Familiarising yourself with world currency symbols and codes is a good idea, whether you plan to go travelling, make payments abroad, or need to deal with foreign currencies for another purpose. Knowing the different codes and symbols that are assigned to world currencies, used on currency exchange markets, and in shops and other venues can cut out confusion and eliminate frustrating delays.

Every currency in the world has an assigned code and symbol. The codes tend to be used in more formal contexts, such as on currency exchange markets, while symbols are usually used when pricing items on menus or goods in shops. You can think of the currency symbols of the world as a form of shorthand. It’s simpler to write £20 instead of twenty pounds sterling.

Also known as ISO 4217, currency codes’ first two letters usually refer to country names, while the third letter refers to the currency name. For example, the currency code for pound sterling is GBP (Great Britain Pounds). There are a few exceptions to this convention, such as the Euro, which has EUR as the currency code.

List of currency symbols: Europe

Of the 27 European Union member countries, 20 use the Euro. The remaining seven countries as well as non-member countries in Europe use their own fiat currency. English-speaking European countries tend to write the currency symbol before the amount, while in non-English-speaking countries such as France and Germany, the symbol usually follows the amount.

 

Country	Currency Name	Currency Symbol	Currency Code
Euro area countries	Euro	€	EUR
Abania	Albanian lek	L	ALL
Belarus	Belarusian ruble	Br	BYN
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark	KM	BAM
Bulgaria	Bulgarian lev	лв	BGN
Croatia	Croatian kuna	kn	HRK
Czechia	Czech koruna	Kč	CZK
Denmark	Danish krone	kr	DKK
Euro Georgia	Georgian lari	₾	GEL
Greenland	Danish krone	kr	DKK
Hungary	Hungarian forint	ft	HUF
Iceland	Icelandic króna	kr, Íkr	ISK
Liechtenstein	Swiss franc	CHF	CHF
Moldova	Moldovan leu	L	MDL
North Macedonia	Second Macedonian denar	ден	MKD
Norway	Norwegian krone	kr	NOK
Poland	Polish zloty	zł	PLN
Romania	Romanian leu	lei	RON
Russia	Russian ruble	₽	RUB
Serbia	Serbian dinar	RSD	RSD
Sweden	Swedish krona	kr	SEK
Switzerland	Swiss franc	CHF	CHF
Turkey	Turkish lira	₺	TRY
Ukraine	Ukrainian hryvna	₴	UAH
United Kingdom	Pounds sterling	£	GBP

 

List of currency symbols: the Americas

Numerous countries in North and South America have named their currency the dollar and use the familiar dollar sign ($) alone or by combining it with one or more letters to help distinguish it from the better-known United States dollar. When writing a price, most American countries that use dollars or pesos write the symbol before the amount.

 

Country	Currency Name	Currency Symbol	Currency Code
US dollar countries	United States dollar	$	USD
OECS countries	East Caribbean dollar	$	XCD
Aruba	Aruban florin	ƒ	AWG
Argentina	Argentine peso	$	ARS
The Bahamas	Bahamian dollar	B$	BSD
Barbados	Barbadian dollar	$	BBD
Bermuda	Bermudian dollar	$	BMD
Belize	Belize dollar	BZ$	BZD
Bolivia	Bolivian boliviano	Bs	BOB
Brazil	Brazilian real	R$	BRL
Canada	Canadian dollar	CA$	CAD
Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands dollar	CI$	KYD
Chile	Chilean peso	$	CLP
Colombia	Colombian peso	$	COP
Costa Rica	Costa Rican colón	₡	CRC
Cuba	Cuban peso	CUC$	CUP
Curaçao	Netherlands Antillean guilder	ƒ	ANG
Dominican Republic	Dominican peso	RD$	DOP
Falkland Islands	Falkland Islands pound	FK£	FKP
Guatemala	Guatemalan quetzal	Q	GTQ
Guyana	Guyanese dollar	G$	GYD
Haiti	Haitian gourde	G	HTG
Honduras	Honduran lempira	L	HNL
Jamaica	Jamaican dollar	J$	JMD
Mexico	Mexican peso	$	MXN
Nicaragua	Nicaraguan córdoba	C$	NIO
Panama	Panamanian balboa	B/.	PAB
Paraguay	Paraguayan guaraní	₲	PYG
Peru	Peruvian sol	S/.	PEN
Sint Maarten	Netherlands Antillean guilder	ƒ	ANG
Suriname	Surinamese dollar	Sr$	SRD
Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago dollar	TT$	TTD
Uruguay	Uruguayan peso	$U	UYU
Venezuela	Venezuelan bolívar	Bs.	VED

 

List of currency symbols: Middle East

Most Middle Eastern countries use an Arabic symbol or another sign as their currency symbols, although those with large expat populations may also use currency codes for convenience. When written, currency symbols and codes are usually placed after the amount.

 

Country	Currency Name	Currency Symbol	Currency Code
Afghanistan	Afghan afghani	؋	AFN
Armenia	Armenian dram	֏, դր	AMD
Azerbaijan	Azerbaijani manat	₼	AZN
Bahrain	Bahraini dinar	.د.ب	BHD
Cyprus	Euro	€	EUR
Georgia	Lari	ლარი	GEL
Iraq	Iraqi dinar	ع.د	IQD
Iran	Iranian rial	﷼	IRR
Israel	New Israeli shekel	₪	ILS
Jordan	Jordanian dinar	ينار	JOD
Kuwait	Kuwaiti dinar	ك	KWD
Lebanon	Lebanese pound	ل.ل	LBP
Palestine	Israeli shekel	₪	ILS
Syria	Syrian pound	£S	SYP
United Arab Emirates (UAE)	Emirati dirham	AED	AED
Oman	Omani rial	ر.ع	OMR
Qatar	Qatari riyal	ر.ق	QAR
Saudi Arabia	Saudi riyal	SR	SAR
Yemen	Yemeni rial	﷼	YER

 

List of currency symbols: Africa

Some African countries such as Algeria use Arabic symbols for their currencies, while others such Nigeria use a special currency symbol, and yet others such as South Africa use a letter as a currency symbol. In French-speaking African countries, the currency symbol or code usually appears after the amount. In English-speaking African countries, the symbol or code is usually written before the amount. In a few countries, such as Cabo Verde (Cape Verde), the dollar symbol is used to separate decimals, for example, 20$00 instead of $20.00.

 

Country	Currency Name	Currency Symbol	Currency Code
Central Africa	CFA franc	CFA	XOF
West Africa	CFA franc	FCFA	XAF
Algeria	Algerian dinar	دج	DZD
Angola	Angolan kwanza	Kz	AOA
Botswana	Botswana pula	P	BWP
Burundi	Burundian franc	FBu	BIF
Cabo Verde	Cape Verdean escudo	CVE	CVE
Comoros	Comoran franc	CF	KMF
Democratic Republic of Congo	Congolese franc	FC	CDF
Djibouti	Djiboutian franc	Fdj	DJF
Egypt	Egyptian pound	E£	EGP
Eritrea	Eritrean nakfa	Nkf	ERN
Ethiopia	Ethiopian birr	Br	ETB
Eswatini	Lilangeni	L	SZL
Gambia	Dalasi	D	GMD
Ghana	Ghanaian cedi	GH₵	GHS
Guinea	Guinean franc	FG	GNF
Kenya	Kenyan shilling	KSh	KES
Lesotho	Lesotho loti	L	LSL
Liberia	Liberian dollar	LD$	LRD
Libya	Libyan dinar	LD	LYD
Madagascar	Malagasy ariary	Ar	MGA
Malawi	Malawian kwacha	K	MWK
Mauritius	Mauritian rupee	Rs	MUR
Mauritania	Ouguiya	UM	MRU
Morocco	Moroccan dirham	DH	MAD
Mozambique	Mozambican metical	MT	MZN
Namibia	Namibian dollar	N$	NAD
Nigeria	Nigerian naira	₦	NGN
Rwanda	Rwandan franc	R₣	RWF
São Tomé and Príncipe	São Tomé and Príncipe dobra	Db	STN
Seychelles	Seychellois rupee	SR	SCR
Sierra Leone	Sierra Leonean leone	Le	SLL
Somalia	Somali shilling	Sh.So.	SOS
South Africa	South African rand	R	ZAR
South Sudan	South Sudanese pound	SS£	SSP
Sudan	Sudanese pound	SDG	SDG
Tanzania	Tanzanian shilling	TSh	TZS
Tunisia	Tunisian dinar	د.ت	TND
Uganda	Ugandan shilling	USh	UGX
Zimbabwe	United States dollar	$	USD

 

List of currency symbols: Asia and the Pacific

Most countries in Asia and the Pacific use a special symbol or one or more letters to denote their currency, although some use Asian characters. In most countries in this region, the currency symbol or code is written before the amount.

 

Country	Currency Name	Currency Symbol	Currency Code
Australia	Australian dollar	A$	AUD
Bangladesh	Bangladeshi taka	৳	BDT
Bhutan	Bhutanese ngultrum	Nu	BTN
Brunei	Brunei dollar	B$	BND
Cambodia	Cambodian riel	៛	KHR
China	Chinese yuan – officially renminbi	$ / HK$ / “元”	HKD
Indonesia	Indonesian rupiah	Rp	IDR
India	Indian rupee	₹	INR
Japan	Japanese yen	¥	JPY
Kazakhstan	Kazakhstani tenge	₸	KZT
Kyrgyzstan	Kyrgyzstani som	som	KGS
Laos	Lao kip	₭	LAK
Macau	Macanese pataca	MOP$	MOP
Malaysia	Malaysian ringgit	RM	MYR
Maldives	Maldivian rufiyaa	MRf	MVR
Mongolia	Mongolian tögrög	₮	MNT
Myanmar	Kyat	K	MMK
Nepal	Nepalese rupee	Rs	NPR
New Zealand	New Zealand dollar	$	NZD
North Korea	North Korean won	₩	KPW
Pakistan	Pakistani rupee	Rs	PKR
Philippines	Philippine peso	₱	PHP
Singapore	Singapore dollar	S$	SGD
South Korea	South Korean won	₩	KRW
Sri Lanka	Sri Lankan rupee	Rs	LKR
Taiwan	New Taiwan dollar	NT$	TWD
Tajikistan	Somoni	TJS	TJS
Timor-Leste	United States dollar	$	USD
Thailand	Thai baht	฿	THB
Turkmenistan	Turkmen new manat	m	TMT
Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan som	som	UZS
Vietnam	Vietnamese đồng	₫	VND