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List of circulating currencies

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There are 180 currencies recognized as legal tender in United Nations (UN) member states, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, partially recognized or unrecognized states, and their dependencies.[1] However, excluding the pegged (fixed exchange rate) currencies, there are only 130 currencies that are independent or pegged to a currency basket. Dependencies and unrecognized states are listed here only if another currency is used on their territory that is different from the one of the state that administers them or has jurisdiction over them.

Criteria for inclusion

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A currency is a kind of money and medium of exchange. Currency includes paper, cotton, or polymer banknotes and metal coins. States generally have a monopoly on the issuing of currency, although some states share currencies with other states. For the purposes of this list, only currencies that are legal tender, including those used in actual commerce or issued for commemorative purposes, are considered "circulating currencies". This includes fractional units that have no physical form but are recognized by the issuing state, such as the United States mill,[A] the Egyptian millieme,[B] and the Japanese rin.[C] Currencies used by non-state entities, like the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, scrips used by private entities, and other private, virtual, and alternative currencies are not included on this list.

List of circulating currencies by state or territory

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Colour key and notes
  Indicates that a given currency is pegged to another currency (details)
Italics indicates a state or territory with a low level of international recognition

Currencies by number of countries/territories

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Currency Symbol or
abbrev.
ISO code Fractional unit Countries/territories
Name No. No. Formal users
Euro EUR Cent 100 43 Akrotiri and Dhekelia, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland (Åland), France (French Guiana, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon), Germany, Greece (Mount Athos), Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Portugal (Azores, Madeira), San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (Canary Islands, Ceuta, Melilla), Vatican City
United States dollar $ USD Cent 100 19 United States (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands), Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Ecuador, El Salvador, Liberia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Timor-Leste, Turks and Caicos Islands
Sterling £ GBP Penny 100 11 United Kingdom (Bailiwick of Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, British Indian Ocean Territory, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Saint Helena, British Antarctic Territory, Tristan da Cunha)
Australian dollar $ AUD Cent 100 11 Australia (Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Norfolk Island), Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu
Eastern Caribbean dollar EC$ XCD Cent 100 8 Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
West African CFA franc Fr, F.CFA XOF Centime 100 8 Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo
New Zealand dollar $ NZD Cent 100 6 New Zealand (Cook Islands, Niue, Ross Dependency, Tokelau), Pitcairn Islands
Norwegian krone kr NOK Øre 100 6 Norway (Bouvet Island, Jan Mayen, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Svalbard)
Central African CFA franc Fr, F.CFA XAF Centime 100 6 Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon
South African rand R ZAR Cent 100 4 South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia
CFP franc ₣, F, or Fr XPF Centime 100 3 French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna
Chilean peso $ CLP Centavo 100 3 Chile (Chilean Antarctic Territory, Easter Island)
Danish krone kr DKK Øre 100 3 Denmark (Faroe Islands, Greenland)
Russian ruble RUB Kopeck 100 3 Russia, Abkhazia, South Ossetia
Turkish lira TRY Kuruş 100 2 Turkey, Northern Cyprus
Swiss franc Fr CHF Rappen 100 2 Switzerland, Liechtenstein
Brunei dollar B$ BND Sen 100 2 Brunei, Singapore
Singapore dollar $, S$ SGD Cent 100 2 Singapore, Brunei
Indian rupee INR Paisa 100 2 India, Bhutan
Netherlands Antillean guilder ƒ, NAƒ, NAf, or f ANG Cent 100 2 Curaçao, Sint Maarten
Saint Helena pound £ SHP Penny 100 2 Saint Helena, Ascension Island
Falkland Islands pound £ FKP Penny 100 2 Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b One cent equals ten mills.
  2. ^ a b c One piastre equals ten milliemes.
  3. ^ a b One sen equals ten rin.
  4. ^ Many of these symbols can be found in Unicode block 20A0–20, "Currency Symbols".
  5. ^ a b c d This currency is not used in day-to-day commerce, but is legal tender. It is minted or printed as commemorative banknotes, coinage, or both.
  6. ^ The currency is pegged at par with the Indian rupee; both currencies are accepted in Bhutan.
  7. ^ a b c d 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.
  8. ^ The Brunei dollar is also accepted as customary tender in Singapore according to the Currency Interchangeability Agreement between the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam (Monetary Authority of Brunei Darussalam).[5] Likewise, the Singapore dollar is also customarily accepted in Brunei.
  9. ^ One jiao equals ten fen.
  10. ^ a b One piastre equals ten fulūs and one dirham equals 10 piastres.
  11. ^ According to Article 4 of the 1994 Paris Protocol, the State of Palestine has no official currency. The Protocol allows the Palestinian Authority to adopt multiple currencies. In the West Bank, the Israeli new sheqel and Jordanian dinar are widely accepted, while in the Gaza Strip the Israeli new sheqel and Egyptian pound are widely accepted.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ The Singapore dollar is also accepted as customary tender in Brunei according to the Currency Interchangeability Agreement between the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam (Monetary Authority of Brunei Darussalam).[6] Likewise, the Brunei dollar is also customarily accepted in Singapore.
  14. ^ Rappen in German; centime in French; centesimo in Italian; rap in Romansh.
  15. ^ One hundred Tongan paʻanga equal one hau.
  16. ^ One hào equals ten xu.

References

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  1. ^ "UN Operational Rates of Exchange - Rates". Treasury - UN Operational Rates of Exchange. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  2. ^ a b "Field Listing: Exchange Rates". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  3. ^ a b "Current currency & funds code list". Swiss Association for Standardization. Archived from the original on 2019-06-16. Retrieved 2013-12-06. As of 2016-09-13, this citation said "accessdate=2013-12-06", but the document itself said "Published July 1, 2016".
  4. ^ "World Bank Group Publications Editorial Style Guide 2020" (PDF). World Bank Group. 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  5. ^ Monetary Authority of Singapore. "The Currency Interchangeability Agreement". Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  6. ^ Monetary Authority of Singapore. "The Currency Interchangeability Agreement". Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.