In 1973, the ISO Technical Committee 68 decided to develop codes for the representation of currencies and funds for use in any application of trade, commerce or banking. At the 17th session (February 1978) of the related UN/ECE Group of Experts agreed that the three letter alphabetic codes for International Standard ISO 4217, "Codes for the representation of currencies and funds", would be suitable for use in international trade. Over time, new currencies are created and old currencies are discontinued. Frequently, these changes are d ...

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ISO 4217, ISO 4217 - History, ISO 4217 - Active codes sorted by code, ISO 4217 - Currency Numeric Codes, ISO 4217 - Without currency code, ISO 4217 - Obsolete currency codes, ISO 4217 - Replaced by Euro, ISO 4217 - Replaced for other reasons

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In 1973, the ISO Technical Committee 68 decided to develop codes for the representation of currencies and funds for use in any application of trade, commerce or banking. At the 17th session (February 1978) of the related UN/ECE Group of Experts agreed that the three letter alphabetic codes for International Standard ISO 4217, "Codes for the representation of currencies and funds", would be suitable for use in international trade. Over time, new currencies are created and old currencies are discontinued. Frequently, these changes are d ...

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ISO 4217, ISO 4217 - History, ISO 4217 - Active codes, ISO 4217 - Obsolete currency codes, ISO 4217 - Replaced by Euro, ISO 4217 - Replaced for other reasons

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Country codes are short alphabetic or numeric geographical codes (geocodes) developed to represent countries and dependent areas, for use in data processing and communications. Several different systems have been developed to do this. The most famous of these is ISO 3166-1. Country code - Lists of country codes by country. A - B - C - D-E - F - G - H-I - J-K - L - M - N - O-R - S - T - U-Z Language code, Numbering scheme, ISO_639 - Language Codes Countr ...

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• Country code - Lists of country codes by country
• Country code - ISO 3166-1
• Country code - Other country codes
• Country code - Other codings

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The Convertible Mark (Bosnian and Croatian: konvertibilna marka, Serbian: конвертибилна марка), (ISO 4217:BAM) is the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is divided into 100 feninga (фенинга in Serbian), from the German Pfennige. It was established as such by the 1995 Dayton Agreement which replaced the former currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina named dinar. The marka in the name refers to the Deutsche Mark, the currency to which it was pegged until 2002 at a par exchange rate of ...

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XXX is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below: 30 (number), XXX in Roman numerals An identifier for pornography, especially X-rated (or "XXX") movies (.xxx was a proposed top-level domain for sexually explicit material) Symbol for toxic, especially in cartoons A reference to Amsterdam, after the three crosses on the city flag. The ISO 4217 currency code for "no currency" The standard Morse code prefix for urgent communications (compare to ...

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Exchange Rates Currency band Exchange rate Exchange rate regime Fixed exchange rate Floating exchange rate Linked exchange rate Markets Foreign exchange market Futures exchange Products Currency Currency future Forex swap Currency swap Foreign exchange option A currency is a unit of exchange, facilitating the transfer of goods and services. It is a form of money, where money is defi ...

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• Currency - History
• Currency - Early Currency
• Currency - Coinage
• Currency - The Era of Hard and Credit Money
• Currency - Legal Tender Era
• Currency - The Paper Money Era
• Currency - Modern currencies
• Currency - Privately-issued currencies
• Currency - Local currencies
• Currency - World currency
• Currency - Circulating currencies
• Currency - A-E
• Currency - F-M
• Currency - N-R
• Currency - S-Z
• Currency - Historical currencies
• Currency - Ancient Greece
• Currency - Ancient Rome
• Currency - Africa
• Currency - America
• Currency - Asia
• Currency - Australasia
• Currency - Europe
• Currency - Accounting units
• Currency - Proposed Currencies
• Currency - Lists

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The Czechoslovak koruna or Czechoslovak crown (in Czech and Slovak: Koruna československá, at times Koruna česko-slovenská; "koruna" means crown) was the currency of Czechoslovakia from 10 April 1919 to 1939 and from November 1, 1945 to February 7, 1993. For a very short time in 1939 and 1993 it was also the currency of separate Czech and Slovak states. On February 8, 1993 it was replac ...

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• Czechoslovak koruna - History

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The acronym CUP could be used to mean: Cambridge University Press Canadian University Press, the press association of Canadian student newspapers The Committee of Union and Progress: a Turkish political party The ISO 4217 code for the Cuban Peso California University of Pennsylvania Control Unit Port see also Cup Category: Ambiguous three-letter acronyms ...

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The Danish krone is the currency used in Denmark and the Danish dependency of Greenland. On the Faroe Islands Danish coins are used as well but the islands use bank notes with unique Faroese motifs (see: Faroese króna; although a common misunderstanding, the Faroese króna is legally speaking not an independent currency.) The plural form is "kroner" and one krone is divided into 100 øre, singular and plural. The ISO 4217 code is DKK. The krone was introduced as legal tender in Denmark in 1873 (replacing the rigsdaler at a rat ...

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This is an article about the Japanese currency. For the IATA airport code see Estevan Airport. Yen is the currency used in Japan. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the United States dollar and Euro. In Japanese it is usually pronounced "en", but the pronunciation "yen" is standard in English. The ISO 4217 codes for the yen are JPY and 392. The Latinised symbol is ¥, while in Japanese it is written with the kanji 円. Japanese yen - History. The ye ...

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• Japanese yen - History
• Japanese yen - Denominations
• Japanese yen - Coins
• Japanese yen - Banknotes
• Japanese yen - Value
• Japanese yen - Exchange rates over time
• Japanese yen - Reference

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The Czech koruna or Czech crown (in Czech: koruna česká; "koruna" means crown) has been the currency of the Czech Republic since February 8, 1993. It replaced the Czechoslovak koruna at par. The official name, the ISO 4217 code and the local acronym for the Czech are Koruna česká, CZK and Kč, respectively. One koruna equals 100 haléřů (abbreviated as "h", singular: haléř

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A currency sign is a graphic symbol often used as a shorthand for a currency's name. Internationally, ISO 4217 codes are used instead of currency signs, though currency signs may be in common use in their respective countries. When writing currency amounts the location of the sign varies by currency. Many currencies, especially in the English-speaking world, locate it before the amount (e.g., £50.00); some after the amount (e.g., 50.00 S₣); and before they were abolished, the sign for the Portuguese Escudo and ...

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• Currency sign - Formerly used currency signs

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Złoty (literally meaning "golden", plural: złote or złotych, depending on the number) is the Polish currency unit. ISO 4217 currency code: PLN Exchange rate (December 25, 2005): 1 USD = 3.23 PLN; 1 Euro = 3.84 PLN As a result of hyperinflation in the early 1990s, the decimal point on the currency was moved by four places. Thus, on January 1, 1995, 10,000 old złotych (PLZ) became one new złoty (PLN). Polish złoty - Historical Currencies. Including:

• Polish złoty - Historical Currencies
• Polish złoty - Złoty in the Kingdom of Poland and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
• Polish złoty - Złoty in the Duchy of Warsaw
• Polish złoty - Złoty in the Congress Kingdom 1815-1850
• Polish złoty - Ruble and Marka 1850-1924
• Polish złoty - Złoty 1924-1939
• Polish złoty - Złoty of General Government 1939-1944
• Polish złoty - Post-War Złoty 1944-1950
• Polish złoty - Złoty PLZ 1950-1994
• Polish złoty - New Złoty
• Polish złoty - Future

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This article is about general United States currency. For the dollar coin, see United States dollar coin. The United States dollar, or American dollar, adopted by the United States Congress in 1785, is the official currency of the United States. It is also widely used as a reserve currency outside the United States. Currently, the issuance of currency is controlled by the Federal Reserve Banking system. The most commonly used symbol for the U.S. dollar is the dollar sign ($). The ISO 4217 code for the Unite ...

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• United States dollar - Overview
• United States dollar - United States coins
• United States dollar - International use
• United States dollar - Origin of the name dollar
• United States dollar - The dollar symbol
• United States dollar - Current USD exchange rates

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There are at least three meanings to the term jod: An alternate name for the Latvian mythological deity Velns An alternate spelling of jor, an aspect of Indian music The ISO 4217 code for Jordanian dinar is JOD. Other related archivesISO 4217, Indian music, Jordanian dinar, Latvian mythological, Velns, jor

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ALL is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a leukemia affecting mostly children American Life League, the largest pro-life organization in the United States Lek (currency), the national currency of Albania; "ALL" is the ISO 4217 code for the currency All (band), a California, United States punk rock band Surf (detergent), as an alternative name ("All") for this laundry detergent Universal quantification, a

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The real (symbol: R$, ISO 4217 code: BRL, plural: reais) is the currency of Brazil. It is also the name of the earliest Brazilian currency (see from the Colonial period to 1942.) Brazilian real - History. Brazilian real - From the Colonial period to 1942. The real (plural réis) was the currency used by the first Portuguese settlers to arrive in the then New World, but the first official money to circulate bearing the name "real" was actually printed ...

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• Brazilian real - History
• Brazilian real - From the Colonial period to 1942
• Brazilian real - 1994 to the Present
• Brazilian real - Banknotes
• Brazilian real - Polymer banknote
• Brazilian real - Coins
• Brazilian real - First family
• Brazilian real - Second family
• Brazilian real - Sources
• Brazilian real - Current BRL exchange rates

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In 1867, a bimetallic currency was adopted, the leu of 100 bani. After 1878 the silver Russian ruble was valued so highly as to drive the native coins out of circulation. Consequently, in 1889, Romania joined the Latin Monetary Union and adopted a gold standard. Bronze coins of 1, 2, 5 and 10 bani, silver coins of ½, 1, 2 and 5 lei and gold coins of 5, 10 and 20 lei were used. Silver was legal tender only up to 50 lei. All taxes and customs dues were to be paid in gold and, owing to the small quantities issued from the Romanian mint, foreig ...

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Romanian leu, Romanian leu - Etymology, Romanian leu - History, Romanian leu - Exchange rate, Romanian leu - Legal tender, Romanian leu - Coins, Romanian leu - Banknotes, Romanian leu - Revaluation, Romanian leu - Historic banknotes 1990-2005

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The relative value of the yen is determined in foreign exchange markets by the forces of supply and demand. The supply of the yen in the market is governed by the desire of yen holders to exchange their yen for other currencies to purchase goods, services, or assets. The demand for the yen is governed by the desire of foreigners to buy goods and services in Japan and by their interest in investing in Japan (buying yen-d ...

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Japanese yen, Japanese yen - The name, Japanese yen - History, Japanese yen - Denominations, Japanese yen - Coins, Japanese yen - Banknotes, Japanese yen - Value, Japanese yen - Exchange rates over time, Japanese yen - Reference

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Euro - Countries using the euro. At present the member states officially using the euro are Austria, Belgium, Finland, France (except Pacific territories using the CFP franc), Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. Overseas territories of some Eurozone countries, such as French Guiana, Réunion, Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, and Martinique, also use ...

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Euro, Euro - Characteristics, Euro - Accommodation for vision impairments, Euro - Name and linguistic issues, Euro - Transition, Euro - Participation in the economic and monetary union, Euro - Countries using the euro, Euro - EU members outside the Eurozone, Euro - Bulgaria and Romania, Euro - Effects of a single currency, Euro - Removal of exchange rate risk, Euro - Removal of conversion fees, Euro - Deeper financial markets, Euro - Price parity, Euro - Competitive funding, Euro - Macroeconomic stability, Euro - Less-specific monetary policy, Euro - A new reserve currency?, Euro - The euro and oil, Euro - Euro exchange rate, Euro - Against the U.S. dollar, Euro - Currencies pegged to euro, Euro - Drivers, Euro - Consequences, Euro - The euro sign, Euro - Reactions following the European Constitution votes, Euro - Economists who helped realise the euro, Euro - Trivia

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