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This is a list of currency symbols from around the world as used in the ISFDB database.
Symbol | Symbol name | Notes |
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฿ | Baht (Thai) | บาท |
Bfr | Belgian francs | Used in Belgium prior to the transition to the euro in 1999-2002. Prices should be entered as "Bfr 450". |
¢ or c | Cent, centavo | Used in multiple countries, including the United States, Canada, and Mexico, as 1/100 of the main currency unit, typically either dollar or peso. Do not enter this symbol into the database; use the main currency unit as explained in Template:PublicationFields:Price instead. |
$ | Dollars | With no disambiguation, US dollars. Also used in multiple other countries as "dollars" (Australia (A$), Bahamas (B$), Barbados (Bds$), Belize (BZ$), Bermuda (BD$), Brunei (B$), Canada (C$), Cayman Islands (CI$), East Caribbean (EC$), Fiji (FJ$), Guyana (G$),[5] Hong Kong (HK$/元/圓), Jamaica (J$), Kiribati (K$), Liberia (L$), Namibia (N$), New Zealand (NZ$), Singapore (S$), Solomon Islands (SI$), Surinam (SRD), Taiwan (NT$/元/圓), Trinidad and Tobago (TT$), Tuvalu (TV$)) or "pesos" (Argentina (AG$), Chile (CLP$), Colombia (COP$), Cuba ($MN) or Cuba convertible (CUC$), Dominica (RD$), Mexico (Mx$) (also called "Mexican dollars"), Uruguay ($U).) |
DM | Deutsche Mark | Currency used in West Germany between 1948 and 1990, and then post-reunification Germany prior to the transition to the euro in 1999-2002. Enter as "DM 7.80". |
€ | Euro | Used in some European Union countries starting on 1999-01-01. Enter as "€9.95". |
Ft | Forint | Currency used in Hungary. Enter as "Ft 30". |
F | Franc | Used in France prior to the transition to the euro in 1999-2002. For consistency, prices should be entered as in "F6.50", though the price may be listed on the publication as "FF", "Fr", or just "F". |
ƒ | Guilder (Dutch) | Used in The Netherlands prior to the transition to the euro in 1999-2002. Enter as "ƒ12.50". |
Lit | Lira (Italian) | Used prior to the transition to the euro in 1999-2002. Enter as "Lit 9,000". |
M | Mark | Currency used in East Germany. Enter as "M 7.80" |
p (etc.) | Pence, penny | Used in the British Isles before 1971-02-15 (Decimal Day.) See notes in Template:PublicationFields:Price for more details on entering prices in pence or pennies. |
Pta | Pesetas | Currency used in Spain prior to the transition to the euro in 1999-2002. Prices should be entered as in "Pta 350". |
$ | Pesos | Used in several countries to denote "pesos". See the "$ (dollars)" row above for details. |
£ | Pound | Used in the British Isles (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man (Manx) (M£)) as well as Alderney, Falkland Islands (FK£), Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey, and Saint Helena. Also used in Egypt (E£). See notes in Template:PublicationFields:Price for more details on entering prices in pounds. |
R | Rand (South Africa) | |
₹ | Rupees (India) | |
₨ | Rupees (Pakistan) | |
s (etc.) | Shilling | Used in the British Isles prior to 1971-02-15 (Decimal Day.) See notes in Template:PublicationFields:Price for more details on entering prices in shillings. |
Tk | Taka (Bangladesh) | |
¥ | Yen | Used for the Japanese yen. Note that even though the 円 symbol is also sometimes seen, ¥ should be used in all cases. |
元 | Yuan | Used for the Chinese yuan (元/圆), in circulation in the People's Republic of China (mainland China). |