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This list contains the 180 current official or de facto currencies of the 193 United Nations (UN) member states, two UN observer states, nine partially recognized or unrecognized states (in bold), and 33 dependencies (in italics). Dependencies and unrecognized countries are listed here only if they use a currency other than that of the sovereign state that administers them or has de jure jurisdiction over them. Currencies used in places of extraterritoriality like the United Nations or the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and scrips used by private entities are not under the purview of this list.
A currency is a unit of exchange and hence a kind of money and medium of exchange. Currency includes paper, cotton, or polymer banknotes and metal coins. Countries generally have a monopoly on the issuing of currency, although some countries share currencies with other countries. Today, currencies are the dominant medium of exchange. Different countries may use the same term to refer to their respective currencies, even though the currencies may have little else to do with each other. In some countries, the currencies used vary regionally. For example, four currencies circulate in the partially recognized state of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, which claims the territory of Western Sahara. Some currencies, such as the Nagorno-Karabakh dram, are not used in day-to-day commerce, but are legal tender.
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- This currency is not used in day-to-day commerce, but is legal tender. It is minted and/or printed as commemorative banknotes and/or coinage.
- Currency code unrecognized by ISO 4217 but used commercially.
- British banknotes are issued by the Bank of England and by some banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Laws on legal tender vary between various jurisdictions.
- One cent equals ten mills (also spelled “mil” and “mille”), and (for the United States dollar) ten cents equal one dime.
- One jiao equals ten fen.
- One piastre equals ten millimes.
- One sen equals ten rin.
- One piastre equals ten fils and one dirham equals 10 piastres.
- Although part of the Netherlands, the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba do not use the euro, they use the United States dollar. They are listed separately.
- Four currencies circulate in the partially recognized state of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, which claims the territory of Western Sahara. The Moroccan dirham is used in the Moroccan-administered part of the territory and the Sahrawi peseta is the commemorative currency of the Sahrawi Republic. Additionally, some de facto currencies circulate in the territory: the Algerian dinar is used in Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf and the Mauritanian ouguiya is used in Lagouira, which is under Mauritanian administration.
- Rappen is German; in French it is centime; in Italian it is centesimo.
- One hundred Tongan paʻanga equal one hau.
- One hào equals ten xu.
- Local coins are also used for this fractional denomination. See the link on the name for details.
See also
References
- ^ "Field Listing: Exchange Rates". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
- ^ "Current currency & funds code list". Swiss Association for Standardization. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
- Antweiler, Werner (2006). "Currencies of the World". University of British Columbia. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- "Banknotes". Bank of England. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- "The Coinage Act of 1792". Retrieved 2006-12-05.
External links
- Circulating Coin Sets of the World – an alphabetical list of circulating currencies with photos
- XE.com – a currency conversion and exchange rate site