Currency sign

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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. Most currencies in the world have no specific symbol.

When writing currency amounts the location of the sign varies by currency. Many currencies, especially in Latin America and the English-speaking world, place it before the amount (e.g., £50.00); many others place it after the amount (e.g., 50.00 S₣); and, before they were abolished, the sign for the Portuguese Escudo and the French Franc were placed in the decimal position (i.e., 50$00 or 12₣34). The standardized European default placement, used in absence of a national standard, is that (€) is placed before the amount. However, many Eurozone countries have sustained or generated alternative conventions.

The decimal separator can also take local countries' standards. For instance, the United Kingdom often uses a middle dot as the decimal point on price stickers (eg., '£5·52'), although not in print. A comma (eg. '5,00 €') is a common separator used in other countries. See decimal separator for information on international standards.

Examples

Currency symbols in use as of 2006. ([1])
Currency symbols in use as of 2006. ([1])

Formerly used currency signs

v • d • e
Currency signs (¤)
Circulating
฿ · ₵ · ¢ · ₡ · B/. · ₫ · € · ƒ · ₲ · Kč · ₭ · £ / ₤ · ₥ · ₦ · ₱ · P · R · RM · ₨ · руб · Sk · ৲ · S/. · ৳ · R$ · $ · ₮ · ₩ · ¥ · zł · ₴ · ₪
Historic
₳ · ₢ · $ · ₰ · ₯ · ₠ · ₣ · Lm · ℳ · ₧ · I/. · Kčs

See also: List of circulating currencies

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