Currency sign facts for kids
A currency symbol is a small picture or letter used to stand for a country's money. Think of it like a nickname for a currency!
When you write down an amount of money, the symbol can go in different places. For example, in many English-speaking countries and places in Latin America, the symbol comes before the number, like R$50.00 (which means 50 Brazilian Reals). But in many European countries, like France or Germany, the symbol usually goes after the number, like 20.50 €. It just depends on the currency!
Common Currency Symbols Today
Here are some of the currency symbols you might see around the world:
Symbol | What it's used for | Quick Fact |
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¤ | General currency sign | This symbol is used when the real currency symbol isn't available. |
؋ | Afghan afghani | The money of Afghanistan. |
₿ | Bitcoin | This is a symbol for a digital currency. |
฿ | Thai baht | The money used in Thailand. |
Br | Ethiopian birr Belarusian ruble |
Used in Ethiopia and Belarus. |
Bs. | Venezuelan bolívar Bolivian boliviano |
Money used in Venezuela and Bolivia. |
GH₵ | Ghana cedi | The money of Ghana. |
¢ | Cent, centavo, etc. | This is a small part of a larger currency, like 100 cents in a dollar. |
₡ | Costa Rican colón | This symbol was also used for the Salvadoran colón, which is no longer used. |
C$ | Nicaraguan córdoba | The money of Nicaragua. |
D | Gambian dalasi | The money of Gambia. |
ден | Macedonian denar | The money of North Macedonia. |
دج | Algerian dinar | The money of Algeria. |
$ | Many dollars and pesos | This symbol is used for money in many countries, like the US dollar, Canadian dollar, and Mexican peso. It can have one or two bars. |
₫ | Vietnamese đồng | The money of Vietnam. |
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Armenian dram | The money of Armenia. |
Esc | Cape Verdean escudo | The money of Cape Verde. |
€ | Euro | Used by many countries in Europe. |
ƒ | Aruban florin Netherlands Antillean guilder |
Used in Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles. |
Ft | Hungarian forint | The money of Hungary. |
Fr | Comorian, Congolese, Djiboutian, Guinean and Swiss francs | Used in several African countries and Switzerland. |
₲ | Paraguayan guaraní | The money of Paraguay. |
₴ | Ukrainian hryvnia | The money of Ukraine. |
₭ | Lao kip | The money of Laos. |
Kč | Czech koruna | The money of the Czech Republic. |
kr | Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Faroese and Icelandic krones | Used in Scandinavian countries and Iceland. |
kn | Croatian kuna | The money of Croatia. |
Kz | Angolan kwanza | The money of Angola. |
K | Myanma kyat Papua New Guinean kina |
Used in Myanmar and Papua New Guinea. |
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Georgian lari | The money of Georgia. |
L | Albanian lek Honduran lempira |
Used in Albania and Honduras. |
лв | Bulgarian lev | The money of Bulgaria. |
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Turkish lira | The money of Turkey. |
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Azerbaijani manat | The money of Azerbaijan. |
KM | Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark | The money of Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
MT | Mozambican metical | The money of Mozambique. |
₦ | Nigerian naira | The money of Nigeria. |
Nu. | Bhutanese ngultrum | The money of Bhutan. |
UM | Mauritanian ouguiya | The money of Mauritania. |
T$ | Tongan paʻanga | The money of Tonga. |
MOP$ | Macanese pataca | The money of Macau. |
₱ | Philippine peso | The money of the Philippines. |
£ | British and other pounds | Used in the UK and other places like the Falkland Islands. |
P | Botswana pula | The money of Botswana. |
Q | Guatemalan quetzal | The money of Guatemala. |
R | South African rand | The money of South Africa. |
R$ | Brazilian real | The money of Brazil. |
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Iranian rial | The money of Iran. |
៛ | Cambodian riel | The money of Cambodia. |
RM | Malaysian ringgit | The money of Malaysia. |
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Russian ruble | The money of Russia. |
Rf. | Maldivian rufiyaa | The money of Maldives. |
₹ | Indian rupee | The money of India. |
₨ | Mauritian, Nepalese, Pakistani and Sri Lankan rupees | Used in several countries. |
Rp | Indonesian rupiah | The money of Indonesia. |
₪ | Israeli new shekel | The money of Israel. |
Tsh | Tanzanian shilling | The money of Tanzania. |
S/ | Peruvian sol | The money of Peru. |
сом | Kyrgyzstani som | The money of Kyrgyzstan. |
৳ | Bangladeshi taka | The money of Bangladesh. |
WS$ | Samoan tālā | The money of Samoa. |
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Kazakhstani tenge | The money of Kazakhstan. |
₮ | Mongolian tögrög | The money of Mongolia. |
VT | Vanuatu vatu | The money of Vanuatu. |
₩ | North Korean won South Korean won |
Used in both North and South Korea. |
¥ | Japanese yen Chinese Renminbi yuan |
Used in Japan and China. |
zł | Polish złoty | The money of Poland. |
Old Currency Symbols
Currencies can change over time, and so can their symbols! Here are a few symbols that are no longer used today:
Symbol | What it was used for |
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₳ | Argentine austral symbol (used in Argentina) |
₢ Cr$ | Brazilian cruzeiro symbol (used in Brazil) |
₰ | pfennig symbol (a small coin in Germany) |
DM | Deutsche Mark symbol (used in Germany before the euro) |
₯ | Greek drachma symbol (used in Greece before the euro) |
₠ | ECU symbol (a European currency unit before the euro) |
₤ | lira symbol (used in Italy and other places before the euro) |
Lm | Maltese lira symbol (used in Malta before the euro) |
₧ | Spanish peseta symbol (used in Spain before the euro) |
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Portuguese escudo symbol (used in Portugal before the euro) |
Sk | Slovak koruna (used in Slovakia before the euro) |
𐆖 | Denarius (an ancient Roman coin symbol) |
See also
In Spanish: Símbolo monetario para niños
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