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This is a list of currency symbols from around the world.
Symbol | Symbol name | Notes |
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฿ | Baht (Thai) | บาท |
Bfr | Belgian francs | Currency used in Belgium. Prices should be entered as in "Bfr 450". |
¢ or c | Cent, centavo | Used in multiple countries (United States, Canada, Mexico). |
$ | 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$), and Tuvalu (TV$). |
DM | Deutsche Mark | Currency used in West Germany, and then Germany after reunification. Enter as "DM 7.80". |
€ | Euro | Used in the European Union. |
Ft | Forint | Currency used in Hungary. Enter as "Ft 30". |
F, Fr, FF | Franc | Currency formerly used in France. For consistency, prices should be entered as in "F 6" for six francs, though the price may be listed on the publication as "FF", "Fr", or just "F". |
ƒ | Guilder (Dutch) | Currency used in The Netherlands. Enter as "ƒ 12.50". |
Lit | Lira (Italian) | Enter as "Lit 9,000". |
M | Mark | Currency used in East Germany. "M 7.80" |
p | Pence, penny | Used in the British Isles. See notes at Help:Screen:NewPub#Price for more details on entering prices in pence or pennies. |
Pta | Pesetas | Currency used in Spain. Prices should be entered as in "Pta 350". |
$ | Pesos | Used in several countries to denote "pesos": Argentina (AG$), Chile (CLP$), Colombia (COP$), Cuba ($MN) or Cuba convertible (CUC$), Dominica (RD$), Mexico (Mx$) (also called "Mexican dollars"), and Uruguay ($U). |
£ | 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 at Help:Screen:NewPub#Price for more details on entering prices in pounds. |
Shilling | Formerly used in the British Isles. See notes at Help:Screen:NewPub#Price for more details on entering prices in shillings. | |
¥ | Yen | Used for the Japanese yen. The 円 symbol is also sometimes seen, but the ¥ should be used in all cases. |
元 | Yuan | Chinese yuan (元/圆), used in the People's Republic of China (mainland China). |