cents. The Singapore dollar replaced the Malayan dollar on June 12, 1967. Current Monetary unit: 1 Singapore dollar (S$) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Singapore Dollar is SGD.

Sint Eustatius - 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.

Sint Maarten, Dutch Caribbean - 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.

SIT - Active Slovene Tolar ISO 4217 currency code.

SKK - Active Slovak Koruna ISO 4217 currency code.

SKr - Swedish krona.

SLL - Active Sierra Leonean Leone ISO 4217 currency code.

Slovakia - Official name: Slovak Republic. (Part of former Czechoslovakia) The Slovak koruna 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, 1993 between the Czech and Slovak republics, an interim currency, the clearing koruna (XCS) Was introduced. Monetary unit: 1 Slovak koruna (Sk) = 100 halura. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Slovak Koruna is SKK.

Slovenia - Official name: Republic of Slovenia. (Part of former Yugoslavia) Monetary unit: 1 Slovene tolar (SIT; plural tolarji) = 100 stotin. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Slovene Tolar is SIT.

SLRs - Sri Lanka rupee.

sol - a former coin and money of account of France, the 20th part of a livre; discontinued in 1794. A bronze coin and former Monetary unit of Peru, equal to 100 centavos.

Solomon Islands - Official name: Solomon Islands. Became independent on July 7, 1978. Monetary unit: Australian pound (£A), Australian dollar ($A) replaced the old Australian pound at a rate of 10 old to 1 new on February 14, 1966. 1 Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents. Solomon Islands dollar at par with Australian dollar in 1978. Solomon Islands dollar replaced the Australian dollar in 1979. Current Monetary unit: 1 Solomon Islands dollar (SI$) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Solomon Islands Dollar is SBD.

som - a Monetary unit of Kyrgyzstan, equal to 100 tyiyn.

Somali - see Somalia.

Somalia - Official name: Somalia. Monetary unit: 1 Somali (or Somalo) shilling (So.Sh.) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Somali Shilling is SOS.

Somaliland, French - (see Djibouti) Monetary unit: Djibouti franc (DF) = 100 centimes.

So.Sh. - Somali (or Somalo) shilling.

SOS - Active Somali Shilling ISO 4217 currency code.

South Africa - Official name: Republic of South Africa. Monetary unit: 1 rand (R) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the South African Rand is ZAR.

South Arabia, Federation of - (see Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of) Monetary unit: East African shilling (£) = 100 cents. South Arabian dinar replaced the East African shilling (£) in 1965.

South West Africa /Namibia - (see Namibia) Monetary unit: 1 South African rand (R) = 100 cents.

Southern Yemen, Peoples Republic of - (see Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of) Monetary unit: South Arabian dinar. The Yemeni dinar replaced the South Arabian dinar sometime in 1967 or 68.

sovereign - a gold coin of the United Kingdom, equal to one pound sterling; went out of circulation in 1914.

Spain - Official name: Kingdom of Spain. Monetary unit: 1 peseta (₧) (Pta plural Ptas) = 100 céntimos. The ISO 4217 obsolete currency code for the Spanish Peseta is ESP. The Euro was launched on January 1, 1999 and became the sole legal tender on January 1, 2002. The fixed rate of exchange is 166.386 peseta to 1 Euro. Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro (€) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Euro is EUR.

Spanish Equatorial region (Río Muni and Fernando Po) - (see Equatorial Guinea) Monetary unit: Spanish peseta = 100 céntimos. The Euro was launched on January 1, 1999 and became the sole legal tender on January 1, 2002. The fixed rate of exchange is 166.386 peseta to 1 Euro. Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro (€) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Euro is EUR.

Spanish Sahara - Monetary unit: Spanish peseta = 100 céntimos. The territory was reintegrated into Morocco and Mauritania.

SR - Seychelles rupee.

SRG - Active Suriname Guilder ISO 4217 currency code.

Sri Lanka - (Ceylon) Official name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Monetary unit: 1 Sri Lanka rupee (SLRs) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Sri Lanka Rupee is LKR.

SRis - Saudi riyal.

stangs - A coin of Thailand, the 100th part of a Thai baht or tical.

STD - Active So Tom and Principe Dobra ISO 4217 currency code.

stotin - Money of account of Sovenia, the 100th part of a Slovene tolar (SIT).

stotinka - A minor coin of Bulgaria, the 100th part of a lev.

stotinki - Plural form of stotinka

Sucre - A cupronickel coin and Monetary unit of Ecuador, equal to 100 centavos.

Sudan, The - Official name: Republic of The Sudan. Monetary unit: 1 Sudanese pound (LSd) = 100 piastres. A new currency, the Sudanese dinar introduced on May 18, 1992, at a value equal to 10 Sudanese pounds (LSd), officially replaced the Sudanese Pound on March 1, 1999. Current Monetary unit: 1 Sudanese dinar (Sd). The ISO 4217 currency code for the Sudanese Dinar is SDD.

super dinar - New Monetary unit of Yugoslavia, the new dinar (second), or "super dinar."

SUR - Obsolete Soviet Union Rouble ISO 4217 currency code.

Surinam - (see Suriname) - Monetary unit: Surinam gulden or guilder or florin = 100 cents. Suriname guilder (Sf) replaced the Surinam gulden or guilder or florin in 1977. 1 Suriname guilder (Sf) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Suriname Guilder is SRG. The Suriname dollar (SRD) replaced the Suriname guilder (Sf) on January 1, 2004, at a rate of 1 SRD = Sf1,000. Current Monetary unit: Suriname dollar (SRD) = 100 cents.

Suriname - Official name: Republic of Suriname. Monetary unit: 1 Suriname guilder (Sf) = 100 cents.

sum - a Monetary unit of Uzbekistan.

summy - plural form of sum.

SVC - Active El Salvador Colón ISO 4217 currency code.

Sw F - Swiss franc.

Swaziland - Official name: Kingdom of Swaziland. Monetary unit: 1 lilangeni (plural emalangeni) (E) = 100 cents. The lilangeniis at par with the South African rand. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Swaziland Lilangeni is SZL.

Sweden - Official name: Kingdom of Sweden Monetary unit: 1 Swedish krona (SKr) = 100 ore. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Swedish Krona is SEK.

Switzerland - Official name: Swiss Confederation. Monetary unit: 1 Swiss Franc (Sw F) = 100 centimes (or 100 Rappen). The ISO 4217 currency code for the Swiss franc is CHF.

Syalbard and Jan Mayen Islands - Monetary unit: 1 Norwegian krone (NKr) = 100 ?re. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Norwegian Krone Oro is NOK.

syli - a former Monetary unit of Guinea, equal to 100 cauris.

SYP - Active Syrian Pound ISO 4217 currency code.

Syria - Official name: Syrian Arab Republic. Monetary unit: 1 Syrian pound (LS) = 100 piastres. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Syrian Pound is SYP.

SZL - Active Swaziland Lilangeni ISO 4217 currency code.

T£ - Tongan pound.

T Sh - Tanzanian shilling.

Tahiti - See French Polynesia.

Taiwan - (Formosa) Official name: Republic of China. Monetary unit: 1 New Taiwan dollar (NT$) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the New Taiwan Dollar is TWD.

Tajikistan - Official name: Republic of Tajikistan. (Part of the former Soviet Union) Monetary unit: 1 Russian ruble = 100 kopecks. The Tajik ruble was introduced May 10, 1995, at a rate of 1 Tajik ruble to 100 Russian rubles and circulated in parallel with the Russian ruble; on May 15, 1995 the Tajik ruble became sole legal tender. Monetary unit: 1 Tajik ruble. A new currency, the samani (equal to 1,000 Tajik rubles), was introduced on Octocer 30, 2000. Current Monetary unit: 1 somoni = 100 dinars. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Tajikistan Somoni is TJS.

taka - a Monetary unit of Bangladesh, equal to 100 paisa.

tala - A Monetary unit of Samoa (formerly Western Samoa), equal to 100 sene.

talons - Tempory Monetary unit of Lithuania.

tambala - A coin of Malawi, the 100th part of a Malawi kwacha.

Tanganyika - (In 1964 Tanganyika merged with Zanzibar to form Tanzania) Monetary unit: East African shilling (£) = 100 cents.

Tanzania - Official name: Republic of Tanzania. Monetary unit: East African shilling (£) = 100 cents. Tanzanian shilling replaced the East African shilling (£) on June 14, 1966. Current Monetary unit: 1 Tanzanian shilling (T Sh) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the New Tanzanian Shilling is TZS.

tenge - A monetary unit of Kazakhstan equal to 100 tiyn.

Thailand - Official name: Kingdom of Thailand. Monetary unit: 1 Thai baht (฿) or tical = 100 stangs. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Thai Baht is THB.

thaler - Any of various former large coins of various German states; dollar. Western Samoa changed the spelling of there monetary unit to tala, see tala.

THB - Active Thai Baht ISO 4217 currency code.

thebe - a coin of Botswana, the 100th part of a pula.

tical - Thai unit of weight, equal to 231.5 grains, or about half an ounce. A former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam equal to 100 satang; replaced in 1928 by the baht.

Timor - (seized by and incorporated into Indonesia in 1976) Monetary unit: 1 pataca = 100 avos. After incorporation monetary unit is that of Indonesia, 1 Indonesian rupiah (Rp) = 100 sen. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Timor Escudo is TPE.

tiyn - A coin of Kazakhstan the 100th part of a tenge.

TJS - Active Tajikistan Somoni ISO 4217 currency code.

Tk - Bangladesh taka.

TMM - Active Turkmenistan Manat ISO 4217 currency code.

TND - Active Tunisian Dinar ISO 4217 currency code.

toea - A coin of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a Papua New Guinea kina.

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

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

tolar - A monetary unit of Slovenia equal to 100 stotin.

Tonga - Official name: Kingdom of Tonga. Monetary unit: Tongan pound (T£). Pa'anga (T$) replaced the Tongan pound on April 3, 1967. Current Monetary unit: 1 pa'anga (T$) = 100 seniti. The pa'anga was pegged at par to the Australian dollar through February 8, 1991, but beginning February 11, 1991, it has been linked to a weighted basket of foreign currencies. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Tongan Pa'anga is TOP.

TOP - Active Tongan Pa'anga ISO 4217 currency code.

TPE - Active Timor Escudo ISO 4217 currency code.

Transkei - Achieved independence from South Africa on October 26, 1976. Monetary unit: 1 rand (R) = 100 cents.

Trinidad and Tobago - Official name: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Monetary unit: British West Indian dollar = 100 cents. Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TT$) replaced the British West Indian dollar in 1965. Current Monetary unit: 1 Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TT$) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Trinidad and Tobago Dollar is TTD.

TRL - Active Turkish Lira ISO 4217 currency code.

Trucial States - (see United Arab Emirates) Monetary unit: Persian Gulf rupee was used before 1966. Abu Dhabi used the Bahrain dinar starting in 1966. Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah and Umm al-Qaiwain used the Saudi Arabian riyal in 1966 and the Qatar/Dubai riyal in 1967.

Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands - Monetary unit: 1 U.S. dollar = 100 cents; includes Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau and Mariana Islands. The ISO 4217 currency code for the United States Dollar is USD.

TT$ - Trinidad and Tobago dollar.

TTD - Active Trinidad and Tobago Dollar ISO 4217 currency code.

tugrik - a Monetary unit of Mongolia, equal to 100 möngös.

Tunisia - Official name: Republic of Tunisia. Monetary unit: 1 dinar (D) = 1,000 millimes. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Tunisian Dinar is TND.

Turkey - Official name: Republic of Turkey. Monetary unit: Turkish pound or lira. Became just the Turkish lira in 1973. Current Monetary unit: 1 Turkish lira (LT or ₤) = 100 kurush. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Turkish Lira is TRL.

Turkmenistan - Official name: Turkmenistan. (Part of the former Soviet Union) Monetary unit: 1 ruble = 100 kopecks. The manat was introduced September 1, 1993 at a 1,000 to 1 ratio with the Russian ruble and circulated parallel with it, on November 1, 1993, the manat became the sole legal tender at par with the U.S. dollar at that time (valuation October 7, 1994 1 U.S.$ = 10 manat, valuation October 4, 1995 1 U.S.$ = 200 manat, October 11, 1996 1 U.S.$ = 4,060 manat). Current Monetary unit: manat = 100 tenga. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Turkmenistan Manat is TMM.

Turks and Caicos islands - Monetary unit: Jamaican pound at par with the pound sterling. Jamaican dollar replaced the pound in 1971, 1 Jamaican dollar = 100 cents. U.S. dollar replaced the Jamaican dollar in 1975. Current Monetary unit: 1 U.S. dollar = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the United States Dollar is USD.

Tuvalu - Official name: Tuvalu. Became independent on October 1, 1978. Monetary unit: Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents. Tuvalu dollar was introduced at par with Australian dollar. The value of the Tuvalu dollar is pegged to the value of the Australian Dollar, which is also legal currency in Tuvalu. Current Monetary unit: 1 Tuvalu dollar = 1 Australian dollar ($T = $A) = 100 Tuvalu and Australian cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Australian Dollar is AUD.

TWD - Active New Taiwan Dollar ISO 4217 currency code.

tyiyn - money of account of Kyrgyzstan, the 100th part of a som.

TZS - Active Tanzanian Shilling ISO 4217 currency code.

UAH - Active Ukrainian Hryvnia ISO 4217 currency code.

Uganda - Official name: Republic of Uganda. Monetary unit: East African shilling (£) = 100 cents. Uganda shilling (U Sh) replaced the East African shilling (£) in 1967. Current Monetary unit: 1 Uganda shilling (U Sh) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Uganda Shilling is UGX.

UGX - Active Uganda Shilling ISO 4217 currency code.

Ukraine - Official name: Ukraine. (Part of the former Soviet Union) Monetary unit: 1 ruble = 100 kopecks. On November 12, 1992, the karbovanets or the Ukrainian coupon replaced the Russian ruble as the temporary national currency; a prospective permanent national currency, the hryvnia, had not been issued as of October 1995. Monetary unit: Karbovanets (no minor units). On September 2, 1996 the karbovanets, a transitional currency, was replaced by the hryvnia at a 100,000 to 1 ratio. Both currencies circulated in parallel until September 16, 1996 when the hryvnia became the sole official currency. Current Monetary unit: hryvnia (plural hryvny) = 100 kopiykas. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Ukrainian Hryvnia is UAH.

UM - Mauritanian Ouguiya.

um - Portuguese for 1.

un - French for 1.

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics - Official name: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Monetary unit: 1 ruble = 100 kopecks. The ISO 4217 obsolete currency code for the Soviet Union Rouble is SUR.

United Arab Emirates - Official name: United Arab Emirates. Monetary unit: 1 U.A.E. dirham (Dh) = 100 fils. The ISO 4217 currency code for the United Arab Emirates dirham is AED.

United Arab Republic - see Egypt.

United Kingdom - (England) Official name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Monetary unit: 1 pound sterling (£) = 100 new pence. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Pound Sterling is GBP.

United States - Official name: United States of America. Monetary unit: 1 dollar (U.S.$) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the United States Dollar is USD.

uno - Spanish for 1.

Upper Volta - (See Burkina Faso) Monetary unit: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes.

Uruguay - Official name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay. Monetary unit: peso = 100 centésimos. Uruguayan new peso (NUr$) replaced the old peso in November 1973 at the rate of 1 new peso to 1,000 old peso. 1 Uruguayan new peso (NUr$) = 100 centésimos. The peso uruguayo (Uruguayan peso ($U)) replaced the new Uruguayan peso (NUr$) on March 1, 1993 at the rate of 1 Uruguayan peso = 1,000 new Uruguayan pesos. Current Monetary unit: 1 peso uruguayo (Uruguayan peso ($U)) = 100 centesimos. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Peso Uruguayo is UYU.

U.S.$ - United States dollar.

USD - Active United States Dollar ISO 4217 currency code.

UYU - Active Peso Uruguayo ISO 4217 currency code.

Uzbekistan - Official name: Republic of Uzbekistan. (Part of the former Soviet Union) Monetary unit: 1 ruble = 100 kopecks. The sum was introduced on July 1, 1994 to replace the sum-coupon (an interim currency introduced in November 1993 to replace the Russian ruble) at a rate of 1 sum to 1,000 sum-coupons. The Russian ruble was banned from circulation in Uzbekistan from mid-April 1994. sum (plural summy). Current Monetary unit: sum (plural sumy) = 100 tiyin. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Uzbekistan Sum is UZS.

UZS - Active Uzbekistan Sum ISO 4217 currency code.

Vatican City, State of the - Monetary Unit: 1 Lira (Lit plural lire) = 100 centésimi. The ISO 4217 obsolete currency code for the Italian Lira is ITL. The Euro was launched on January 1, 1999 and became the sole legal tender on January 1, 2002. The fixed rate of exchange is 1936.27 lira to 1 Euro. Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro (€) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Euro is EUR.

Vatu - a Monetary unit of Vanuatu.

VEB - Active Venezuelan Bolivar ISO 4217 currency code.

Venda - Achieved independence from South Africa on September 13, 1979. Monetary unit: 1 rand (R) = 100 cents.

Venezuela - Official name: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Monetary unit: 1 bolívar (B plural Bs) = 100 céntimos. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Venezuelan Bolívar is VEB.

Vietnam - Official name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Monetary unit: 1 dong (D or ₫) = 10 hao = 100 xu. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Viet Nam Dong is VND.

Vietnam, Democratic Republic of (North) (see Vietnam) - Monetary unit: 1 dong (D or ₫) = 10 hao = 100 xu.

Vietnam, Republic of (South) (see Vietnam) - Monetary unit: 1 piastre = 100 cents.

Virgin Islands (U.S.) - Official name: Virgin Islands of the United States. Monetary unit: 1 U.S. dollar (U.S.$) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the United States Dollar is USD.

VND - Active Viet Nam Dong ISO 4217 currency code.

VT - Vanuatu Vatu.

VUV - Active Vanuatu Vatu ISO 4217 currency code.

Wake Island - Monetary unit: 1 dollar (U.S.$) = 100 cents.

Wallis and Futuna Islands - Monetary unit: 1 franc of the Comptoirs Fran?aises du Pacifique (CFPF) = 100 centimes.

Wn - North Korean won.

Western Sahara - see Spain, Mauritania and Morocco.

Western Samoa - (See Samoa) Official name: Independent States of Western Samoa. Monetary unit: New Zealand pound (£NZ). Western Samoa pound (£WS) at par with New Zealand pound (1965). Western Samoa thaler (dollar) (later it was spelled tala) replaced the Western Samoa pound in 1968. Current Monetary unit: 1 tala (WS$ plural tala) = 100 sene.

won - a paper money and Monetary unit of South Korea.

WS$ - Western Samoa tala.

WST - Active Samoa Tala ISO 4217 currency code.

XCD - Active East Caribbean Dollar ISO 4217 currency code.

XEU - Obsolete European Currency Unit (replaced by EUR) ISO 4217 currency code.

XOF - Active CFA Franc BCEAO ISO 4217 currency code.

XPF - Active CFP Franc ISO 4217 currency code.

xu - A coin of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the former Democratic Republic of (North) Vietnam, the 100th part of a dong.

YD - Yemeni dinar.

Yemen - Official name: Republic of Yemen. Monetary unit: 1 Yemen rial (YRls) = 100 fils;1 Yemeni dinar (YD) = 1,000 fils. Since the 1990 merger, Rials and dinars both circulate in Yemen. A rate of 1 Dinar = 26 rials is used in conversion. (Note People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and Yemen Arab Republic became Republic of Yemen the rial and dinar can be used interchangeably).

Yemen, Kingdom of - (see Yemen Arab Republic) From 1919 to about 1965, the Kingdom of Yemen and used Maria Theresa Thalers as coins (plus others). However the currency was known as the Imadi. 40 Bogshahs (buqchahs) = 1 Imadi = 1 MT Thaler. From 1948-62 the Imadi was also known as the Ahmadi. Coins of 1 Imadi, 1 Ahmadi and subordinate values exist. The Royalists then went to 40 Bog = 1 Rial from 1965 to 1972. Monetary unit: Maria Theresa dollar called the riyal (riyal later was spelled rial).

Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of - (see Yemen) Monetary unit: 1 Yemeni dinar (YD) = 1,000 fils.

Yemen Arab Republic - (see Yemen) From 1962 to about 1970 the Yemen Arab Republic also used 40 bogshahs = 1 rial (worth much less than the Royalist Rial) and finally around 1970 converted to 100 fils = 1 Rial. Monetary unit: 1 Yemen Rial (YRls) = 100 fils. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Yemeni Rial is YER.

yen - An aluminum coin and Monetary unit of Japan. symbol ¥.

YER - Active Yemeni Rial ISO 4217 currency code.

YUD - Obsolete New Yugoslavian Dinar (replaced by YUM) ISO 4217 currency code.

YRls - Yemen rial.

yuan - A paper money and Monetary unit of the Republic of China, equal to 100 cents; dollar.

Yugoslavia - Official name: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Monetary unit: Yugoslav dinar = 100 paras. New Yugoslav dinar replaced the original dinar in 1967. 1 new Yugoslav dinar (Din) = 100 paras. Yugoslavia experienced extreme hyperinflation between early 1993 and January 1994. The ISO 4217 obsolete currency code for the New Yugoslavian Dinar is YUM. The new dinar (second), or "super dinar," introduced on January 24, 1994, was pegged to the German Mark at a rate of one-to-one and equaled 13,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 new dinar. The new dinar had been introduced January 1, 1990, at the rate of 1 new dinar = 10,000 (old) dinars. Inflation was close to zero between January 1994 and September 1994. Current Monetary unit: 1 Yugoslav new dinar (second) (Din) = 100 paras. The ISO 4217 obsolete currency code for the Yugoslavian Dinar is YUM (replaced by the Serbian dinar - CSD). (See Serbia and Montenegro)

YUM - Obsolete Yugoslavian Dinar (Serbian dinar - CSD) ISO 4217 currency code.

Z$ - Zimbabwe dollar.

zaichik - Unofficial name of the Belarusian rubel.

Zaïre - (See Congo, Democratic Republic of the) Official name: Republic of Zaire. Monetary unit: 1 zaïre (Z) = 100 makuta (singular likuta) = 10,000 sengi. The ISO 4217 obsolete currency code for the Zaïre is ZRZ. 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. Monetary unit: new zaïre (NZ) = 100 new makuta. The ISO 4217 obsolete currency code for the New Zaïre is ZRN. (replaced by the Congolese franc- CDF).

zaïre - The monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), equal to 100 makuta.

Zambia - Official name: Republic of Zambia. Monetary unit: Rhodesian pound. Zambian pound replaced the Rhodesian pound in 1965. Zambian kwacha (K) replaced the Zambian pound on January 16, 1968 at a rate of 1 kwacha = 1 Zambian pound. Current Monetary unit: 1 Zambian kwacha (K) = 100 ngwee. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Zambian Kwacha is ZMK.

Zanzibar - (In 1964 Tanganyika merged with Zanzibar to form Tanzania) Monetary unit: East African shilling (£) = 100 cents.

ZAR - Active South African Rand ISO 4217 currency code.

Zimbabwe - Official name: Republic of Zimbabwe. Monetary unit: 1 Zimbabwe dollar (Z$) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Zimbabwe Dollar is ZWD.

Zimbabwe-Rhodesia - Became independent on November 11, 1965 and a republic on March 2, 1970 and agreed to return temporarily to British rule on December 12, 1979, became fully independent on April 18, 1980. See Zimbabwe. Monetary unit: 1 Zimbabwe dollar (Z$) = 100 cents.

Zl - Polish Zloty.

Zloty - A nickel coin and Monetary unit of Poland, equal to 100 groszy.

ZMK - Active Zambian Kwacha ISO 4217 currency code.

ZRN - Obsolete New Zaire (replaced by CDF) ISO 4217 currency code.

ZRZ - Obsolete Zaire (replaced by ZRN, then by CDF)

ZWD - Active Zimbabwe Dollar ISO 4217 currency code.