Currencies of The World

Currencies of The World


Afghani

The afghani is the currency of Afghanistan.

Asper

The asper was a small Turkish coin in use around 1900. There were 120 asper to one piastre.

Austral

The austral is the currency of Argentina.

Baht

The baht is the currency of Thailand.

Balboa

The balboa is the currency of Panama.

Bolivar

The bolivar is the currency of Venezuela.

Boliviano

The Boliviano was the currency of Bolivia until 1963 when it was replaced by the Peso.

Colon

The Colon is the unit of currency in Costa Rica and El Salvador.

Cordoba

The cordoba is the currency of Nicaragua.

Crown

The Crown is the unit of currency in Czechoslovakia.

Cruzeiro

The Cruzeiro is the currency of Brazil.

Dalasi

The dalasi is the currency of Gambia.

Daric

The daric was an ancient Persian gold coin of Darius bearing on one side the figure of an archer.

Denarius

The denarius was an ancient Roman silver coin valued at 10 asses.

Dinar

The dinar is the currency of Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Yugolsavia and South Yemen.

Dirham

The dirham is the currency of Morocco.

Dollar

The dollar is the currency of Australia, Brunei, Canada, Ethiopia, Fiji, Jamaica, USA.

Doubloon

A doubloon was a Spanish coin in use until the 18th century.

Drachma

The drachma is the currency of Greece.

Escudo

The escudo is the currency of Portugal and Angola. Until 1975 the escudo was the currency in Chile.

Farthing

The farthing was an English coin. It was one quarter of a penny.

Florin

The florin was an English 2 shilling coin. It went out of production with the adoption of decimal currency.

Forint

The forint is the currency of hungary.

Franc

The franc is the principle monetary unit of France, Belgium, Switzerland, Burundi, Cameroon, Rwanda and some other countries.

George-noble

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.

Gourde

The gourde is the currency of Haiti.

Groat

A groat was an English 4 pence coin. The last was struck in 1888.

Groschen

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.

Guarani

The guarani is the currency of Paraguay.

Guilder

The guilder is the currency of the Netherlands.

Guinea

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.

Gulden

The Gulden was a silver coin of Austria, Hungary and Holland.

Inti

The inti is the currency of Peru.

Krona

The krona is the currency of Iceland and Sweden.

Krone

The krone is the currency of Denmark and Norway.

Kwacha

The kwacha is the currency of Zambia

Kyat

The kyat is the currency of Burma.

Lek

The lek is the currency of Albania.

Leu

The leu is the currency of Romania.

Lev

The lev is the currency of Bulgaria.

Lira

The lira is the currency of Italy and Turkey.

Mark

The mark is the currency of Germany.

Markka

The markka is the currency of Finland.

Maundy

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.

Milreis

The milreis was the currency of Portugal until 1911, and of Brazil until 1942.

Mohur

The mohur was an Indian gold coin valued at 15 rupees.

Moidore

The moidore was a Portugese gold coin used from 1690 until 1722.

Naira

The naira is the currency of Nigeria.

Paisas

The Paisas is the currency of Bangladesh. There are 100 Paisas to 1 Taka.

Peseta

The peseta is the currency of Spain and Equatorial Guinea. In Spain 1 peseta = 100 centimos.

Peso

The peso is the currency of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Philippines and Uruguay.

Pound

The pound is the currency of Egypt, Lebanon and the United Kingdom.

Quetzal

The quetzal is the currency of Guatemala.

Rand

The rand is the currency of South Africa, Swaziland, Botswana.

Renminbi

The renminbi is the currency of China.

Rial

The rial is the currency of Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Riel

The Riel is the currency of Cambodia.

Ringgit

The ringgit is the currency of Malaysia.

Rouble

The rouble is the currency of Russia.

Rupee

The rupee is the currency of India and Pakistan.

Rupiah

The rupiah is the currency of Indonesia.

Schilling

The schilling is the currency of Austria.

Shekel

The shekel is the currency of Israel.

Shilling

The shilling is the currency of Kenya.

Sucre

The sucre is the currency of Ecuador.

Taka

The Taka is a unit of currency used in Bangladesh. There are 100 Paisas in one 1 Taka.

Thaler

The thaler was once the currency of Germany. From the name thaler derives the word dollar.

Yen

The yen is the currency of Japan.

Yuan

The Yuan is the basic monetary unit in China.

Zloty

The Zloty is the currency of Poland.