Here are the codes and names for most of the currencies in use today or recently.
currency (noun): a system of money in general use in a particular country — The dollar was a strong currency. | I need to exchange some currency from Japanese yen to Russian roubles.
Note that currencies marked * have been replaced by the EU Euro.
| code | basic currency unit | fractional unit 1:100 |
|---|---|---|
| AFA | Afghan afghani | pul |
| DZD | Algerian dinar | centime |
| USD | American dollar | cent |
| ARP | Argentinian peso | centavo |
| AUD | Australian dollar | cent |
| ATS* | Austrian schilling | groschen |
| BSD | Bahamian dollar | cent |
| BEF* | Belgian franc | centime |
| BRR | Brazilian real | centavo |
| GBP | British pound | penny |
| BGL | Bulgarian lev | stotinka |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | cent |
| CLP | Chilean peso | centesimo |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | fen |
| CYP* | Cyprus pound | cent |
| CSK | Czech koruna | haler |
| DKK | Danish krone | øre |
| NLG* | Dutch guilder | cent |
| EGP | Egyptian pound | piaster |
| EUR | European Union Euro | cent |
| FIM* | Finnish markka | penni |
| FRF* | French franc | centime |
| DEM* | German mark | pfennig |
| GRD* | Greek drachma | lepton |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | cent |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | fillér |
| INR | Indian rupee | paisa |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | sen |
| IEP* | Irish punt | penny |
| ILS | Israeli shekel | agora |
| ITL* | Italian lira | centesimo |
| JMD | Jamaican dollar | cent |
| JPY | Japanese yen | sen (not used) |
| LBP | Lebanese pound | piaster |
| LUF* | Luxembourg franc | centime |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | sen |
| MXP | Mexican peso | centavo |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | cent |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | øre |
| PKR | Pakistani rupee | paisa |
| PHP | Philippine peso | centavo |
| PLZ | Polish zloty | grosz |
| PTE* | Portugese escudo | centavo |
| ROL | Romanian leu | ban |
| SUR | Russian rouble/ruble | kopeck |
| SAR | Saudi Arabian riyal | halala |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | cent |
| ZAR | South African rand | cent |
| KRW | South Korean won | jeon |
| ESP* | Spanish peseta | centimo |
| SEK | Swedish krona | øre |
| CHF | Swiss franc | centime |
| TWD | Taiwan dollar | cent |
| THB | Thai baht | satang |
| TTD | Trinidad & Tobago dollar | cent |
| TRL | Turkish lira | kurus |
| VEB | Venezuelan bolivar | centimo |
| VND | Vietnamese dong | xu |
* Now replaced by the EU Euro