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Know About Currency Exchange

What do we understand about currency exchange? What do we know about currency symbols? What do we know about the currency of all countries? We will be shedding light on all these topics over here.

The licensed business wherein the clients can convert one currency to another currency can be called currency exchange. Thus, it can be basically understood as the swapping of one particular currency for another specific currency. The process of exchange of currency such as physical money which can include paper notes as well as coins can be done at a teller station. A teller station can be found at airports, hotels etcetera. As we move forward, we shall be focusing on the currency symbols and the currency of all the countries. 

Currency of Countries

There are various countries in the world with various different currencies and their particular symbols. Over here, the table below can help one learn about these countries, their currencies as well as their symbols. 

COUNTRY

CURRENCY

CURRENCY SYMBOL

Albania 

Lek

L

Afghanistan

Afghani

؋

Argentina

Peso

$

Aruba

Guilder

f

Australia 

Dollar

$

Azerbaijan

Manat

Bahamas

Dollar

$

Barbados

Dollar

$

Belarus

Ruble

Br

Belize

Dollar

BZ$

Bermuda

Dollar

$

Bolivia

Boliviano

$b

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Convertible Mark

KM

Botswana

Pula

P

Bulgaria

Lev

Лв

Brazil

Real

B$

Brunei Darussalam

Dollar

$

Cambodia

Riel

Canada 

Dollar

$

Cayman Islands

Dollar 

$

Chile

Peso

$

China

Yuan Renminbi

¥

Colombia

Peso

$

Costa Rica

Colon

Croatia

Kuna

kn

Cuba

Peso

Czech Republic

Koruna

Denmark

Krone

  kr

Dominican Republic

Peso

RD$

East Caribbean 

Dollar

$

Egypt

Pound

£

El Salvador

Colon

$

Euro Member Countries

 

Falklands Islands

Pound

£

Fiji

Dollar

$

Ghana

Cedi

Gibraltar

Pond

£

Guatemala

Quetzal

Q

Guernsey

Pound

£

Guyana

Dollar

$

Honduras

Lempira

L

Hong Kong

Dollar

$

Hungary

Forint

Ft

Iceland

krona

kr

India

Rupee

Indonesia

Rupiah

Rp

Iran

Rial

Isle of Man

Pound

£

Israel

Shekel

Jamaica

Dollar

$

Japan

Yen

¥

Jersey 

Pound

£

Kazakhstan

Tenge

Korea (North)

Won

Korea (South)

Won

Kyrgyzstan

Som

Лв

Laos

Kip

Lebanon

Pound

£

Liberia

Dollar

$

Macedonia

Denar

Ден

Malaysia

Ringgit

RM

Mauritius

Rupee

Rs

Mexico

Peso

$

Mongolia

Tughrik

Moroccan

Dirham

د.إ

Mozambique

Metical

MT

Namibia

Dollar

$

Nepal

Rupees

Rs

Netherlands

Antilles Guilder

f

New Zealand

Dollar

$

Nicaragua

Cordoba

C$

Nigeria

Naira

Norway

Krone

  kr

Oman

Rial

Pakistan

Rupee

Rs

Panama

Balboa

B/.

Paraguay

Guarani

Gs

Peru

Sol

S/.

Philippines

Peso

Poland

Zloty

  zl

Qatar

Riyal

Romania

Leu

Lei

Russia

Ruble

Saint Helena

Pound

£

Saudi Arabia

Riyal

Serbia 

Dinar

Дин

Seychelles

Rupee

Rs

Singapore

Dollar

$

Solomon Islands

Dollar

$

Somalia 

Shilling

S

South Korean 

Won

South Africa

Rand

R

Sri Lanka

Rupee

Rs

Sweden 

Krona

kr

Switzerland

Franc

CHF

Suriname

Dollar

$

Syria

Pound

£

Taiwan

New Dollar

NT$

Thailand

Baht

฿

Trinidad and Tobago

Dollar

$

Turkey

Lira

Tuvalu

Dollar

$

Ukraine

Hryvnia

UAE

Dirham

د.إ

United Kingdom

Pound

£

United States

Dollar

$

Uruguay

Peso

$U

Uzbekistan

Som

Лв

Venezuela

Bolivar

Bs

Viet Nam

Dong

Yemen

Rial

Zimbabwe

Dollar

Z$

Thus, as observed from the above list, one can gain an idea regarding the currencies of the various countries in the world along with their symbols. 

Conclusion

As observed from the above sections, one can easily learn about the concept of currency exchange along with various other significant concepts such as diverse currency of all countries and the currency symbols that are used all over the world. Thus, one may say that currency exchange involves the process of exchanging physical currency such as notes and coins into some other country’s currency. Lastly, it can be concluded that the concept of currency exchange, the currency symbols and the currency of all countries have been described in a comprehensive and clear manner. 

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