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CURRENCIES AROUND THE WORLD?

Posted by lama amar on October 9, 2011

Hi everybody!

I've been thinking about the currencies used around the world. Unfortunately, I've come up with only a handful: the dollar, the euro, the pound, the lira and few more. It's right that I know the names of some, yet there are many other currencies which I neither know where they're used nor how they look like. As a result, I thought that it'd be nice if you help, poor me, enrich my information by telling the members about the name of currency used in your country including a  photo of it.

 

Now... Let's know about the currency used in Syria. Well, it's called the Pound or the Lira. Here are some photos...

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  • lama amar November 21, 2011 9:18

    Hi Jamal!

    Thanks dear for stopping by. It's really kind of you.

  • Jamal (Pursuit of Happiness) November 19, 2011 17:45

    Awesome topic and unprecedent piece of information!!

     

    thanks in deed lama!!

     

    regards,

    jamal

  • lama amar November 1, 2011 12:10
    Hi Jasmine!
    Thanks dear for your contribution. It's really great to commemorate significant outstanding people in this way!
  • lama amar October 11, 2011 17:07
    Hiiii Gabriel! Wow! You did me the world of good, thank you so very much. It must've been very hard to organize all this, but you did it perfectly as usual. I really benefitted a lot.
  • Gabriel Sowrian October 10, 2011 23:50

    Dear Lama!

    Earlier I put up a List of Currencies here for your reference!

    Now, let me show you the 5 Denominations used in my country, Malaysia..!

    The banknotes are called "Ringgit" and the Currency Code is "MYR". (Malaysian Ringgit)

     

    2382854841?profile=original

    (... One Ringgit ...)

     

     

    2382854776?profile=original

    (... Five Ringgit ...)

     

     

    2382854749?profile=original

    2382854791?profile=original

    (... Ten Ringgit ...)

     

     

    2382854866?profile=original

    (... Fifty Ringgit ...)

     

     

    2382854927?profile=original

    (... Hundred Ringgit ...)

     

     

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    These are the coins we use. They are called "sen"..!

    The various coins are: 1 sen, 5 sen, 10 sen,

  • Gabriel Sowrian October 10, 2011 22:54

    Dear Lama!

    Here's my contribution but in a different form. (Note:Some currencies are obsolete - eg: Countries from European Union. They use 'euro' /'jʊərəʊ/, instead.

    Country - Currency (Bill) /Pronunciation/ Coins equivalent to Currency /Pronunciation/

    LIST A

    Algeria - dinar /'di:nɑ:(r)/ = 100 centimes /'sɒnti:mz/
    Argentina - peso /'peɪsəʊ/ = 100 centavos /sen'tɑ:vəʊz/
    Australia - dollar /'dɒlə(r)/ = 100 cents /sents/
    Austria - schilling /'ʃɪlɪŋ/ = 100 groschen /'grəʊsn/
    Bahamas (The) - dollar /'dɒlə(r)/ = 100 cents /sents/
    Bahrain - dinar /'di:nɑ:(r)/ = 1000 fils /fɪls/
    Bangladesh - taka /'tɑ:kɑ:/ = 100 paisa /'paɪsɑ:/
    Barbados - dollar /'dɒlə(r)/ = 100 cents /sents/
    Belgium - franc /'fræŋk/ = 100 centimes /'sɒnti:mz/
    Bermuda - dollar /'dɒlə(r)/ = 100 cents /sents/
    Bolivia - peso /'peɪsəʊ/ = 100 centavos /sen'tɑ:vəʊz/
    Botswana - pula /'pju:lə/ = 100 thebe /'θeɪbeɪ/
    Brazil - cruzeiro /kru:'zeərəʊ/ = 100 centavos /sen'tɑ:vəʊz/
    Brunei - dollar /'dɒlə(r)/ = 100 cents /sents/
    Burma - kyat /ki'ɑ:t/ = 100 pyas /pjɑ:z/
    Canada - dollar /'dɒlə(r)/ = 100 cents /sents/
    Chile - peso /'peɪsəʊ/ = 100 centavos /sen'tɑ:vəʊz/
    China - yuan /ju'ɑ:n/ = 100 fen /fʌn/
    Colombia - peso /'peɪsəʊ/ = 100 centavos /sen'tɑ:vəʊz/
    Cuba - peso /'peɪsəʊ/ = 100 centavos /sen'tɑ:vəʊz/

    Cuba - peso /'peɪsəʊ/ = 100 centavos /sen'tɑ:vəʊz/
    Cyprus - pound /paʊnd/ = 1000 mils /mɪlz/
    Czechoslovakia - koruna /kɒr'u:nə/ = 100 haléřů /'hɑ:ləru:/
    Denmark - krone /'krəʊnə/ = 100 öre /'ɜ:rə/
    Ecuador - sucre /'su:kreɪ/ = 100 centavos /sen'tɑ:vəʊz/
    Egypt - pound /paʊnd/ = 1000 millièmes
    El Salvador - colòn /kɒ'lɒn/ = 100 centavos /sen'tɑ:vəʊz/
    Ethiopia - birr /bɜ:(r)/ = 100 cents /sents/
    Finland - markka /'mɑ:kɑ:/ = 100 pennia /'peniə/
    France - franc /'fræŋk/ = 100 centimes /'sɒnti:mz/
    Gambia - dalasi /də'lɑ:si/ = 100 butut /bu:'tu:t/
    Germany - mark /mɑ:k/ = 100 pfennig /'fenɪg/
    Ghana - cedi /'si:di/ = 100 pesewas /pɪ'seɪwɑ:z/
    Gibraltar - pound /paʊnd/ = 100 pence /pens/
    Greece - drachma /'drækmə/ = 100 lepta /'leptə/
    Guatemala - quetzal /'kwetsl/ = 100 centavos /sen'tɑ:vəʊz/
    Guyana - dollar /'dɒlə(r)/ = 100 cents /sents/
    Guinea - syli = 100 cauris
    Honduras - lempira /lemˈpɪərə/ = 100 centavos /senˈtɑ:vəʊz/
    Hungary - forint /ˈfɒrɪnt/ = 100 fillér /ˈfi:leə(r)/
    Iceland - króna /ˈkrəʊnə/ = 100 aurar
    Ireland - pound /ˈpaʊnd/ = 100 pence /pens/
    India - rupee /ru:ˈpi:/ = 100 paisa /ˈpaɪsɑ:/

    Indonesia - rupiah /ru:ˈpi:ə/ = 100 sen /sen/
    Iran - rial /riˈɑ:l/ = 100 dinars /ˈdi:nɑ:z/
    Iraq - dinar /ˈdi:nɑ:(r)/ = 1000 fils /fɪls/
    Israel - shekel /ˈʃekl/ = 100 agorot /ˌægəˈrəʊt/
    Italy - lira /'lɪərə/ = 100 centesimi /sen'tesɪmi/
    Jamaica - dollar /'dɒlə(r)/ = 100 cents /sents/
    Japan - yen /jen/ = 1000 rin /rɪn/
    Jordan - dinar /ˈdi:nɑ:(r)/ = 1000 fils /fɪls/
    Kampuchea - riel /'ri:əl/ = 100 sen /sen/
    Kenya - shilling /'ʃɪlɪŋ/ = 100 cents /sents/
    Korea (North) - won /wɒn/ = 100 jun /dʒʌn/
    Korea (South) - won /wɒn/ = 100 jeon
    kuwait - dinar /ˈdi:nɑ:(r)/ = 1000 fils /fɪls/
    Laos - kip /kɪp/ = 100 at /ɑ:t/
    Lebanon (The) - pound /ˈpaʊnd/ = 100 piastres /pi'æstəz/
    Lesotho - sente /'senti/ loti
    Liberia - dollar /'dɒlə(r)/ = 100 cents /sents/
    Libya - dinar /ˈdi:nɑ:(r)/ = 1000 millemes
    Luxembourg - franc /'fræŋk/ = 100 centimes /'sɒnti:mz/
    Madagascar - franc /'fræŋk/ = 100 centimes /'sɒnti:mz/
    Malawi - kwacha /'kwɑ:tʃɑ:/ = 100 tambala /tæm'bɑ:lə/
    Malaysia - ringgit /'rɪŋgɪt/ = 100 sen /sen/
    Malta pound - /ˈpaʊnd/ = 1000 mils /mɪlz/
    Mauritania - khoum /ku:m/ ouguiya /u:'gi:jə/
    Mauri
  • Gabriel Sowrian October 10, 2011 22:25

    List B 

    The details are arranged in this order...

    Country - Currency (Bill) /Pronunciation/ Coins equivalent to Currency /Pronunciation/

     

    Morocco - dirham /'dɪərhəm/ = 100 centimes /'sɒnti:mz/
    Mozambique - metical /ˌmetɪ'kæl/ = 100 centavos /senˈtɑ:vəʊz/
    Nepal - rupee /ru:'pi:/ = 100 paisa /ˈpaɪsɑ:/
    Netherlands (The) - guilder /'gɪldə(r)/ = 100 cents /sents/
    New Zealand - dollar /'dɒlə(r)/ = 100 cents /sents/
    Nicaragau - cordoba /'kɔ:dəbə/ = 100 centavos /senˈtɑ:vəʊz/
    Nigeria - naira /'naɪrə/ = 100 kobo /'kɒbəʊ/
    Norway - krone /'krəʊnə/ = 100 ore /'ɜ:rə/
    Oman - rial /riˈɑ:l/ = 1000 baiza /'baɪzə/
    Pakistan - rupee /ru:'pi:/ = 100 paise /ˈpaɪsɑ:/
    Panama - balboa /bæl'bəʊə/ = 100 centesimos /sen'tesɪməʊz/
    Papua New Guinea - kina /'ki:nə/ = 100 toca
    Paraguay - guarani /ˌgwɑ:rə'ni/ = 100 céntimos /'sentɪməʊz/
    Peru - sol /sɒl/ = 100 centavos /senˈtɑ:vəʊz/
    Philippines - peso /'peɪsəʊ/ = 100 centavos /senˈtɑ:vəʊz/
    Poland - zloty /'zlɒti/ = 100 groszy /'grɔ:ʃi/
    Portugal - escudo /e'sku:dəʊ/ = 100 centavos /senˈtɑ:vəʊz/
    Qatar - riyal /riˈɑ:l/ = 100 dirhams /'dɪərhəmz/
    Romania - leu /'leɪu:/ = 100 bani /'bɑ:ni/
    Saudi Arabia - rial /riˈɑ:l/ = 100 halalas /hə'læləz/
    Sierra Leone - leone /li:'əʊn/ = 100 cents /sents/
    Singapore - dollar /'dɒlə(r)/ = 100 cents /sents/
    South Africa - rand /rænd/ = 100 cents /sents/
    Spain - peseta /pə'seɪtə/ = 100 céntimos /'sentɪməʊz/
    Sri Lanka - rupee /ru:'pi:/ = 100 cents /sents/
    Sudan - pound /ˈpaʊnd/ = 100 piastres /pi'æstəz/
    Sweden - krona /'krəʊnə/ = 100 ore /'ɜ:rə/
    Switzerland - franc /'fræŋk/ = 100 centimes /'sɒnti:mz/
    Syria - pound /ˈpaʊnd/ = 100 piastres /pi'æstəz/
    Tanzania - shilling /'ʃɪlɪŋ/ = 100 cents /sents/
    Thailand - baht /bɑ:t/ = 100 satang /'sætæŋ/
    Tonga - pa'anga /pɑ:'æŋgə/ seniti /'senɪti/
    Trinidad &Tobago - dollar /'dɒlə(r)/ = 100 cents /sents/
    Tunisia - dinar /ˈdi:nɑ:(r)/ = 1000 millimes /'mɪlɪmz/
    Turkey - lira /'lɪərə/ = 100 kurus /kʊ'ru:z/
    Uganda - shilling /'ʃɪlɪŋ/ = 100 cents /sents/
    United Arab Em. - dirham /'dɪərhəm/ = 1000 fils /fɪls/
    United Kingdom - pound /ˈpaʊnd/ = 100 pence /pens/
    Uruguay - peso /'peɪsəʊ/ = 100 centesimos /sen'tesɪməʊz/
    USA - dollar /'dɒlə(r)/ = 100 cents /sents/
    USSR - rouble /'ru:bl/ = 100 kopecks /'kəʊpeks/
    venezuela - bolivar /ˌbɒlɪ'vɑ:(r)/ = 100 centimos /'sentɪməʊz/
    Vietnam - dong /dɒŋ/ = 100 hao /haʊ/
    Yemen - riyal /riˈɑ:l/ = 100 rial /riˈɑ:l/
    Yemen - dinar /ˈdi:nɑ:(r)/ = 1000 fils /fɪls/
    Yugoslavia - dinar /ˈdi:nɑ:(r)/ = 100 para /'pɑ:rə/
    Zaïre - zaïre /zaɪ'ɪə(r)/ = 100 makuta /mɑ:'ku:tɑ:/
    Zambia - kwacha /'kwɑ:tʃɑ:/ = 100 ngwee /ŋ'gweɪ/
    Zimbabwe - dollar /'dɒlə(r)/ = 100 cents /sents/

  • lama amar October 10, 2011 21:38
    Hi Rajesh and Anjana! thank you both very much for being so enthusiastic about the topic. It's pretty nice of you guys.
  • Rajesh October 10, 2011 19:09

    aha..Anjana has already shared our Indian currency.

    It ruppes.

    Sign:

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    2382855336?profile=original

     

  • lama amar October 10, 2011 17:54
    Lol! yes, of course, you can dear. As a matter of fact, they were already collected for your sake as a gift for your invaluable contributions to this great forum... now I'm leaving you to enjoy yourself, Hala.
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