World Currency Abbreviations and Symbols

The table below provides complete list of world currencies and abbreviations, their names, ISO Currency Codes (Alphabetic and Numeric Codes) and Currency Symbols:

Currency Abbreviation (Alphabetic Code)- three-letter currency acronym. Identification of the national currency unit that is used according to ISO 4217 standard: the first two letters define the country and the third one - the currency name.
Currency Name - official name of the monetary unit of the country.
Currency symbol - graphic symbol. Currency symbol used as a shorthand for a currency name, especially in reference to amounts of money.
Numeric Code - three-digit numeric code. Numeric Currency Code used in countries with a non-Latin script. It is usually the same as the numeric country code.

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World Currency Symbols and Abbreviations

Currency Name	Alphabetic Code	Numeric Code	Currency Symbol	Currency Pairs
Dollar	USD	840	$	AUDUSD, EURUSD, GBPUSD, NZDUSD,
The US dollar (USD, “Greenback”) is the most widely traded currency in the world. The issuer is the Federal Reserve System(the Fed). Is the most popular reserve currency, held by central banks, financial institutions and private investors Is considered as a “safe haven” currency in periods of instability due to universally recognized reliability of the US economy Is used as a standard payment unit in commodity markets Open Account
Australian dollar	AUD	036	$, A$, AU$	EURAUD, GBPAUD, AUDCAD, AUDCHF,
The Australian dollar (AUD, “Aussie”) is the 5th most traded currency in the world. The issuer is the Reserve Bank of Australia. Is actively applied in currency exchange and trading operations, as Australia supports high interest rates, as a rule. Is affected by trading relations with Japan, China and the United States Refers to "commodity" currencies, as the economy of Australia highly depends on commodity export (particularly on gold and other metals mining) Open Account
Canadian dollar	CAD	124	$, C$	AUDCAD, EURCAD, GBPCAD, NZDCAD,
The Canadian dollar (CAD, “Loonie”) is the 7th most traded currency in the world. The issuer is the Bank of Canada. Is affected by its neighbor country, USA economy. Refers to "commodity" currencies, as the economy of Canada depends on commodity export (particularly, energy, wood and oil). Open Account
Swiss franc	CHF	756	Fr., SFr, FS	AUDCHF, CADCHF, EURCHF, GBPCHF,
The Swiss franc (CHF, “Swissie”) is the 6th most traded currency in the world. The issuer is the Swiss National Bank. Is considered as a “safe haven” currency due to the country's non-inflationary and stable economy Open Account
Japanese Yen	JPY	392	¥	AUDJPY, CADJPY, CHFJPY, EURJPY,
The Japanese yen (JPY) is the 3rd most traded currency in the world. The issuer is the Bank of Japan. Is considered as a “safe haven” currency due to low inflation and high stability of the nation’s economy Is characterized by relatively low value against other major currencies due to quite low interest rates Is actively involved in trading operations, particularly in Asia. Low exchange rate of the national currency was historically favored by the government, supporting exporters and contributing to economic growth Open Account
New Zealand dollar	NZD	554	$, NZ$	AUDNZD, EURNZD, GBPNZD, NZDCAD,
The New Zealand dollar (NZD, “Kiwi”) is the 10th most traded currency in the world. The issuer is the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Is often involved in trading operations as New Zealand is supporting high interest rates, as a rule Depends on commodity exports, particularly on food trade. Open Account
Euro	EUR	978	€	EURAUD, EURCAD, EURCHF, EURGBP,
The euro (EUR, single currency) – the 2nd most traded world currency, emitted by the European Central Bank. official common currency of 17 states which constitute the European currency bloc, so called Euro Zone considered as the second world reserve currency, held by central banks, financial institutions and private investors often subject of speculation on general health of the Euro Zone and its members Open Account
Pound	GBP	826	£	EURGBP, GBPAUD, GBPCAD, GBPCHF,
The British Pound (GBP, "Sterling", "Cable") is the 4th most traded currency in the world. The issuer is the Bank of England. Is characterized by a relatively high value against other major currencies Is often used as a reserve currency Open Account
Swedish krona	SEK	752	kr	EURSEK, GBPSEK, USDSEK,
The Swedish Krona (SEK) is a popular currency in European trades. The issuer is the Bank of Sweden. Open Account
Danish krone	DKK	208	kr	USDDKK,
The Danish krone (DKK) – the national currency of Denmark, emitted by the National Bank of Denmark. Open Account
Krona Norwegia	NOK	578	kr	USDNOK,
The Norwegian Krone (NOK) is a popular currency in European trades. The issuer is the Bank of Norway. Open Account
Singapore dollar	SGD	702	$, S$	USDSGD,
The Singapore dollar (SGD) – the 12th most traded world currency, emitted by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Open Account
Czech Koruna	CZK	203	Kč	EURCZK, USDCZK,
The Czech koruna (CZK) - national currency of the Czech Republic, issued by the Czech National Bank. Open Account
Hong Kong Dollar	HKD	344	$, HK$	EURHKD, USDHKD,
The Hong Kong Dollar (HKD) – currency of Hong Kong, which is issued in full autonomy under the supervision of a local regulator, Hong Kong Monetary Authority. Open Account
Mexican Peso	MXN	484	$, Mex$	EURMXN, USDMXN,
The Mexican Peso (MXN) – national currency of Mexico, the most traded in Latin America, issued by the Bank of Mexico. Open Account
Polish Zloty	PLN	985	zł	EURPLN, USDPLN,
The Polish Zloty (PLN) – national currency of Poland, issued by the National Bank of Poland. Open Account
Ruble	RUB	643	₽	EURRUB, USDRUB,
The Russian Ruble (RUB) – national currency of the Russian Federation, issued by the Bank of Russia. Open Account
Turkish Lira	TRY	949	₺	EURTRY, USDTRY,
Turkish Lira(TRY) – national currency of Turkey, issued by The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey. Open Account
Rand	ZAR	710	R	EURZAR, USDZAR,
The South African Rand (ZAR) – national currency of South Africa, issued by the South African Reserve Bank. Open Account
Yuan	CNH	no official ISO code	¥	USDCNH,
CNH is an offshore version of the Chinese Yuan which has been introduced by Hong Kong Monetary Authority and People’s Bank of China so as to allow investors to get an opportunity to raise capital in the Chinese currency beyond Continental China. CNH is often called offshore Yuan. Open Account

Currency Name	Alphabetic Code	Numeric Code	Currency Symbol
Aave	AAVE
Cardano	ADA		₳
UAE Dirham	AED	784	د.إ
Armenian Dram	AMD	51	Դ
Netherlands Antillean guilder	ANG	532	NAƒ
Argentine peso	ARS	32	$
Cosmos	ATOM
Australian dollar	AUD	36	$, A$, AU$
Avalanche	AVAX
Aruban florin	AWG	533	ƒ
Azerbaijanian Manat	AZN	944
Convertible Mark	BAM	977	KM
Basic Attention Token	BAT
Barbadian dollar	BBD	52	BBD
Bitcoin Cash	BCH		Ƀ
Bangladeshi taka	BDT	50	Tk
Bulgarian lev	BGN	975	лв
Bahraini dinar	BHD	48	.د.ب
Burundian franc	BIF	108	FBu
Bermudian dollar	BMD	60	BD$
Binance Coin	BNB		BNB
Brunei dollar	BND	96	B$
Bolivian boliviano	BOB	68	Bs
Bolivian Mvdol	BOV	984
Brazilian real	BRL	986	R$
Bahamian dollar	BSD	44	B$
Bitcoin SV	BSV		Ɓ
Bitcoin	BTC		฿, ₿
Bhutanese ngultrum	BTN	64	Nu.
Botswana pula	BWP	72	P
Belarusian Ruble	BYN	933	р
Belarusian ruble	BYR	974	Br
Belize dollar	BZD	84	BZ$
Canadian dollar	CAD	124	$, C$
Congolese Franc	CDF	976	₣
WIR Euro	CHE	947
Swiss franc	CHF	756	Fr., SFr, FS
Unidad de Fomento	CLF	990	UF
Chilean peso	CLP	152	$
Yuan	CNH	no official ISO code
Renminbi	CNY	156	¥
Compound	COMP
Colombian peso	COP	170	$
Unidad de Valor Real	COU	970
Costa Rican colón	CRC	188	₡
Peso Convertible	CUC	931	CUC$
Cuban peso	CUP	192	$MN
Cape Verdean escudo	CVE	132	Esc
Czech Koruna	CZK	203	Kč
Dai	DAI		◈
Dash	DASH		Đ
Djiboutian franc	DJF	262	Fdj
Danish krone	DKK	208	kr
Dogecoin	DOGE		D, Ɖ
Dominican peso	DOP	214	RD$
Polkadot	DOT		●
Algerian dinar	DZD	12	دج
Egyptian pound	EGP	818	ج.م
Enjin Coin	ENJ
	EOS		ε
Nakfa	ERN	232	ናቕፋ
Ethiopian birr	ETB	230	Br
Ethereum Classic	ETC		ξ
Ethereum	ETH		Ξ
Euro	EUR	978	€
Filecoin	FIL		⨎
Fijian dollar	FJD	242	FJ$
Falkland Islands pound	FKP	238	£
Pound	GBP	826	£
Lari	GEL	981
Ghanaian cedi	GHS	936	GHS
Gibraltar Pound	GIP	292	£
Gambian dalasi	GMD	270	D
Guinean franc	GNF	324	FG
Guatemalan quetzal	GTQ	320	Q
Guyanese dollar	GYD	328	GY$
Hong Kong Dollar	HKD	344	$, HK$
Honduran lempira	HNL	340	L
Croatian kuna	HRK	191	kn
Haitian gourde	HTG	332
Hungarian forint	HUF	348	Ft
Indonesian rupiah	IDR	360	Rp
Israeli new shekel	ILS	376	₪
Indian rupee	INR	356	Rs.
IoTeX	IOTX
Iraqi Dinar	IQD	368	ع.د
Iranian rial	IRR	364
Icelandic Krona	ISK	352	kr
Jamaican Dollar	JMD	388	$
Jordanian Dinar	JOD	400	JOD
Japanese Yen	JPY	392	¥
Kenyan Shilling	KES	404	KSh
Kyrgyzstani som	KGS	417	KGS
Cambodian riel	KHR	116	KHR
Comorian franc	KMF	174	KMF
North Korean won	KPW	408	₩
South Korean Won	KRW	410	₩
Kuwaiti dinar	KWD	414	د.ك
Cayman Islands dollar	KYD	136	$
Kazakhstani Tenge	KZT	398	KZT
Kip	LAK	418	₭
Lebanese Pound	LBP	422	ل.ل
Chainlink	LINK
Sri Lankan rupee	LKR	144	ரூ
Liberian Dollar	LRD	430	L$
Lisk	LSK		Ⱡ
Lesotho Loti	LSL	426	L
Litecoin	LTC		Ł
Terra	LUNA
Libyan Dinar	LYD	434	LD
Moroccan dirham	MAD	504	د.م.
Polygon	MATIC
Moldovan leu	MDL	498	MDL
Malagasy Ariary	MGA	969	Ar
IOTA	MIOTA		ɨ
Macedonian Denar	MKD	807	MKD
Maker	MKR		Μ
Burmese kyat	MMK	104	K
Mongolian Tugrik	MNT	496	₮
Macanese pataca	MOP	446	$
Mauritanian ouguiya	MRO	478	UM
Mauritian rupee	MUR	480	₨
Maldivian Rufiyaa	MVR	462	Rf
Malawian Kwacha	MWK	454	MK
Mexican Peso	MXN	484	$, Mex$
Mexican Unidad de Inversion (UDI)	MXV	979
Malaysian ringgit	MYR	458	RM
Mozambique Metical	MZN	943	MT
Namibian dollar	NAD	516	N$
Navcoin	NAV		Ꞥ
Neo	NEO
Nigerian Naira	NGN	566	₦
Nicaraguan Cordoba	NIO	558	C$
Namecoin	NMC		ℕ
Krona Norwegia	NOK	578	kr
Nepalese rupee	NPR	524	₨
New Zealand dollar	NZD	554	$, NZ$
OMG Network	OMG
Rial Omani	OMR	512	ر.ع.
Panamanian balboa	PAB	590	B
Peruvian Nuevo Sol	PEN	604	S/.
Papua New Guinean Kina	PGK	598	K
Philippine peso	PHP	608	₱
Pakistani rupee	PKR	586	Rs.
Polish Zloty	PLN	985	zł
Peercoin	PPC		Ᵽ
Paraguayan guaraní	PYG	600
Qatari riyal	QAR	634	ر.ق
Reddcoin	RDD		Ɍ
Romanian leu	RON	946	L
Serbian Dinar	RSD	941	din
Ruble	RUB	643
Ravencoin	RVN
Rwandan franc	RWF	646	RF
Saudi riyal	SAR	682	ر.س
Solomon Islands dollar	SBD	90	SI$
Seychellois rupee	SCR	690	SR
Sudanese pound	SDG	938	SDG
Swedish krona	SEK	752	kr
Singapore dollar	SGD	702	$, S$
Saint Helena Pound	SHP	654	£
Sierra Leonean leone	SLL	694	Le
Solana	SOL
Somali shilling	SOS	706	So.
Surinamese dollar	SRD	968	$
South Sudanese Pound	SSP	728	SSP
São Tomé and Príncipe dobra	STD	678	Db
Steem	STEEM		ȿ
Salvadoran colón	SVC	222	₡
Syrian pound	SYP	760	SYP
Swazi Lilangeni	SZL	748	SZL
Thai Baht	THB	764	฿
	THETA		ϑ
Somoni	TJS	972	с.
Turkmenistan New Manat	TMT	934	T
Tunisian dinar	TND	788	د.ت
Tongan paʻanga	TOP	776	T$
TRON	TRX
Turkish Lira	TRY	949
Trinidad and Tobago dollar	TTD	780	TTD
New Taiwan dollar	TWD	901	NT$
Tanzanian Shilling	TZS	834	x
Ukrainian Hryvnia	UAH	980
Ugandan Shilling	UGX	800	USh
Uniswap	UNI
Dollar	USD	840	$
USD Coin	USDC
Tether	USDT		₮
US Dollar	USN	997
Uruguay Peso en Unidades Indexadas (URUIURUI)	UYI	940
Uruguayan Peso	UYU	858	UYU
Uzbekistani Som	UZS	860	UZS
Venezuelan bolívar	VEF	937	VEF
Vietnamese dong	VND	704	₫
Vanuatu Vatu	VUV	548	Vt
Samoan Tala	WST	882	WS$
Central African CFA Franc	XAF	950	BEAC
East Caribbean dollar	XCD	951	EC$
SDR (Special Drawing Right)	XDR	960	SDR
Stellar	XLM
Stellar	XLM
Monero	XMR		ɱ
Nano	XNO		Ӿ
West African CFA franc	XOF	952	BCEAO
Central Pacific Franc	XPF	953	F
Primecoin	XPM		Ψ
Ripple	XRP		✕
Sucre	XSU	994
Tezos	XTZ		ꜩ
ADB Unit of Account	XUA	965
Yemeni Rial	YER	886	YER
Rand	ZAR	710	R
Zcash	ZEC
Zambian Kwacha	ZMW	967	ZK
Zimbabwe Dollar	ZWL	932	$

Currencies, Traded in IFC Markets

World Currency Symbols and Abbreviations

Currencies are traded in pairs in order to express the relative value of one currency against the value of another. The first currency in the pair is referred to as the base currency while the second currency in the pair is the quote one. The numeric expression of one currency in the units of another one is the quotation of the currency pair.

EUR/USD 1.1104

This quotation means that 1 Euro can be exchanged for 1.1104 US dollars. In this currency pair Euro (EUR) is the base currency and US dollar (USD) is the quote one.

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