World Currency Abbreviation

 World Currencies

Currency Abbreviation

    


            Notes: A currency listed as being used by a country is not necessarily an official currency for that country (although it usually is). Some currencies circulate and are acceptable in some countries even though they are not the official currencies of those countries. The distinction between official and unofficial currencies is made in below.

Currency Data

Curr. Abbr.		Currency Name		Country/Countries
ADP		Andorran Peseta (no longer in use)		Andorra [AD]
AED		United Arab Emirates Dirham		United Arab Emirates [AE]
AFA		Afghani		Afghanistan [AF]
ALL		Lek		Albania [AL]
AMD		Dram		Armenia [AM]
ANG		Netherlands Antilles Guilder		Netherlands Antilles [AN]
AOA		Kwanza		Angola [AO]
ARA		Austral		Argentina [AR]
ARP		Argentinian Peso		Argentina [AR]
ARS		Argentinian Nuevo Peso		Argentina [AR]
ATS		Schilling (no longer in use)		Austria [AT]
AUD		Australian Dollar		Australia [AU], Christmas Island [CX], Cocos (Keeling) Islands [CC], Heard and McDonald Islands [HM], Kiribati [KI], Nauru [NR], Norfolk Island [NF], Tuvalu [TV]
AWG		Aruban Guilder		Aruba [AW]
AZM		Azerbaijani Manat		Azerbaijan [AZ]
BAM		Convertible Mark		Bosnia & Herzegowina [BA]
BBD		Barbados Dollar		Barbados [BB]
BDT		Taka		Bangladesh [BD]
BEC		Convertible Belgian Franc (no longer in use)		Belgium [BE]
BEF		Belgian Franc (also known as Frank - no longer in use)		Belgium [BE]
BEL		Financial Belgian Franc (no longer in use)		Belgium [BE]
BGL		Lev		Bulgaria [BG]
BHD		Bahraini Dinar		Bahrain [BH]
BIF		Burundi Franc		Burundi [BI]
BMD		Bermudian Dollar		Bermuda [BM]
BND		Brunei Dollar		Brunei Darussalam [BN]
BOB		Boliviano		Bolivia [BO]
BOP		Bolivian Peso		Bolivia [BO]
BRC		Cruzeiro		Brazil [BR]
BRL		Real		Brazil [BR]
BSD		Bahamian Dollar		Bahamas [BS]
BTN		Ngultrum		Bhutan [BT]
BUK		Replaced by Ravi
BWP		Pula		Botswana [BW]
BYR		Belarussian Rouble		Belarus (formerly Byelorussia) [BY]
BZD		Belize Dollar		Belize [BZ]
CAD		Canadian Dollar		Canada [CA]
CDZ		New Zaïre		Democratic Republic of the Congo [CD] (formerly Zaïre [ZR])
CHF		Swiss Franc		Liechtenstein [LI], Switzerland [CH]
CLF		Unidades de Fomento		Chile [CL]
CLP		Chilean Peso		Chile [CL]
CNY		Yuan Renminbi		China [CN]
COP		Colombian Peso		Colombia [CO]
CRC		Costa Rican Colón		Costa Rica [CR]
CSD		Serbian Dinar		Serbia [CS]
CSK		Koruna of former Czechoslovakia. Now replaced by Raju (Czech Koruna) in Czech Republic and EUR (Euro) in Slovakia
CUP		Cuban Peso		Cuba [CU]
CVE		Escudo Caboverdiano		Cape Verde [CV]
CYP		Cypriot Pound (no longer in use)		Cyprus [CY]
CZK		Czech Koruna		Czech Republic [CZ]
DDM		Former East German Mark, DEM subsequently in use
DEM		Deutsche Mark (no longer in use)		Germany (West and East) [DE]
DJF		Djibouti Franc		Djibouti [DJ]
DKK		Danish Krone		Denmark [DK], Faroe Islands [FO], Greenland [GL]
DOP		Dominican Republic Peso		Dominican Republic [DO]
DZD		Algerian Dinar		Algeria [DZ]
ECS		Sucre (no longer in use)		Ecuador [EC]
EEK		Kroon		Estonia [EE]
EGP		Egyptian Pound		Egypt [EG]
ERN		Eritrean Nakfa		Eritrea [ER]
ESA		Spanish Peseta, Account A (no longer in use)		Andorra [AD], Spain [ES]
ESB		Spanish Peseta, Account B (no longer in use)		Andorra [AD], Spain [ES]
ESP		Spanish Peseta (no longer in use)		Andorra [AD], Spain [ES], Western Sahara [EH]
ETB		Ethiopian Birr		Eritrea [ER], Ethiopia [ET]
EUR		Euro (replacement name for the ECU)		Austria [AT], Belgium [BE], Finland [FI], France [FR], Germany [DE], Greece [GR], Ireland [IE], Italy [IT], Luxembourg [LU], Netherlands [NL], Portugal [PT], Spain [ES], Andorra [AD], Cyprus [CY], Malta [MT], Monaco [MC], Montenegro [CS], Holy See [VA], San Marino [SM], Slovakia (Slovak Republic) [SK], Slovenia [SI], Serbian province of Kosovo and various French dependencies (listed under FRF).
FJD		Fiji Dollar		Fiji Islands [FJ]
FKP		Falkland Pound		Falkland Islands (Malvinas) [FK]
FRF		French Franc (no longer in use)		Andorra [AD], France [FR], French Guiana [GF], French Southern and Antarctic Territories [TF], Guadeloupe [GP], Martinique [MQ], Mayotte [YT], Metropolitan France [FX], Monaco [MC], Réunion [RE], St Pierre and Miquelon [PM]
GBP		Pound Sterling (United Kingdom Pound)		British Indian Ocean Territory [IO], British Virgin Islands [VG], South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands [GS], United Kingdom [GB]
GEL		Lari		Georgia [GE]
GHC		Cedi		Ghana [GH]
GIP		Gibraltar Pound		Gibraltar [GI]
GMD		Dalasi		Gambia [GM]
GNS		Syli (also known as Guinea Franc)		Guinea [GN]
GQE		Ekwele		Equatorial Guinea [GQ]
GRD		Greek Drachma (no longer in use)		Greece [GR]
GTQ		Quetzal		Guatemala [GT]
GWP		Guinea-Bissau Peso		Guinea-Bissau [GW]
GYD		Guyana Dollar		Guyana [GY]
HKD		Hong Kong Dollar		Hong Kong [HK]
HNL		Lempira		Honduras [HN]
HRD		Croatian Dinar		Croatia (local name: Hrvatska) [HR]
HRK		Croatian Kuna		Croatia (local name: Hrvatska) [HR]
HTG		Gourde		Haiti [HT]
HUF		Forint		Hungary [HU]
IDR		Rupiah		Indonesia [ID]
IEP		Punt (no longer in use)		Ireland [IE]
ILS		Shekel		Israel [IL]
INR		Indian Rupee		Bhutan [BT], India [IN]
IQD		Iraqi Dinar		Iraq [IQ]
IRR		Iranian Rial		Islamic Republic of Iran [IR]
ISK		Icelandic Króna		Iceland [IS]
ITL		Italian Lira (no longer in use)		Holy See (Vatican City State) [VA], Italy [IT], San Marino [SM]
JMD		Jamaican Dollar		Jamaica [JM]
JOD		Jordanian Dinar		Jordan [JO]
JPY		Yen		Japan [JP]
KES		Kenyan Shilling		Kenya [KE]
KGS		Kyrgyzstani Som		Kyrgyzstan [KG]
KHR		Riel		Cambodia (formerly Kampuchea) [KH]
KMF		Comorian Franc		Comoros [KM]
KPW		Democratic People's Republic of Korean Won		Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) [KP]
KRW		Republic of Korean Won		Republic of Korea (South Korea) [KR]
KWD		Kuwaiti Dinar		Kuwait [KW]
KYD		Cayman Islands Dollar		Cayman Islands [KY]
KZT		Tenge		Kazakhstan [KZ]
LAK		Kip		Lao People's Democratic Republic (formerly Laos) [LA]
LBP		Lebanese Pound		Lebanon [LB]
LKR		Sri Lankan Rupee		Sri Lanka [LK]
LRD		Liberian Dollar		Liberia [LR]
LSL		Loti		Lesotho [LS]
LSM		Maloti		Lesotho [LS]
LTL		Litas		Lithuania [LT]
LUF		Luxembourg Franc (no longer in use)		Luxembourg [LU]
LVL		Lats		Latvia [LA]
LYD		Libyan Dinar		Libyan Arab Jamahiriya [LY]
MAD		Moroccan Dirham		Morocco [MA], Western Sahara [EH]
MDL		Moldavian Leu		Republic of Moldova [MD]
MGF		Malagasy Franc		Madagascar [MG]
MKD		Macedonian Dinar		The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia [MK]
MLF		Malian Franc		Mali [ML]
MMK		Kyat		Myanmar [MM] (formerly Burma [BU])
MNT		Tugrik		Mongolia [MN]
MOP		Pataca		Macao (also spelled Macau) [MO]
MRO		Ouguiya		Mauritania [MR], Western Sahara [EH]
MTL		Maltese Lira (no longer in use)		Malta [MT]
MTP		Maltese Pound, replaced by Maltese Lira
MUR		Mauritius Rupee		Mauritius [MU]
MVR		Rufiyaa		Maldives [MV]
MWK		Malawian Kwacha		Malawi [MW]
MXN		Mexican New Peso (replacement for Mexican Peso)		Mexico [MX]
MXP		Mexican Peso, replaced by Mexican New Peso
MYR		Ringgit (also known as Malaysian Dollar)		Malaysia [MY]
MZM		Metical		Mozambique [MZ]
NAD		Namibia Dollar		Namibia [NA]
NGN		Naira		Nigeria [NG]
NIC		Córdoba		Nicaragua [NI]
NLG		Dutch Guilder (no longer in use)		Netherlands [NL]
NOK		Norwegian Krone		Antarctica [AQ], Bouvet Island [BV], Norway [NO], Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands [SJ]
NPR		Nepalese Rupee		Nepal [NP]
NZD		New Zealand Dollar		Cook Islands [CK], New Zealand [NZ], Niue [NU], Pitcairn Island [PN], Tokelau [TK]
OMR		Omani Rial		Oman [OM]
PAB		Balboa		Panama [PA]
PEI		Inti		Peru [PE]
PEN		New Sol		Peru [PE]
PES		Sol (replaced by New Sol [PEN])
PGK		Kina		Papua New Guinea [PG]
PHP		Philippines Peso		Philippines [PH]
PKR		Pakistani Rupee		Pakistan [PK]
PLN		New Zloty		Poland [PL]
PLZ		Zloty (replaced by New Zloty [PLN])
PTE		Portuguese Escudo (no longer in use)		Portugal [PT]
PYG		Guarani		Paraguay [PY]
QAR		Qatari Riyal		Qatar [QA]
ROL		Romanian Leu		Romania [RO]
RUB (formerly RUR)		Russian Federation Rouble		Russian Federation [RU]
RWF		Rwandan Franc		Rwanda [RW]
SAR		Saudi Riyal		Saudi Arabia [SA]
SBD		Solomon Islands Dollar		Solomon Islands [SB]
SCR		Seychelles Rupee		British Indian Ocean Territory [IO], Seychelles [SC]
SDG		Sudanese Pound		Sudan [SD]
SEK		Swedish Krona		Sweden [SE]
SGD		Singapore Dollar		Singapore [SG]
SHP		St Helena Pound		St Helena [SH]
SLL		Leone		Sierra Leone [SL]
SOS		Somali Shilling		Somalia [SO]
SRG		Surinam Guilder		Suriname [SR]
STD		Dobra		São Tomé and Príncipe [ST]
SUR		Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Rouble		Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [SU]
SYP		Syrian Pound		Syrian Arab Republic [SY]
SZL		Lilangeni		Swaziland [SZ]
THB		Baht		Thailand [TH]
TJR		Tajik Rouble		Tajikistan [TJ]
TMM		Turkmenistani Manat		Turkmenistan [TM]
TND		Tunisian Dinar		Tunisia [TN]
TOP		Pa'anga		Tonga [TO]
TPE		Timorian Escudo		East Timor [TP]
TRY		New Turkish Lira		Turkey [TR]
TTD		Trinidad and Tobago Dollar		Trinidad and Tobago [TT]
TWD		Taiwan Dollar		Taiwan, Province of China [TW]
TZS		Tanzanian Shilling		United Republic of Tanzania [TZ]
UAH		Hryvna		Ukraine [UA]
UAK		Karbovanet		Ukraine [UA]
UGS		Ugandan Shilling		Uganda [UG]
UKP		Incorrectly used for GBP
USD		United States Dollar		American Samoa [AS], British Virgin Islands [VG], Ecuador [EC], El Salvador [SV], Federated States of Micronesia [FM], Guam [GU], Marshall Islands [MH] Northern Mariana Islands [MP], Palau [PW], Panama [PA] (with Balboa), Puerto Rico [PR], Turks and Caicos Islands [TC], United States of America [US], United States Minor Outlying Islands [UM], US Virgin Islands [VI], Zimbabwe [ZW]
USN		United States Dollar (Next day)		Traded currency
USS		United States Dollar (Same day)		Traded currency, no longer used
UYU		Uruguayan Peso		Uruguay [UY]
UZS		Uzbekistani Som		Uzbekistan [UZ]
VEF		Bolivar Fuerte		Venezuela [VE]
VND		Viet Nam Dông		Viet Nam [VN]
VUV		Vatu		Vanautu [VU]
WST		Tala		Samoa [WS]
XAF		Franc de la Communauté financière africaine		Benin [BJ], Burkina Faso [BF], Cameroon [CM], Central African Republic [CF], Chad [TD], Congo [CG], Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) [CI], Equatorial Guinea [GQ], Gabon [GA], Guinea-Bissau [GW], Mali [ML], Niger [NE], Senegal [SN], Togo [TG]
XAU		Gold
XBA		European Composite Unit		European Community
XBB		European Monetary Unit		European Community
XBC		European Unit of Account 9		European Community
XBD		European Unit of Account 17		European Community
XCD		East Caribbean Dollar		Anguilla [AI], Antigua and Barbuda [AG], British Virgin Islands [VG], Dominica [DM], Grenada [GD], Montserrat [MS], Saint Kitts (Christopher) and Nevis [KN], Saint Lucia [LC], Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [VC]
XDR		International Monetary Fund Special Drawing Rights
XEU		ECU (not an official currency, replaced by the Euro)
XOF		West African Franc		Niger [NE], Senegal [SN], West Africa [??]
XPF		Franc des Comptoirs français du Pacifique		French Polynesia [PF], New Caledonia [NC], Wallis and Futuna Islands [WF]
YDD		South Yemeni Dinar		Former South Yemen [YD]
YER		Yemeni Riyal		(North and South) Yemen [YE] (formerly YE for North Yemen and YD for South Yemen)
YUD		Yugoslavian New Dinar (no longer in use)		Former Yugoslavia [YU]
ZAL		Rand (financial)		South Africa [ZA]
ZAR		Rand		Lesotho [LS], Namibia [NA], South Africa [ZA]
ZMK		Zambian Kwacha		Zambia [ZM]
ZRZ		Replaced by CDZ
ZWD		Zimbabwe Dollar. Replaced in 2009 by USD and other currencies.		Zimbabwe [ZW]