Currencies of The World
Currencies of The World
The afghani is the currency of Afghanistan.
The asper was a small Turkish coin in use around 1900. There were 120 asper to one piastre.
The austral is the currency of Argentina.
The baht is the currency of Thailand.
The balboa is the currency of Panama.
The bolivar is the currency of Venezuela.
The Boliviano was the currency of Bolivia until 1963 when it was replaced by the Peso.
The Colon is the unit of currency in Costa Rica and El Salvador.
The cordoba is the currency of Nicaragua.
The Crown is the unit of currency in Czechoslovakia.
The Cruzeiro is the currency of Brazil.
The dalasi is the currency of Gambia.
The daric was an ancient Persian gold coin of Darius bearing on one side the figure of an archer.
The denarius was an ancient Roman silver coin valued at 10 asses.
The dirham is the currency of Morocco.
A doubloon was a Spanish coin in use until the 18th century.
The drachma is the currency of Greece.
The escudo is the currency of Portugal and Angola. Until 1975 the escudo was the currency in Chile.
The farthing was an English coin. It was one quarter of a penny.
The florin was an English 2 shilling coin. It went out of production with the adoption of decimal currency.
The forint is the currency of hungary.
The George-noble was a British gold coin minted during the reign of Henry VIII and valued at six shillings and eight pence. It was called the George-noble because on the reverse was a picture of St. George slaying a dragon.
The gourde is the currency of Haiti.
A groat was an English 4 pence coin. The last was struck in 1888.
Groschen was the currency of Germany untill 1872. The first groschen were struck in Treves in 1104. In 1525 the groschen was divided into twelve pfennige.
The guarani is the currency of Paraguay.
The guilder is the currency of the Netherlands.
The Guinea was an English gold coin worth 21 shillings. Guineas were first minted in 1663. The value varied between 20 and 30 shillings until it was fixed at 21 shillings in 1717. It was withdrawn from circulation in 1817, but the term continued to be used for 21 shillings.
The Gulden was a silver coin of Austria, Hungary and Holland.
The inti is the currency of Peru.
The krona is the currency of Iceland and Sweden.
The krone is the currency of Denmark and Norway.
The kwacha is the currency of Zambia
The kyat is the currency of Burma.
The lek is the currency of Albania.
The leu is the currency of Romania.
The lev is the currency of Bulgaria.
The lira is the currency of Italy and Turkey.
The mark is the currency of Germany.
The markka is the currency of Finland.
Royal maundy was silver coins struck and distributed to the value of and to as many old persons as the monarch's age in Britain.
The milreis was the currency of Portugal until 1911, and of Brazil until 1942.
The mohur was an Indian gold coin valued at 15 rupees.
The moidore was a Portugese gold coin used from 1690 until 1722.
The naira is the currency of Nigeria.
The Paisas is the currency of Bangladesh. There are 100 Paisas to 1 Taka.
The peseta is the currency of Spain and Equatorial Guinea. In Spain 1 peseta = 100 centimos.
The pound is the currency of Egypt, Lebanon and the United Kingdom.
The quetzal is the currency of Guatemala.
The renminbi is the currency of China.
The rial is the currency of Iran and Saudi Arabia.
The Riel is the currency of Cambodia.
The ringgit is the currency of Malaysia.
The rouble is the currency of Russia.
The rupee is the currency of India and Pakistan.
The rupiah is the currency of Indonesia.
The schilling is the currency of Austria.
The shekel is the currency of Israel.
The shilling is the currency of Kenya.
The sucre is the currency of Ecuador.
The Taka is a unit of currency used in Bangladesh. There are 100 Paisas in one 1 Taka.
The thaler was once the currency of Germany. From the name thaler derives the word dollar.
The yen is the currency of Japan.
The Yuan is the basic monetary unit in China.
The Zloty is the currency of Poland.