Thursday, October 20, 2011

All World Countries And Currency

Currency Data

Country Co. Code Currency Curr. Code

Afghanistan AF Afghani AFA

Albania AL Lek ALL

Algeria DZ Algerian Dinar DZD

American Samoa AS US Dollar USD

Andorra AD Euro EUR

Angola AO Kwanza AOA (replacement for AON)

Anguilla AI East Caribbean Dollar XCD

Antarctica AQ Norwegian Krone NOK

Antigua and Barbuda AG East Caribbean Dollar XCD

Argentina AR Austral and Argenintinian Neuvo Peso (replacement for the Peso) ARA, ARS (replacement for ARP)

Armenia AM Dram (Russian Ruble [RUR] was formerly in use) AMD

Aruba AW Aruban Guilder (Florin) AWG

Australia AU Australian Dollar AUD

Austria AT Euro EUR

Azerbaijan AZ Azerbaijani Manat (Russian Ruble [RUR] was formerly in use) AZM

Bahamas BS Bahamian Dollar BSD

Bahrain BH Bahraini Dinar BHD

Bangladesh BD Taka BDT

Barbados BB Barbados Dollar BBD

Belarus (formerly known as Byelorussia) BY Belarussian Rouble (Russian Ruble [RUR] was formerly in use) BYR

Belgium BE Euro EUR

Belize BZ Belize Dollar BZD

Benin BJ Franc de la Communauté financière africaine XAF

Bermuda BM Bermudian Dollar BMD

Bhutan BT Ngultrum (Indian Rupee also circulates) BTN (also INR)

Bolivia BO Boliviano and Bolivian Peso BOB, BOP

Bosnia & Herzegowina BA Convertible Mark BAM

Botswana BW Pula BWP

Bouvet Island BV Norwegian Krone NOK

Brazil BR Real BRL

British Indian Ocean Territory IO Pound Sterling (United Kingdom Pound), Seychelles Rupee GBP, SCR

Brunei Darussalam BN Brunei Dollar BND

Bulgaria BG Lev BGL

Burkina Faso BF Franc de la Communauté financière africaine XAF

Burma Former name for Myanmar

Burundi BI Burundi Franc BIF

Byelorussia Former name of Belarus

Cambodia (formerly Kampuchea) KH Riel KHR

Cameroon CM Franc de la Communauté financière africaine XAF

Canada CA Canadian Dollar CAD

Cape Verde CV Escudo Caboverdiano CVE

Cayman Islands KY Cayman Islands Dollar KYD

Central African Republic CF Franc de la Communauté financière africaine XAF

Chad TD Franc de la Communauté financière africaine XAF

Chile CL Unidades de Fomento and Chilean Peso CLF, CLP

China CN Yuan Renminbi CNY

Christmas Island CX Australian Dollar AUD

Cocos (Keeling) Islands CC Australian Dollar AUD

Colombia CO Colombian Peso COP

Comoros KM Comorian Franc KMF

Congo, Democratic Republic of the (formerly Zaïre) CD (formerly ZR) New Zaïre CDZ (formerly ZRZ)

Congo CG Franc de la Communauté financière africaine XAF

Cook Islands CK New Zealand Dollar NZD

Costa Rica CR Costa Rican Colón CRC

Côte d'Ivoire See Ivory Coast

Croatia (local name: Hrvatska) HR Kuna and Croatian Dinar HRK, HRD

Cuba CU Cuban Peso CUP

Cyprus CY Euro EUR

Czech Republic CZ Czech Koruna CZK

Czechoslovakia Now split into Czech Republic and Slovakia

Denmark DK Danish Krone DKK

Djibouti DJ Djibouti Franc DJF

Dominica DM East Caribbean Dollar XCD

Dominican Republic DO Dominican Republic Peso DOP

East Timor TP Timorian Escudo TPE

Ecuador EC US Dollar (superseded Sucre in 2000) USD (ECS)

Egypt EG Egytian Pound EGP

El Salvador SV US Dollar USD

Equatorial Guinea GQ Franc de la Communauté financière africaine and Ekwele XAF, GQE

Eritrea ER Eritreian Nakfa, Ethiopian Birr ERN, ETB

Estonia EE Kroon EEK

Ethiopia ET Birr ETB

European Community ?? Euro (formerly known as the ECU) EUR (formerly XEU)

Falkland Islands (Malvinas) FK Falkland Pound FKP

Faroe Islands FO Danish Krone DKK

Fiji Islands FJ Fiji Dollar FJD

Finland FI Euro EUR

France FR Euro EUR

France, Metropolitan FX Euro EUR

French Guiana GF Euro EUR

French Polynesia PF Franc des Comptoirs français du Pacifique XPF

French Southern and Antarctic Territories TF Euro EUR

Gabon GA Franc de la Communauté financière africaine XAF

Gambia GM Dalasi GMD

Georgia GE Lari (Russian Ruble [RUR] was formerly in use) GEL

Germany (West and East) DE (formerly DE for West and DD for East) Euro EUR

Ghana GH Cedi GHC

Gibraltar GI Gibraltar Pound GIP

Greece GR Euro EUR

Greenland GL Danish Krone DKK

Grenada GD East Caribbean Dollar XCD

Guadeloupe GP Euro EUR

Guam GU US Dollar USD

Guatemala GT Quetzal GTQ

Guinea GN Guinea Syli (also known as Guinea Franc) GNS

Guinea-Bissau GW Guinea-Bissau Peso and Franc de la Communauté financière africaine GWP, XAF

Guyana GY Guyana Dollar GYD

Haiti HT Gourde HTG

Heard and McDonald Islands HM Australian Dollar AUD

Holy See (Vatican City State) VA Euro EUR

Honduras HN Lempira HNL

Hong Kong HK Hong Kong Dollar HKD

Hrvatska Local name for Croatia

Hungary HU Forint HUF

Iceland IS Icelandic Króna ISK

India IN Indian Rupee INR

Indonesia ID Rupiah IDR

Iran, Islamic Republic of IR Iranian Rial IRR

Iraq IQ Iraqi Dinar IQD

Ireland IE Euro EUR

Israel IL Shekel ILS

Italy IT Euro EUR

Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) CI Franc de la Communauté financière africaine XAF

Jamaica JM Jamaican Dollar JMD

Japan JP Yen JPY

Jordan JO Jordanian Dinar JOD

Kampuchea Former name for Cambodia

Kazakhstan KZ Tenge (Russian Ruble [RUR] was formerly in use) KZT

Kenya KE Kenyan Shilling KES

Kiribati KI Australian Dollar AUD

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North Korea) KP North Korean Won KPW

Korea, Republic of (South Korea) KR South Korean Won KRW

Kosova and Metohia See Serbia and Montenegro

Kuwait KW Kuwaiti Dinar KWD

Kyrgyzstan KG Kyrgyzstani Som KGS

Lao People's Democratic Republic (formerly Laos) LA Kip LAK

Latvia LV Lats LVL

Lebanon LB Lebanese Pound LBP

Lesotho LS Loti, Maloti and South African Rand LSL, LSM, ZAR

Liberia LR Liberian Dollar LRD

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya LY Libyan Dinar LYD

Liechtenstein LI Swiss Franc CHF

Lithuania LT Litas LTL

Luxembourg LU Euro EUR

Macao (also spelled Macau) MO Pataca MOP

Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of MK Macedonian Dinar MKD

Madagascar MG Malagasy Franc MGF

Malawi MW Malawian Kwacha MWK

Malaysia MY Ringgit (Malaysian Dollar) MYR

Maldives MV Rufiyaa MVR

Mali ML Franc de la Communauté financière africaine and Malian Franc XAF, MLF

Malta MT Euro EUR

Malvinas See Falkland Islands

Marshall Islands MH US Dollar USD

Martinique MQ Euro EUR

Mauritania MR Ouguiya MRO

Mauritius MU Mauritius Rupee MUR

Mayotte YT Euro EUR

Mexico MX Mexican New Peso (replacement for Mexican Peso) MXN (replacement for MXP)

Micronesia, Federated States of FM US Dollar USD

Moldova, Republic of MD Moldovian Leu MDL

Monaco MC Euro EUR

Mongolia MN Tugrik MNT

Montenegro See Serbia and Montenegro

Montserrat MS East Caribbean Dollar XCD

Morocco MA Moroccan Dirham MAD

Mozambique MZ Metical MZM

Myanmar (formerly Burma) MM (formerly BU) Kyat MMK (formerly BUK)

Namibia NA Namibia Dollar and South African Rand NAD, ZAR

Nauru NR Australian Dollar AUD

Nepal NP Nepalese Rupee NPR

Netherlands NL Euro EUR

Netherlands Antilles AN Netherlands Antilles Guilder (Florin) ANG

New Caledonia NC Franc des Comptoirs français du Pacifique XPF

New Zealand NZ New Zealand Dollar NZD

Nicaragua NI Córdoba NIC

Niger NE West African Franc and Franc de la Communauté financière africaine XOF, XAF

Nigeria NG Naira NGN

Niue NU New Zealand Dollar NZD

Norfolk Island NF Australian Dollar AUD

Northern Mariana Islands MP US Dollar USD

Norway NO Norwegian Krone NOK

Oman OM Rial Omani OMR

Pakistan PK Pakistani Rupee PKR

Palau PW US Dollar USD

Panama PA Balboa and US Dollar PAB, USD

Papua New Guinea PG Kina PGK

Paraguay PY Guarani PYG

Peru PE Inti and New Sol (New Sol replaced Sol) PEI, PEN (PEN replaced PES)

Philippines PH Philippines Peso PHP

Pitcairn Island PN New Zealand Dollar NZD

Poland PL New Zloty (replacement for Zloty) PLN (replacement for PLZ)

Portugal PT Euro EUR

Puerto Rico PR US Dollar USD

Qatar QA Qatari Riyal QAR

Réunion RE Euro EUR

Romania RO Romanian Leu ROL

Russian Federation RU Russian Federation Rouble RUB (formerly RUR)

Rwanda RW Rwanda Franc RWF

Saint See also St

Saint Kitts (Christopher) and Nevis KN East Caribbean Dollar XCD

Saint Lucia LC East Caribbean Dollar XCD

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC East Caribbean Dollar XCD

Samoa WS Tala WST

San Marino SM Euro EUR

São Tomé and Príncipe ST Dobra STD

Saudi Arabia SA Saudi Riyal SAR

Senegal SN West African Franc and Franc de la Communauté financière africaine XOF, XAF

Serbia and Montenegro (formerly Yugoslavia) CS Serbian Dinar (Serbia), Euro (Montenegro), Euro (Kosovo and Metohia) CSD, EUR

Seychelles SC Seychelles Rupee SCR

Sierra Leone SL Leone SLL

Singapore SG Singapore Dollar SGD

Slovakia (Slovak Republic) SK Euro EUR

Slovenia SI Euro EUR

Solomon Islands SB Solomon Islands Dollar SBD

Somalia SO Somali Shilling SOS

South Africa ZA Rand ZAR

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands GS Pound Sterling GBP

Spain ES Euro EUR

Sri Lanka LK Sri Lankan Rupee LKR

St See also Saint

St Helena SH St Helena Pound SHP

St Pierre and Miquelon PM Euro EUR

Sudan SD Sudanese Pound (Dinar no longer used) SDG

Suriname SR Surinam Guilder (also known as Florin) SRG

Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands SJ Norwegian Krone NOK

Swaziland SZ Lilangeni SZL

Sweden SE Swedish Krona SEK

Switzerland CH Swiss Franc CHF

Syrian Arab Republic SY Syrian Pound SYP

Taiwan, Province of China TW New Taiwan Dollar TWD

Tajikistan TJ Tajik Rouble (Russian Ruble [RUR] was formerly in use) TJR

Tanzania, United Republic of TZ Tanzanian Shilling TZS

Thailand TH Baht THB

Timor See East Timor and Indonesia (includes West Timor)

Togo TG Franc de la Communauté financière africaine XAF

Tokelau TK New Zealand Dollar NZD

Tonga TO Pa'anga TOP

Trinidad and Tobago TT Trinidad and Tobago Dollar TTD

Tunisia TN Tunisian Dinar TND

Turkey TR New Turkish Lira TRY

Turkmenistan TM Turkmenistani Manat TMM

Turks and Caicos Islands TC US Dollar USD

Tuvalu TV Australian Dollar AUD

Uganda UG Ugandan Shilling UGS

Ukraine UA Hryvna and Karbovanet UAH, UAK

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics SU USSR Rouble SUR

United Arab Emirates AE UAE Dirham AED

United Kingdom GB Pound Sterling GBP (sometimes incorrectly seen as UKP)

United States of America US US Dollar USD

United States Minor Outlying Islands UM US Dollar USD

Uruguay UY Uruguayan Peso UYU

Uzbekistan UZ Uzbekistani Som (Russian Ruble [RUR] was formerly in use) UZS

Vanautu VU Vatu VUV

Vatican City State Now known as the Holy See

Venezuela VE Bolivar Fuerte VEF

Viet Nam VN Dông VND

Virgin Islands (British) VG US Dollar (Pound Sterling and East Caribbean Dollar also circulate) USD (also GBP, XCD)

Virgin Islands (US) VI US Dollar USD

Wallis and Futuna Islands WF Franc des Comptoirs français du Pacifique XPF

West Africa XO? West African Franc XOF

Western Sahara EH Moroccan Dirham and Mauritanian Ouguiya MAD, MRO

Yemen (unified North and South) YE (formerly YE for North Yemen and YD for South Yemen) Riyal (Dinar was used in South Yemen) YER (YDD formerly in use in South)

Yugoslavia See Serbia and Montenegro


Zaïre Former name for Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Zambia ZM Zambian Kwacha ZMK

Zimbabwe ZW US Dollar (and other currencies) USD

Monday, August 29, 2011

Sunday, August 28, 2011

US Dollar History And Convertor

The history of the dollar in North America pre-dates US independence. It began with the issuance of Early American currency called the colonial script, whereby the issuance of currency was equal to the goods and services in the economy. Even before the Declaration of Independence, the Continental Congress had authorized the issuance of dollar denominated coins and currency, since the term 'dollar' was in common usage referring to Spanish colonial
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eight-real coin or Spanish dollar. Though several monetary systems were proposed for the early republic, the dollar was approved by Congress in a largely symbolic resolution on August 8, 1786. After passage of the Constitution was secured, the government turned its attention to monetary issues again in the early 1790s under the leadership of Alexander Hamilton, the secretary of the treasury at the time. Congress acted on Hamilton's recommendations in the Coinage Act of 1792, which established the dollar as the basic unit of account for the United States. The word "dollar" is derived from Low Saxon "thaler", an abbreviation of "Joachimsthaler" – (coin) from Joachimsthal (St. Joachim's Valley, now Jáchymov, Bohemia, then part of the Holy Roman Empire, now part of the Czech Republic; for further history of the name, see dollar.) – so called because it was minted from 1519 onwards using silver extracted from a mine which had opened in 1516 near Joachimstal, a town in the Ore Mountains of northwestern Bohemia.

Because gold and silver in the open marketplace vary independently, the production of coins of full intrinsic worth under any ratio will nearly always result in the melting of either all silver coins or all gold coins. In the early 19th century, gold rose in relation to silver, resulting in the removal from commerce of nearly all gold coins, and their subsequent melting. Therefore, in 1834, the 15:1 ratio of silver to gold was changed to a 16:1 ratio by reducing the weight of the nation's gold coinage. This created a new U.S. dollar that was backed by 1.50 g (23.22 grains) of gold. However, the previous dollar had been represented by 1.60 g (24.75 grains) of gold. The result of this revaluation, which was the first-ever devaluation of the U.S. dollar, was that the value in gold of the dollar was reduced by 6%. Moreover, for a time, both gold and silver coins were useful in commerce.

In 1853, the weights of US silver coins (except, interestingly, the dollar itself, which was rarely used) were reduced. This had the effect of placing the nation effectively (although not officially) on the gold standard. The retained weight in the dollar coin was a nod to bimetallism, although it had the effect of further driving the silver dollar coin from commerce. Foreign coins, including the Spanish dollar, were also widely used[1] as legal tender until 1857.

With the enactment (1863) of the National Banking Act during the American Civil War and its later versions that taxed states' bonds and currency out of existence, the dollar became the sole currency of the United States and remains so today.

In 1878, the Bland-Allison Act was enacted to provide for freer coinage of silver. This act required the government to purchase between $2 million and $4 million worth of silver bullion each month at market prices and to coin it into silver dollars. This was, in effect, a subsidy for politically influential silver producers.

The discovery of large silver deposits in the Western United States in the late 19th century created a political controversy. Due to the large influx of silver, the value of silver in the nation's coinage dropped precipitously. On one side were agrarian interests such as the United States Greenback Party that wanted to retain the bimetallic standard in order to inflate the dollar, which would allow farmers to more easily repay their debts. On the other side were Eastern banking and commercial interests, who advocated sound money and a switch to the gold standard. This issue split the Democratic Party in 1896. It led to the famous "cross of gold" speech given by William Jennings Bryan, and may have inspired many of the themes in The Wizard of Oz. Despite the controversy, the status of silver was slowly diminished through a series of legislative changes from 1873 to 1900, when a gold standard was formally adopted. The gold standard survived, with several modifications, until 1971.







Friday, June 17, 2011

Kuwaiti Dinar introduced in 1965

The dinar was introduced in 1965 to replace the Gulf rupee. It was initially equivalent to one pound sterling. As the rupee was fixed at 1 shilling 6 pence, this resulted in a conversion rate of 13⅓ rupees to the dinar.

When Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, the Iraqi dinar replaced the Kuwaiti dinar as the currency and large quantities of banknotes were stolen by the invading forces. After liberation, the Kuwaiti dinar was restored as the country's currency and a new banknote series was introduced, allowing the previous notes, including those stolen, to be demonetized.

For a wider history surrounding currency in the region, see The History of British Currency in the Middle East.


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