Avoid the confusion of similar currency names
If you are travelling to a country that widely accepts two currencies, it is good to know the currency symbol and code beforehand to avoid confusion. Countries such as Barbados widely accept USD (United States Dollars) and BBD (Barbadian Dollars). You can learn more about what currency is accepted in your country of travel in our currency guides.
Currency codes are usually easy to guess
Currency codes, also known as ISO 4217, typically use the first two letters to refer to the name of the country and the third to refer to the currency name. An example of this is AUD (Australian Dollars). However, there are acceptations to the rule such as EUR (Euro).
When to use currency symbols or codes?
Typically it depends on the purpose. For example, you can often find currency symbols (i.e. £, $, €) displayed in shops, but the currency code displayed on official documents such as invoices or even train tickets.
Country & Currency Name | Currency Code | Currency Symbol |
Afghanistan Afghani | AFN | ؋ |
Albania Lek | ALL | Lek |
Argentina Peso | ARS | $ |
Aruba Guilder | AWG | ƒ |
Australia Dollar | AUD | $ |
Azerbaijan Manat | AZN | ₼ |
Bahamas Dollar | BSD | $ |
Bahrain Dinar | BHD | BD (Latin) |
Barbados Dollar | BBD | $ |
Belarus Ruble | BYN | Br |
Belize Dollar | BZD | BZ$ |
Bermuda Dollar | BMD | $ |
Bolivia Bolíviano | BOB | $b |
Bosnia and Herzegovina Convertible Mark | BAM | KM |
Botswana Pula | BWP | P |
Brazil Real | BRL | R$ |
Brunei Darussalam Dollar | BND | $ |
Bulgaria Lev | BGN | лв |
Cambodia Riel | KHR | ៛ |
Canada Dollar | CAD | $ |
Cayman Islands Dollar | KYD | $ |
Chile Peso | CLP | $ |
China Yuan Renminbi | CNY | ¥ |
Colombian Peso | COP | $ |
Costa Rica Colon | CRC | ₡ |
Croatia Kuna | HRK | kn |
Cuban Peso | CUP | ₱ |
Czechia Koruna | CZK | Kč |
Danish Krone | DKK | kr |
Dominican Republic Peso | DOP | RD$ |
East Caribbean Dollar | XCD | $ |
Egyptian pound | EGP | £ |
El Salvador colón | SVC | $ |
EU Euro | EUR | € |
Falkland Islands Pound | FKP | £ |
Fiji Dollar | FJD | $ |
Ghana Cedi | GHS | ¢ |
Gibraltar Pound | GIP | £ |
Guatemala Quetzal | GTQ | Q |
Guernsey Pound | GGP | £ |
Guyana Dollar | GYD | $ |
Honduras Lempira | HNL | L |
Hong Kong Dollar | HKD | $ |
Hungary Forint | HUF | Ft |
Iceland Krona | ISK | kr |
India Rupee | INR | ₹ |
Indonesia Rupiah | IDR | Rp |
Iran Rial | IRR | ﷼ |
Isle of Man Pound | IMP | £ |
Israel Shekel | ILS | ₪ |
Jamaica Dollar | JMD | J$ |
Japan Yen | JPY | ¥ |
Jersey Pound | JEP | £ |
Jordan Dinar | JOD | د.أ |
Kazakhstan Tenge | KZT | лв |
Kenya Shilling | KES | KSh, /=, /-, K |
Kuwait Dinar | KWD | KWD or د.ك |
Kyrgyzstan Som | KGS | лв |
Laos Kip | LAK | ₭ |
Lebanon Pound | LBP | £ |
Liberia Dollar | LRD | $ |
Macedonia Denar | MKD | ден |
Malaysia Ringgit | MYR | RM |
Mauritius Rupee | MUR | ₨ |
Mexico Peso | MXN | $ |
Mongolia Tughrik | MNT | ₮ |
Mozambique Metical | MZN | MT |
Namibia Dollar | NAD | $ |
Nepal Rupee | NPR | ₨ |
Netherlands Antilles Guilder | ANG | ƒ |
New Zealand Dollar | NZD | $ |
Nicaragua Cordoba | NIO | C$ |
Norway Krone | NOK | kr |
Oman Rial | OMR | ر.ع |
Peru Sol | PEN | S/ |
Philippine Peso | PHP | ₱ |
Poland Zloty | PLN | zł |
Qatar Riyal | QAR | ﷼ |
Romania leu | RON | L |
Russia Rouble | RUB | ₽ |
Saudi Riyal | SAR | ﷼ |
Serbia Dinar | RSD | Дин. |
Seychelles Rupee | SCR | ₨ |
Singapore Dollar | SGD | S$ |
South African Rand | ZAR | R |
South Korea Won | KRW | ₩ |
Sri Lanka Rupee | LKR | Rs |
Sweden Krona | SEK | kr |
Switzerland Francs | CHF | CHF |
Syria Pound | SYP | £ |
Taiwan Dollar | TWD | NT$ |
Thailand Baht | THB | ฿ |
Trinidad and Tobago Dollar | TTD | TT$ |
Turkey Lira | TRY | ₺ |
United Arab Emirate Dirhams | AED | د.إ |
US Dollar | USD | $ |
Uruguay Peso | UYU | $U |
Vietnam Dong | VND | ₫ |
Yemen Rial | YER | ﷼ |
Zimbabwe Dollar | ZWD | Z$ |
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