Glossary - International Currencies
Submitted by Jennifer L. Wilson, CSR

Afghanistan- afghani
Albania- lek
Algeria- dinar
Angola- kwanza
Argentina- austral
Australia- dollar
Austria- schilling
Bahamas- dollar
Bahrain- dinar
Bangladesh- taka
Barbados- dollar
Belgium- franc
Belize- dollar
Benin- franc
Bhutan- ngultrum
Botswana- pula
Brunei- dollar
Bulgaria- lev
Burkina Faso- franc
Burundi- franc
Cambodia- riel
Cameroon- franc
Canada- dollar
Cape Verde- escudo
Cayman Islands- dollar
Central Africa- franc
Chad- franc
Chile- peso
China- uyan
Colombia- peso
Comoros- franc
Congo- franc
Costa Rica- colon
Cuba- peso
Cyprus- pound
Denmark- krone
Djibouti- franc
Dominican Republic- peso
Ecuador- scure
Egypt- pound
El Salvador- colon
Ethiopia- birr
Fiji- dollar
France- franc
Gabon- franc
Gambia- dalasi
Germany- mark
Ghana- cedi
Greece- drachma
Grenada- dollar
Guatemala- quetzal
Guinea-Bissau- peso
Guyana- dollar
Haiti- gourde
Honduras- lempira
Hong Kong- dollar
Hungary- forint
Iceland- krona
India- rupee
Indonesia- rupiah
Iran- rial
Iraq- dinar
Ireland- pound
Israel- shekel
Italy- lira
Ivory Coast- franc
Jamaica- dollar
Japan- yen
Jordan- dinar
Kenya- shilling
Kiribati- dollar
Kuwait- dollar
Laos- kip
Lebanon- pound
Lesotho- loti
Liberia- dollar
Libya- dinar
Liechtenstein- franc
Luxembourg- franc
Madagascar- franc
Mali- franc
Mauritania- ouguiya
Mauritius- rupee
Mexico- peso
Monaco- franc
Mongolia- tugrik
Morocco- dirham
Mozambique- metical
Nauru- dollar
Nepal- rupee
Netherlands- guilder
New Zealand- dollar
Niger- franc
Nigeria- naira
North Korea- won
Norway- krone
Pakistan- rupee
Panama- balboa
Papua New Guinea- kina
Paraguay- guarani
Peru- inti
Phillippines- peso
Poland- zloty
Portugal- escudo
Qatar- riyal
Romania- leu
Rwanda- franc
St. Lucia- dollar
St. Vincent and the San Mario- lira
Sao Tome- dobra
Saudi Arabia- riyal
Senegal- franc
Seychelles- rupee
Sierra Leone- leone
Singapore- dollar
Solomon Islands- dollar
Somalia- shilling
South Africa- rand
South Korea- won
Spain- peseta
Sri Lanka- rupee
Sudan- pound
Suriname- guilder
Swaziland- lilangeni
Sweden- krona
Switzerland- franc
Syria- pound
Tanzania- shilling
Thailand- baht
Togo- franc
Trinidad and Tobago- dollar
Tunisia- dinar
Turkey- lira
Tuvalu- dollar
Uganda- shilling
United Kingdom- pound
United States- dollar
Uruguay- peso
Vanuatu- vatu
Vatican City- lira
Venezuela- bolivar
Vietnam- bong
Western Samoa- tala
Yemen (South)- dinar
Zaire- zaire
Zambia- kwacha
Zimbabwe- dollar


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