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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
฿	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).