The map above shows the most common names of currency units used around the world.
Euro [The euro (sign: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of 19 of the 27 member states of the European Union):
- Austria (schilling)
- Belgium (franc)
- Cyprus (pound)
- Estonia (kroon)
- Finland (markka)
- France (franc)
- Germany (mark)
- Greece (drachma)
- Ireland (pound)
- Italy (lira)
- Latvia (lats)
- Lithuania (litas)
- Luxembourg (franc)
- Malta (lira)
- Netherlands (guilder)
- Portugal (escudo)
- Slovakia (koruna)
- Slovenia (tolar)
- Spain (peseta)
Dollar (normally represented using the $ sign & generally subdivided into 100 cents):
- United States
- Canada
- Australia (Pound until 1966)
- Taiwan
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
- New Zealand
- Liberia
- Jamaica
- Namibia
Peso/Peseta (normally represented using the $ sign & generally subdivided into 100 centavo)
- Mexico
- Philippines
- Argentina
- Chile
- Colombia
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- Uruguay
Franc (no standard symbol, although ₣ sometimes used, normally subdivided into 100 centimes)
- Switzerland
- Liechtenstein
- Burundi
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Guinea
- Comoros
- Rwanda
- Central African CFA franc: (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon)
- West African CFA franc: (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo)
- CFP franc: (French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna)
Pound (often represented using the £ sign & generally subdivided into 100 pence or piastre):
- United Kingdom (also: Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, & Gibraltar)
- Turkey (lira using ₺)
- Egypt
- Lebanon (lira in Arabic)
- Sudan
- South Sudan
- Syria (lira in Arabic)
Ruble (sign (₽) & subdivided into 100 kopeks)
- Russia
- Belarus
- Transnistria
Rupee/Rupiah (No standard symbol, ₹ used in India & normally not subdivided)
- India
- Pakistan
- Indonesia
- Maldives
- Mauritius
- Nepal
- Seychelles
- Sri Lanka
Dinar/Denar (no standard symbol or subdivision name)
- Algeria
- Bahrain
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Libya
- Macedonia
- Serbia
- Tunisia
Shilling (One abbreviation for shilling is s & no subdivision name)
- Kenya
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Somalia
- Iran
- Oman
- Yemen
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
Krona/Krone (Often represented by kr sign and subdivided into 100 ore)
- Czech Republic
- Denmark (including Faroe Islands and Greenland)
- Iceland
- Norway
- Sweden
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