List of currency units
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A list of currency units, preferably with dates and regions.
- Afghani - Afghanistan the new Afghani (AFN) is currently used in Afghanistan and has been used since 2003. Before that, the old Afghani (AFA) was used.
- Anna - India 1/16 of a Rupee
- Baht - Thailand
- Batzen - Bern, Switzerland
- Boliviano - Bolivia
- Cent - Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Dominica, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Montserrat, the Netherlands, Portugal, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Spain, United States. The cent is currently used in many countries. There are 100 cents in a euro, 100 cents in a dollar, and 100 cents in an East Caribbean dollar.
- Centavo
- Centime - Algeria. The centime is currently used in Algeria. There are 100 centimes in a dinar.
- Centimo - Angola. The centimo is currently used in Angola. There are 100 centimos in a kwanza.
- Cordoba - Nicaragua
- Dam - India
- Denarius - Rome
- Denier - France
- Dime - United States
- Dinar - Persia, Algeria. The dinar is currently used in Algeria. It is divided into 100 centimes.
- Dirham Middle Eastern, used mostly in Islamic states during the Middle Ages
- Dollar - Australia, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Brunei, Canada, Cayman Islands, Fiji, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Liberia, Namibia, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, United States and Zimbabwe
- Doubloon
- Ducat
- Eagle United States (1795 to 1933)
- East Caribbean dollar - Anguilla (British overseas territory),Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat (British overseas territory), Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The East Caribbean dollar is currently used in the eight political states in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States. There are 100 cents in the East Caribbean dollar.
- Euro - Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain. The Euro is currently used in the twelve Eurozone countries. There are 100 cents in a euro.
- Florin
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- (Netherlands) Guilder
- (Florence, city of)
- United Kingdom British coin Florin
- Guldengroschen - Central Europe (nicknamed "guldiner")
- Kina - Papua New Guinea. It is divided into 100 toea.
- Koruna - Czech Republic
- Krone
- Kwacha - Malawi
- Kwanza - Angola. The kwanza is currently used in Angola. There are 100 centimos in a kwanza.
- Lat - Latvia
- Lek - Albania. The lek is currently used in Albania. The plural of lek is lekë. It is divided into 100 qintar.
- Lira - Italy, San Marino, Vatican City
- Litas - Lithuania There are 100 cents in a litas.
- Markka - Finland (1860 - 2002)
- Napoleon - France (1805 - 1807)
- New Pence - United Kingdom
- New Shekel - Israel
- Paisa - Pakistan
- Penny - United Kingdom
- Peso
- Pfennig - Germany
- Pieces of eight (bits, half-dollars, etc) - Spain
- Piso - Philippines
- Pistole - Spain
- Pound Sterling - United Kingdom
- Qintar - Albania. The Qintar is currently used in Albania. \\There are 100 qintar in a lek. Also spelled qindar or qindarkë, plural qintars, qindars or qindarka.
- Real - Brazil
- Rial - Iran
- Rupee - India and Seychelles
- Shekel - (Judea)
- Shilling - United Kingdom
- Sol - Peru
- Solidus - Rome
- Talent - Greece
- Tetradrachm - Macedon (336 - 323 BCE)
- Thaler - Central Europe (1518-1870)
- Yen - Japan
- Yuan - China
