G - Haitian gourde, Paraguayan Guaraní.

g - British guinea.

G$ - Guyana dollar.

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

Gam£ - Gambian pound

Gambia, The - Official name: The Republic of the Gambia. Monetary unit: West African pound (£W.A.). Gambian pound (Gam£) replaced the West African pound (£W.A.) in 1965. Dalasi (D) replaced the Gambian pound (Gam£) on 7/1/71 at a rate of 5 dalasis (D) = 1 Gam£. Current Monetary unit: 1 dalasi (D) = 100 butut. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Gambian Dalasi is GMD.

Gaza - Monetary units: 1 New (Israeli) sheqel (NIS) = 100 agorot. and 1 Jordan dinar (JD) = 1,000 fils.

GBP - Active Pound Sterling ISO 4217 currency code.

GEL - Active Georgian Lari ISO 4217 currency code.

Georgia - Official name: Georgia. (Part of the former Soviet Union) Monetary unit: 1 ruble = 100 kopecks. The Georgian coupon was introduced April 5, 1993, at par with the Russian ruble and circulated parallel with it, on August 20, 1993 the Georgian coupon became sole legal tender, floating against all currencies. The coupon is interim currency until its eventual replacement by a new national currency, the lari, when the economic situation has stabilized. The Georgian lari, introduced September 25, 1995, replaces the Georgian coupon at a rate of 1,000,000 coupons to 1 lari; on October 2, 1995 the Georgian lari became sole legal tender, floating against all currencies. Current Monetary unit: 1 Georgian Lari = 100 tetri. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Georgian Lari is GEL.

German Democratic Republic (former East Germany) - Monetary unit: 1 Mark of Deutsche Demokratische Republik (M) = 100 Pfennige. The ISO 4217 obsolete currency code for the East Germany Mark der is DDR. Reunification of Germany took place on October 3, 1990 and East Germany became part of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Germany, Federal Republic of - Monetary unit: 1 Deutsche Mark (DM) = 100 pfennige. The ISO 4217 obsolete currency code for the German Deutsche Mark is DEM. The Euro was launched on January 1, 1999 and became the sole legal tender on January 1, 2002. The fixed rate of exchange is 1.95583 Deutsche Marks to 1 Euro. Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro (€) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Euro is EUR.

GF - Guinean franc.

Ghana - Official name: Republic of Ghana. Monetary unit: Ghanaian pound (£G). Cedi (C) replaced the Ghanaian pound (£G) in 1966. Current Monetary unit: 1 cedi (C) = 100 pesewas. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Ghana Cedi is GEL.

GHC - Active Ghana Cedi ISO 4217 currency code.

Gibraltar - Monetary unit: pound sterling with local notes. Gibraltar pound at par with pound sterling (1967). Gibraltar pound (£G) = 100 pence. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Gibraltar Pound is GIP.

Gilbert Island - (see Kiribati) Monetary unit: Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Australian Dollar is AUD.

Gilbert and Ellice Islands - (Ellice Island became Tuvalu on October 1, 1978) Monetary unit: Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Australian Dollar is AUD.

gilder - gulden.

GIP - Active Gibraltar Pound ISO 4217 currency code.

GMD - Active Gambian Dalasi ISO 4217 currency code.

GNF - Active Guinea Franc ISO 4217 currency code.

gopik - coin of Azerbaijan 100th part of a manat.

gourde - A paper money and Monetary unit of Haiti equal to 100 centimes.

GRD - Obsolete Greek Drachma (replaced by Euro) ISO 4217 currency code.

Greece - Official name: Hellenic Republic. Monetary unit: 1 drachma (Dr or ₯) = 100 lepta. The ISO 4217 obsolete currency code for the Greek Drachma is GRD. On January 1, 2002 Greece adopted the Euro. Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro (€) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Euro is EUR.

Greenland - Official name: Greenland. Monetary unit: 1 Danish krone (DKr) = 100 øre. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Danish Krone is DKK.

Grenada - Official name: Grenada. Monetary unit: 1 British West Indian dollar (BWI$) = 100 cents, (EC$ replaced BWI$ in 1966). Trinidad and Tobago dollar replaced East Caribbean dollar (EC$)in 1967. East Caribbean dollar (EC$) replaced Trinidad and Tobago dollar in 1970. Current Monetary unit: 1 East Caribbean dollar (EC$) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the East Caribbean Dollar is XCD.

groschen - zinc coin of Austria the 100th part of a schilling, a German 10 pfennige piece made of nickel, any silver coins of various German regions first introduced in the 13th century.

grosz - an aluminum coin of Poland, the 100th part of a zloty.

groszy - plural form of grosz.

GS - Guinean syli

GTQ - Active Guatemalan Quetzal ISO 4217 currency code.

Guadeloupe - Official name: Department of Guadeloupe. 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.

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

Guaraní - a paper money and Monetary unit of Paraguay, equal to 100 céntimos.

Guatemala - Official name: Republic of Guatemala. Monetary unit: 1 Guatemalan quetzal (Q) = 100 centavos. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Guatemalan Quetzal is GTQ.

Guernsey - Official name: Bailiwick of Guernsey. Monetary unit: 1 Guernsey pound = 100 pence. Guernsey pound at par with pound sterling. (£)

Guinea - Official name: Republic of Guinea. Monetary unit: Guinea franc. Syli (GS) replaced the Guinea franc on October 2, 1972 at a rate of 10 Guinea francs = 1 syli. 1 Guinean syli (GS) = 100 cauris. In January 1986 the Guinean syli (GS) was replaced at par by the Guinean franc (GF) and its value was depreciated by 92.5% in terms of foreign currency. Current Monetary unit: 1 Guinean franc (GF) = 100 cauris. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Guinea Franc is GNF.

guinea - a money of account of the United Kingdom, equal to 21 shillings; formerly often used in quoting professional fees or expensive items. a gold coin of Great Britain issued from 1663 to 1813, valued in 1717 at 21 shillings.

Guinea-Bissau - Official name: Republic of Guinea-Bissau. Became independent on September 10, 1974. Monetary unit: Guinea escudo. Guinea-Bissau peso replaced the escudo at par in March 1976. Monetary unit: 1 Guinea-Bissau peso (PG) = 100 centavos. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Guinea-Bissau Peso is GWP. Since becoming a member of the French Franc Zone, the Guinea-Bissau peso (PG) was replaced by the CFA Franc in May 1997. Current Monetary unit: 1 CFA Franc = 100 centimes. The ISO 4217 currency code for the CFA Franc BCEAO is XOF.

guilder - gulden. also gilder. The Monetary units of The Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Netherlands New Guinea and Suriname and the former Monetary unit of Aruba and Surinam.

gulden - A silver coin and Monetary unit of the Netherlands, equal to 100 cents; florin. A former gold coin of the Netherlands; florin. The Monetary unit of the Netherlands Antilles, equal to 100 cents. The Austrian florin. Any of the various gold coins formerly issued by the German states also called guilder.

Guyana - Official name: Co-operative Republic of Guyana. Monetary unit: 1 Guyana dollar (G$) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Guyana Dollar is GYD.

GWP - Active Guinea-Bissau Peso ISO 4217 currency code.

GYD - Active Guyana Dollar ISO 4217 currency code.

Haiti - Official name: Republic of Haiti. Monetary unit: 1 gourde (G) = 100 centimes. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Haitian Gourde is HTG.

halalah - a money of account of Saudi Arabia, the 100th part of a riyal or the fifth part of a qursh.

haler - also heller, a minor coin of Czechoslovakia the 100th part of a koruna.

halura - a coin of Czechoslovakia, the 100th part of a koruna.

half cent - a bronze coin of the U.S. equal to one half cent, issued at various periods 1793 - 1857.

half crown - a cupronickel coin of the U.K. equal to 2S (shillings), 6d (pence) use phased out in 1971.

half dime - a silver coin of the U.S., equal to five cents issued 1794 - 1805 and 1829 - 1873.

half dollar - a silver coin of the U.S. worth 50 cents weighing 385.8 grains to the dollar, 0.900 fine.

half eagle - a gold coin of the U.S. discontinued in 1929, equal to five dollars.

half penny - half pennies for half pence. A bronze coin of the United Kingdom, equal to half a penny use phased out in 1971. Also called a new half penny, a bronze coin of the United Kingdom, equal to half a new penny and equivalent to 1.2 old pence.

half sovereign - a gold coin of the United Kingdom discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.

halura - money of account of Slovakia, the 100th part of a Slovak koruna (Sk).

hao - a coin of the former Democratic Republic of (North) Vietnam, and of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the 10th part of a dong.

Heard and McDonald Islands - Current Monetary unit: 1 Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Australian Dollar is AUD.

Hellenic Republic - see Greece.

heller - a former coin of various German states, usually equal to half a pfennig. The former bronze coin of Austria, the 100th part of a korona.

HK$ - Hong Kong dollar.

HKD - Active Hong Kong Dollar ISO 4217 currency code.

HNL - Active Honduran Lempira ISO 4217 currency code.

Honduras - Official name: Republic of Honduras. Monetary unit: 1 Honduran lempira (L) = 100 centavos. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Honduran Lempira is HNL.

Hong Kong - Official name: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Monetary unit: 1 Hong Kong dollar (HK$) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Hong Kong Dollar is HKD.

HrD - Croatian dinar.

HRK - Active Croatian Kuna ISO 4217 currency code.

hryvnya - a Monetary unit of the Ukraine.

HTG - Active Haitian Gourde ISO 4217 currency code.

HUF - Active Hungarian Forint ISO 4217 currency code.

Hungary - Official name: Republic of Hungary. Monetary unit: 1 forint (Ft) = 100 fillér. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Hungarian Forint is HUF.

hwan - the former paper money and Monetary unit of South Korea.

I/. - Peruvian Inti.

Iceland - Official name: Republic of Iceland. Monetary unit: 1 króna (ISK) = 100 aurar. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Iceland Krona is ISK.

ID - Iraqi dinar.

IDR - Active Indonesian Rupiah ISO 4217 currency code.

IEP - Obsolete Irish Pound (replaced by Euro) ISO 4217 currency code.

Ifni - (ceded to Morocco in 1969) Monetary unit: Spanish peseta = 100 céntimos.

IL - Israeli pound.

ILS - Active New Israeli Shekel ISO 4217 currency code.

India - Official name: Republic of India. Monetary unit: 1 Indian rupee (₨) (Re plural Rs) = 100 paisa. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Indian Rupee is INR.

Indonesia - Official name: Republic of Indonesia. Monetary unit: 1 Indonesian rupiah (Rp) = 100 sen. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Indonesian Rupiah is IDR.

INR - Active Indian Rupee ISO 4217 currency code.

inti - former Monetary unit of Peru equal to 100 céntimos which equals 1,000 soles in effect from January 1, 1986 to January 1, 1991.

IQD - Active Iraqi Dinar ISO 4217 currency code.

Iran - Official name: Islamic Republic of Iran. Monetary unit: 1 rial (Rls) = 100 dinars. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Iranian Rial is IRR.

Iraq - Official name: Republic of Iraq. Monetary unit: 1 Iraqi dinar (ID) = 20 dirhams = 1,000 fils. The (new) Iraqi dinar (ID) introducesd on October 15, 2003, replaced the (old) Iraqi dinar at a rate of 1 to 1. (Old) Iraqi dinar are to be out of circulation by January 15, 2004. Current Monetary unit: 1 (new) Iraqi dinar. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Iraqi Dinar is IQD.

Ireland - Official name: Ireland. Monetary unit: 1 Irish pound (£Ir) = 100 new pence. The ISO 4217 obsolete currency code for the Irish Pound is IEP. The Euro was launched on January 1, 1999 and became the sole legal tender on January 1, 2002. The fixed rate of exchange is 0.787564 Irish Pounds to 1 Euro. Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro (€) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Euro is EUR.

IRR - Active Iranian Rial ISO 4217 currency code.

IS - Israeli shekel.

ISK - Active Iceland króna ISO 4217 currency code.

Isle of Man - Official name: Isle of Man. Monetary unit: Manx pound (£M) = 100 new pence. Isle on Man pound (£M) replaced pound sterling (£) in 1975 and is equivalent to it.

ISO 4217 - is an international standard describing three letter codes to define the names of currencies established by the International Organization for Standardization, ISO. The first two letters of the code are the 2 letters of ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes. This eliminates the problem caused by the names Dollar, Franc and Pound being used in dozens of different countries, all with wildly differing values. The standard also defines the relationship between the Major currency unit and any Minor currency unit. Often, the Minor currency unit has a value that is 1/100 of the Major unit, but 1/10 or 1/1000 are also common. Some currencies do not have any Minor currency unit at all. Mauritania does not use a decimal division of units, here 1 ouguiya (UM) = 5 khoums.
     ISO 4217 includes codes for not only currencies, but also codes for precious metals (gold, silver, palladium and platinum; normally measured in troy ounces) and certain other entities used in international finance, e.g. Special Drawing Rights. There are also special codes allocated for testing purposes (XTS), and to indicate no currency transactions (XXX). These codes all begin with the letter "X".
     Supranational currencies, such as the East Caribbean dollar, the CFP franc, the CFA franc BEAC and the CFA franc BCEAO are normally also represented by codes beginning with an "X". However, the Euro is represented by the code EUR; although EU is not an ISO 3166-1 country code, it was used anyway, and in order to do so EU was added to the ISO 3166-1 reserved codes list to represent the European Union. The predecessor to the Euro, the European Currency Unit, had the code XEU.
     Over time, new currencies are created and old currencies are discontinued. As a result, the list of codes must be updated from time to time. The ISO 4217 maintenance agency (MA), the British Standards Institution, is responsible for maintaining the list of codes.

Israel - Official name: State of Israel. Monetary unit: Israeli pound (IL) = 1,000 prutoth. Shekel replaced the former pound in 1980 at 10 old pounds = 1 shekel. 1 Israeli shekel (IS) = 100 (new) agorot, Current Monetary unit: 1 New (Israeli) sheqel (NIS or ₪) = 100 agorot. The ISO 4217 currency code for the New Israeli Shekel is ILS.

Italy - Official name: Italian Republic. 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.

ITL - Obsolete Italian Lira (replaced by Euro) ISO 4217 currency code.

Ivory Coast - (see Côte d'Ivoire) Monetary unit: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes.

J$ - Jamaica dollar.

Jamaica - Official name: Jamaica. Monetary unit: pound sterling with local notes, West Indian dollar is also legal tender. On August 6, 1962 it became an independent nation. Jamaica pound at par with pound sterling, the West Indian dollar is also legal tender. Jamaica dollar (J$) replaced the Jamaica pound on September 8, 1969 at a rate of 1 (J$) = 10 shillings of old currency. Current Monetary unit: 1 Jamaica dollar (J$) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Jamaican Dollar is JMD.

Japan - Official name: Japan. Monetary unit: 1 yen (¥) = 100 sen. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Japanese Yen is JPY.

JD - Jordan dinar.

Jersey - Official name: Bailiwick of Jersey. Monetary unit: Jersey pound (£J) = 100 pence. Jersey pound (£J) at par with the pound sterling (£).

jiao - a coin of China, the 10th part of a Renminbi.

JMD - Active Jamaican Dollar ISO 4217 currency code.

JOD - Active Jordanian Dinar ISO 4217 currency code.

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

Jordan - Official name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Monetary unit: 1 Jordan dinar (JD) = 1,000 fils. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Jordanian Dinar is JOD.

JPY - Active Japanese Yen ISO 4217 currency code.

K - Burmese kyat, Myanmar kyat, Papua New Guinea kina, Zambian kwacha.

k - kopeck.

K Sh - Kenyan shilling.

karbovanets - Monetary unit of the Ukraine.

Kampuchea - (see Cambodia) Monetary unit: 1 riel = 100 sen.

Karbovanets - a Monetary unit of the Ukraine before the hryvnya.

Kazakhstan - Official name: Republic of Kazakhstan. (Part of the former Soviet Union) Monetary unit: 1 ruble = 100 kopecks. The Kazakh tenge was introduced November 18, 1993, to replace the Russian ruble, at a rate of 500 Russian rubles to 1 tenge; on November 25, 1993, the Kazakh tenge became sole legal tender. Current Monetary unit: 1 tenge (T) = 100 tiyn. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Kazakhstan Tenge is KZT.

Kcs - Czechoslovakian koruna.

KD - Kuwaiti dinar.

Kenya - Official name: Republic of Kenya. Monetary unit: East African shilling (£) = 100 cents. Kenyan shilling replaced the East African shilling (£) in 1971. 1 Kenyan shilling (K Sh) = 100 cents. Kenya pound (K£) as aunit of account equals 20 K Sh. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Kenyan Shilling is KES.

KES - Active Kenyan Shilling ISO 4217 currency code.

KGS - Active Kyrgyzstan Som ISO 4217 currency code.

khoums - a coin of Mauritania, the fifth part of a Mauritanian Ouguiya.

KHR - Active Cambodian Riel ISO 4217 currency code.

kina - a Monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.

kip - a paper money and Monetary unit of Laos equal to 100 at.

Kiribati - Official name: Republic of Kiribati. Monetary unit: 1 Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents. Comprises the former Gilbert Islands, Ocean Island (Banaba), the Line Islands and the Phoenix Islands. Became an independent republic on July 12, 1979. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Australian Dollar is AUD.

KMF - Active Comoro Franc ISO 4217 currency code.

KN - Laos kip.

kobo - a coin of Nigeria, the 100th part of a Nigerian naira.

kopeck - an aluminum-bronze coin of the Former Soviet Union , the 100th part of a ruble. A coin of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan the 100th part of a ruble. The kopeck was also a former coin of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania the 100th part of a ruble. Also kopek.

kopek - Also kopeck.

Korea, North - Official name: Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Monetary unit: 1 won (Wn) = 100 chon. The ISO 4217 currency code for the North Korean Won is KPW.

Korea, South - Official name: Republic of Korea. Monetary unit: 1 hwan = 100 won. The won (₩) replaced the hwan on June 10, 1962 at a rate of 1 won = 10 hwan. Current Monetary unit: 1 won (₩) = 100 chon. The ISO 4217 currency code for the South Korean Won is KRW.

koruna - an aluminum bronze coin and Monetary unit of Czechoslovakia equal to 100 halers or halura. A Monetary unit of Slovakia equal to 100 halura.

KPW - Active North Korean Won ISO 4217 currency code.

króna - a copper coin and Monetary unit of Iceland equal to 100 aurar. a silver and copper coin and Monetary unit of Sweden equal to 100 øre.

krone - an aluminum bronze coin and Monetary unit of Denmark, equal to 100 øre. a cupronickel coin and Monetary unit of Norway, equal to 100 øre. a former gold coin of Germany equal to 10 marks.

kroon - aluminum bronze coin and Monetary unit of Estonia equal to 100 marks or senti. kroons, krooni.

KRW - Active South Korean Won ISO 4217 currency code.

kuna - another name used for the Croatian dinar.

kurush - coin of Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus the 100th part of a Turkish lira.

Kuwait - Official name: State of Kuwait. Monetary unit: 1 Kuwaiti dinar (KD) = 1,000 fils. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Kuwaiti Dinar is KWD.

Kw - Angola kwanza.

kwacha - a Monetary unit of Malawi, equal to 100 tambala. A Monetary unit of Zambia, equal to 100 ngwee.

kwanza - a Monetary unit of Angola, equal to 100 lwei.

KWD - Active Kuwaiti Dinar ISO 4217 currency code.

kyat - a cupronickel coin and Monetary unit of Burma, equal to 100 pyas.

KYD - Active Cayman Islands Dollar ISO 4217 currency code.

Kyrgyzstan - Official name: Kyrgyz Republic. (Part of the former Soviet Union) Monetary unit: 1 ruble = 100 kopecks. A new Monetary unit was introduced in 1993 called the som. Current Monetary unit:1 som (K.S.) = 100 tyiyn. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Kyrgyzstan Som is KGS.

KZT - Active Kazakhstan Tenge ISO 4217 currency code.

L, l - (in Italy) lira; lire.

L - Honduran lempira.

L$ - Liberian dollar.

laari - a coin of Maldives, the 100th part of a Maldivian Rufiyaa, also a former coin of Maldives the 100th part of a rupee.

LAK - Active Lao Kip ISO 4217 currency code.

lari - Monetary unit of Georgia once the economic situation has stabilized.

Laos - Official name: Lao PeopleÕs Democratic Republic. Monetary unit: 1 kip (KN or ₭) = 100 at. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Lao Kip is LAK.

lati - plural form of lats.

lats - Monetary unit of Latvia equal to 10 santimi.

Latvia - Official name: Republic of Latvia. (Part of the former Soviet Union) Monetary unit: 1 ruble = 100 kopecks. Latvian ruble (LR) introduced May 7, 1992, at par with Soviet ruble and circulated parallel with it; on July 20, 1993, the Latvian ruble became sole legal tender, floating against all currencies. The Latvian ruble served as temporary sole legal tender until the introduction of the lats on March 5, 1993. The lats (pre-World War II Latvian currency), reintroduced in parallel with the Latvian ruble (LR; at 200 LR per lats) became sole Official currency on October 18, 1993. Current Monetary unit: 1 lats (Ls) (plural lati) = 100 santimi. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Latvian Lats is LVL.

LBP - Active Lebanese Pound ISO 4217 currency code.

LD - Libyan dinar

Le - leone of Sierra Leone.

Lebanon - Official name: Lebanese Republic. Monetary unit: 1 Lebanese pound (£L) = 100 piastres. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Lebanese Pound is LBP.

lei - plural form of lev and leu.

lek - (plural lekë) a zinc coin and Monetary unit of Albania, equal to 100 qindars.

lekë - plural form of lek.

lempira - a paper money and Monetary unit of Honduras and Bay Islands, equal to 100 centavos.

leone - the Monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.

lepta - a coin of Greece, the 100th part of a drachma.

Lesotho - Official name: Kingdom of Lesotho. Achieved independence on October 4, 1966. Monetary unit: South African rand = 100 cents. Loti at par with South African rand (1978). Loti replaced the South African rand in 1984. Current Monetary unit: 1 loti (L) (plural maloti (M)) = 100 lisente. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Lesotho Loti is LSL.

leu - (plural lei) a Monetary unit of Romania (also spelled Roumania), equal to 100 bani. A Monetary unit of Moldova, equal to 100 bani.

lev - (plural lei) a coin and Monetary unit of Bulgaria, equal to 100 stotinki.

Liberia - Official name: Republic of Liberia. Monetary unit: U.S. dollar = 100 cents, supplemented by Liberian fractional coins. Liberian dollar at par with the U.S. dollar (1962). Current Monetary unit: 1 Liberian dollar (L$) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Liberian Dollar is LRD.

Libya - Official name: Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Monetary unit: Libyan pound = 1,000 mils = 100 piastres. Libyan dinar replaced the Libyan pound at par on September 1, 1971. Current Monetary unit: 1 Libyan dinar (LD) = 1,000 dirhams. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Libyan Dinar is LYD.

Liechtenstein - Official name: Principality of Liechtenstein. Monetary unit: 1 Swiss franc (Sw F) = 100 centimes. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Swiss franc is CHF.

likuta - singular form of makuta.

lilangeni - (plural emalangeni) a Monetary unit of Swaziland, equal to 100 cents.

lipa - a coin of Croatia, the 100th part of a Croatian dinar.

lira - lire (plural form); liras; an aluminum coin and Monetary unit of Italy and San Marino equal to 100 centésimi. A coin and Monetary unit of Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, equal to 100 kurush. A coin and Monetary unit of Malta, equal to 100 cents or 1000 mils.

lisente - a coin of Lesotho, the 100th part of a loti.

Lit - Italian lira.

litai - plural of litas.

litas - Monetary unit of Lithuania equal to 100 centai.

Lithuania - Official name: Republic of Lithuania. (Part of the former Soviet Union) Monetary unit: 1 ruble = 100 kopecks. The talonas was introduced May 1 1992, to circulate in parallel, and valued at par with the Russian ruble. Lithuania left the ruble area on October 1, 1992 when the talons was made sole legal tender and was allowed to float. On June 25, 1993 the talonas was replaced by the litas at a fixed conversion rate of 100 talonai per 1 litas. The litas was established as the official currency on July 20, 1993, and pegged to the U.S. dollar at a rate of 4 to 1 on April 1, 1994. Current Monetary unit: 1 litas (plural litai) = 100 centai. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Lithuanian Litus is LTL.

livre - former money of account and group of coins of France discontinued in 1794.

LKR - Active Sri Lanka Rupee ISO 4217 currency code.

Lm - Maltese lira.

loti - (plural maloti) a Monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.

LR - Latvian ruble.

LRD - Active Liberian Dollar ISO 4217 currency code.

LS - Syrian pound.

LSd - Sudanese pound.

LSL - Active Lesotho Loti ISO 4217 currency code.

LT - Turkish lira.

LTL - Active Lithuanian Litus ISO 4217 currency code.

LUF - Obsolete Luxembourg Franc (replaced by Euro) ISO 4217 currency code.

lumas - coin of Armenia 100th part of a dram.

Lux F - Luxembourg franc.

Luxembourg - Official name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Monetary unit: 1 Luxembourg franc (Lux F) = 100 centimes. The ISO 4217 obsolete currency code for the Luxembourg Franc is LUF. 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 Luxembourg franc to 1 Euro. Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro (€) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Euro is EUR.

LVL - Active Latvian Lats ISO 4217 currency code.

lwei - a coin of Angola, the 100th part of a kwanza.

LYD - Active Libyan Dinar ISO 4217 currency code.

M - German Democratic Republic (former East Germany) Mark of Deutsche Demokratische Republik, Lesotho Loti.

M$ - Malaysian ringgit, or Malaysian dollar.

Macao - see Macau.

Macau - Official name: Macau Special Administrative Region. Monetary unit: 1 pataca (MOP) = 100 avos. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Macau Pataca is MOP.

Macedonia - Official name: Republic of Macedonia. (Part of former Yugoslavia) Monetary unit: Denar. Valuation (October 5, 1992) 1 Yugoslav dinar (Din) = Denar. Macedonia, as part of YugosIavia, utilized the Yugoslav (old) dinar (Din) until January 1, 1990, when it was replaced by the Yugoslav (new) dinar (Din) at a rate of 10,000 old for 1 new. Macedonia left the Yugoslav currency area in September 1991, utilizing a local coupon alone until May 1992, when a transitional local currency, the denar, was introduced. The denar (valued initially at denar 255 = 1 U.S.$) was established at par with the Yugoslav (new) dinar but circulated in parallel with the coupon until May 1993, when a differently defined denar was introduced, replacing both the transitional denar and the coupon. Current Monetary unit: Denar (MKD) = 100 deni. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Macedonia Denar is MKD.

MAD - Active Moroccan Dirham ISO 4217 currency code.

Madagascar - Official name: Republic of Madagascar. Monetary unit: 1 Malagasy franc (FMG) = 100 centimes. The ariary (MGA), the precolonial currency of Madagascar replaced the Malagasy franc (FMG) in July 2003 at a rate of 1 MGA = 5 FMG. Current Monetary unit: 1 ariary (MGA) = 5 iraimbilanja.

makuta - (singular likuta) a coin of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Formerly Zaire), the 100th part of a zaïre. A coin of the former Republic of the Congo (which is now Zaire) the 100th part of a zaïre.

Mal£ - Malawi pound.

Malagasy Republic - (see Madagascar) Monetary unit: Malagasy franc (FMG) at par with CFA franc. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Malagasy Franc is MGF.

Malawi - Official name: Republic of Malawi. Monetary unit: Rhodesian pound at par with pound sterling. Malawi pound (Mal£) replaced the Rhodesian pound in 1965. Malawi kwacha (MK) replaced the Malawi pound (Mal£) on February 15, 1971 at a rate of 2 kwacha = 1 Mal£. Current Monetary unit: 1 Malawi kwacha (MK) = 100 tambala. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Malawi Kwacha is MWK.

Malaya - See Malaysia.

Malaysia - Official name: Malaysia. Monetary unit: 1 ringgit, or Malaysian dollar (M$) = 100 cents or sen. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Malaysian Ringgit is MYR.

Maldives - Official name: Republic of Maldives. Became independent on March 29, 1976. Monetary unit: Maldivian rupee = 100 laari. Current Monetary unit: 1 Maldivian Rufiyaa (Rf) = 100 laari. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Maldives Rufiyaa is MVR.

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

maloti - plural form of loti.

Malta - Official name: Republic of Malta. Monetary unit: Malta pound at par with pound sterling with local notes. Malta pound (1972). Maltese lira which was formerly called the Maltese pound. Current Monetary unit: 1 Maltese lira (Lm) = 100 cents = 1,000 mils. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Maltese Lira is MTL.

manat - A money of account of Azerbaijan, the 100th part of a gopik. The Monetary unit of Turkmenistan.

Mariana Island - (see Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands) Monetary unit: U.S. dollar = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the United States Dollar is USD.

mark - the Monetary unit of Germany since 1871; originally a silver coin; Deutsche mark, ostmark, reichsmark. the markka of Finland. also merk, a former silver coin of Scotland. A former money of account of England.

markka - a cupronickel or bronze coin and Monetary unit of Finland, equal to 100 penniä; finmark.

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

Martinique - Official name: Department of Martinique. 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.

Mau Re - Mauritian rupee.

Mau Rs - Mauritian rupees (plural form).

Mauritania - Official name: Islamic Republic of Mauritania. Monetary unit: CFA franc with a parity of CFA. Ouguiya (UM) replaced the CFA franc on June 29, 1973 with a (September 17, 1973) parity of 1 Ouguiya (UM) to 5 CFA francs. 1 Mauritanian Ouguiya (UM) = 5 khoums. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Mauritania Ouguiya is MRO.

Mauritius - Official name: Republic of Mauritius. Monetary unit: 1 Mauritian rupee (Mau Re plural Mau Rs) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Mauritius Rupee is MUR.

Mayotte - Official name: Departmental Collectivity of Mayotte. Monetary unit: 1 French (metropolitan) franc (F) = 100 centimes. The Euro was launched on January 1, 1999 and became the sole legal tender on January 1, 2002. The fixed rate of exchange is 6.55957 francs to 1 Euro. Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro (€) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Euro is EUR.

MDL - Active Moldovan Leu ISO 4217 currency code.

merk - Scottish mark.

meticais - plural form of metical.

metical - (plural meticais) a Monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos.

Mex$ - Mexican peso.

Mexico - Official name: United Mexican States. Monetary unit: 1 Mexican peso (Mex$) = 100 centavos. The ISO 4217 obsolete currency code for the Mexican Peso is MXN. The Mexican new peso was introduced on January 1, 1993. 1 new peso = 1,000 (old) peso; the (old) peso will be withdrawn at the beginning of 1995. 1 Mexican new peso (Mex$) = 100 centavos. On January 1, 1996, the name of the currency was changed to Mexican peso. Current Monetary unit: 1 Mexican peso (Mex$) = 100 centavos. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Mexican Peso is MXN.

MGF - Active Malagasy Franc ISO 4217 currency code.

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

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

mil - Spanish for 1000.

mils - a coin of Malta, the thousandth part of a lira.

milliémes - any of the copper coins equal to the thousandth part of a pound, or the tenth part of the piaster, of Libya, Sudan, and the Arab Republic of Egypt.

millimes - an aluminum coin of Tunisia, the thousandth part of a dinar.

MK - Malawi kwacha.

MKD - Active Macedonia Denar ISO 4217 currency code.

MMK - Active Myanmar Kyat ISO 4217 currency code.

MNT - Active Mongolian Tugrik ISO 4217 currency code.

Moldova - Official name: Republic of Moldova. (Part of the former Soviet Union) Monetary unit: 1 ruble = 100 kopecks. The Moldovan coupon was introduced on September 22, 1993, and circulated parallel with the Russian ruble; on November 30, 1993, a new national currency, the leu, was introduced at a 1,000 to 1 ratio with the Moldovan coupon and circulates parallel with it. Current Monetary unit: 1 Moldovan leu (plural lei) = 100 bani. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Moldovan Leu is MDL.

Monaco - Official name: Principality of Moaco. Monetary unit: Monegasque franc (equals the French franc). The French franc replaced the Monegasque franc in 1969. 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.

Mongolia - Official name: Mongol Uls. Monetary unit: 1 tugrik (Tug or ₮) = 100 möngös. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Mongolian Tugrik is MNT.

möngös - a coin of Mongolia, the 100th part of a tugrik.

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

MOP - Active Macau Pataca ISO 4217 currency code.

Morocco - Official name: Kingdom of Morocco. Monetary unit: 1 Moroccan dirham (DH) = 100 Moroccan francs. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Moroccan Dirham is MAD.

Mozambique - Official name: Republic of Mozambique. Monetary unit: Portuguese overseas escudo. Mozambique escudo (1968) at par with the Portuguese overseas escudo. Went to only the Mozambique escudo in 1978. The metical replaced the former escudo at par on 6/80. Current Monetary unit: 1 metical (Mt., plural meticals) = 100 centavos. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Moazambique Metical is MZM.

MRO - Active Mauritania Ouguiya ISO 4217 currency code.

Mt. - Mozambique metical.

MTL - Active Maltese Lira ISO 4217 currency code.

MUR - Active Mauritius Rupee ISO 4217 currency code.

Muscat and Oman - (see Oman) Monetary unit: Persian Gulf rupee.

MVR - Active Maldives Rufiyaa ISO 4217 currency code.

MWK - Active Malawi Kwacha ISO 4217 currency code.

MXN - Active Mexican Peso ISO 4217 currency code.

MXP - Obsolete Mexican Peso (replaced by MXN) ISO 4217 currency code.

Myanmar (Burma) - Official name: Union of Myanmar. Monetary unit: 1 Myanmar kyat (K) = 100 pyas. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Myanmar Kyat is MMK.

MYR - Active Malaysian Ringgit ISO 4217 currency code.

MZM - Active Moazambique Metical ISO 4217 currency code.

N - Nigerian naira.

NAD - Active Namibia Dollar ISO 4217 currency code.

NA f. - Netherlands Antillean

naira - a Monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo.

Nam$ - Namibian dollar.

Namibia - Official name: Republic of Namibia. Monetary unit: 1 South African rand (R) = 100 cents. As of June 1992, the Namibian dollar circulates at par and concurrently with the South African rand. Current Monetary unit: 1 Namibian dollar (Nam$) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Namibia Dollar is NAD.

Nauru - Official name: Republic of Nauru. Became independent on 1/31/68. 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. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Australian Dollar is AUD.

naya paisa - a copper coin of India, the 100th part of a rupee; paisa; pice, the 100th part of a gulf rupee, the 100th part of the rupee of Bahrain, Muscat and Oman and the Trucial States.

naye paisa - plural form of naya paisa.

NCZ$ - Brazil New cruzado.

Nepal - Official name: Kingdom of Nepal. Monetary unit: 1 Nepalese rupee (NRs) = 100 paisa (pice). The ISO 4217 currency code for the Nepalese Rupee Oro is NPR.

Netherlands, The - Official name: Kingdom of The Netherlands. Monetary unit: 1 Netherlands guilder (f.) [Gluden, guilder or florin] = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 obsolete currency code for the Netherlands Guilder is NLG. The Euro was launched on January 1, 1999 and became the sole legal tender on January 1, 2002. The fixed rate of exchange is 2.20371 Netherlands guilder to 1 Euro. Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro (€) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Euro is EUR.

Netherlands Antilles - Official name: Netherlands antillies. 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.

Netherlands New Guinea - Monetary unit: 1 Netherlands New Guinea guilder (NNGf.) [Gluden, guilder or florin] at par with the Netherlands gulden = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Netherlands Antillian Guilder is ANG.

New Caledonia - Official name: New Caledonia. Monetary unit: 1 franc of the Comptoirs Françaises du Pacifique (CFPF) = 100 centimes.

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

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

New Hebrides - (see Vanuatu) 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. Australian dollar and New Hebrides franc (1970). Became Vanuatu on July 30, 1980.

new pence - (also see pence) a former coin of the British Virgin Island the 100th part of a pound. A coin of the Ireland the 100th part of a Irish pound. A bronze coin of the United Kingdom the 100th part of a pound.

new penny - a bronze coin of the United Kingdom the 100th part of a pound.

New Zealand - Official name: New Zealand. Monetary unit: New Zealand pound (£NZ). New Zealand dollar replaced the New Zealand pound at a rate of 1 $NZ to 10 shillings of old currency. 1 New Zealand dollar ($NZ) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the New Zealand Dollar Oro is NZD.

NGN - Active Nigerian Naira ISO 4217 currency code.

ngultrum - a Monetary unit of Bhutan, equal to 100 Indian paisa and 100 chetrum.

ngwee - a coin of Zambia, the 100th part of a kwacha.

Nicaragua - Official name: Republic of Nicaragua. Monetary unit: 1 Nicaraguan córdoba (C$) = 100 centavos, 1 córdoba oro (C$) = 100 centavos. The córdoba oro (gold cordoba), introduced in August 1990, circulated simultaneously with the new córdoba until April 30, 1991, when the new córdoba ceased to be legal tender, on April 30, 1991, 1 córdoba oro equaled 5,000,000 new córdobas. The new córdoba had been introduced in February 1988 at the rate of 1 new córdoba to 1,000 (old) córdobas. Current Monetary unit: 1 córdoba oro (C$) = 100 centavos. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Nicaraguan Córdoba Oro is NIO.

nickel - a cupronickel coin of the United States, the 20th part of a U.S. dollar, equal to five cents.

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

Nigeria - Official name: Federal Republic of Nigeria. Monetary unit: Nigerian pound (£N). Nigerian naira replaced the Nigerian pound on January 1, 1973 at a rate of 2 naira to 1 pound. Current Monetary unit: 1 Nigerian naira (₦) = 100 kobo. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Nigerian Naira is NGN.

NIO - Active Nicaraguan Cordoba Oro ISO 4217 currency code.

NIS - New (Israeli) sheqel.

Niue Island - Monetary unit: New Zealand dollar = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the New Zealand Dollar Oro is NZD.

NKr - Norwegian krone.

NKz - Angola New kwanza.

NLG - Obsolete Netherlands Guilder (replaced by Euro) ISO 4217 currency code.

NNGf. - Netherlands New Guinea guilder.

NOK - Active Norwegian Krone ISO 4217 currency code.

Norfolk Island - Monetary unit: 1 Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Australian Dollar is AUD.

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

Norway - Official name: Kingdom of Norway. Monetary unit: 1 Norwegian krone (NKr) = 100 øre. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Norwegian Krone Oro is NOK.

NPR - Active Nepalese Rupee ISO 4217 currency code.

NRs - Nepalese rupee.

NT$ - New Taiwan dollar.

Nu - Bhutan ngultrum.

NUr$ - Uruguay peso uruguayo.

nuevo sol - Monetary unit of Peru equal to 100 céntimos, replaced the inti at a rate of one million intis for one nuevo sol.

NUr$ - Uruguayan new peso.

Nysasland - (see Malawi) Monetary unit: Rhodesian pound.

NZ - new zaïre Monetary unit of Zaire.

NZD - Active New Zealand Dollar ISO 4217 currency code.

Oman - Official name: Sultanate of Oman. Monetary unit: Saudi riyal (SRis) = 100 halalah. Rial Omani replaced the Saudi riyal in 1973. Current Monetary unit: 1 rial Omani (RO) = 1,000 baizas. The ISO 4217 currency code for the Rial Omani Oro is OMR.

OMR - Active Rial Omani ISO 4217 currency code.

øre - bronze coin of Norway the 100th part of a krone, a zinc coin of Denmark the 100th part of a krone, a bronze coin of Sweden the 100th part of a króna.

ostmark - a cupronickel coin and Monetary unit of East Germany, equal to 100 pfennigs.

Ouguiya - a Monetary unit of Mauritania, equal to 5 khoums.