World Currencies Reference

Reference of world currencies with codes, symbols and exchange units.

Currency Library

169 currencies

DetailsPick a currency to see its details.

Search or browse the library, then pick a currency to see its ISO 4217 code, symbol, subdivision and legacy symbol. Lookups work on country, currency name, code and symbol - try "USD", "yen" or "R$".

Good to know

ISO 4217Currency codes are three-letter ISO 4217 standards - the first two letters identify the country (or issuing authority), the third names the unit. Codes never change for a currency still in circulation, which makes them safer than symbols for international payments.

Symbols varySymbols are informal and locale-dependent - "$" is shared by dozens of currencies and "kr" by several Nordic ones. Use the ISO code (USD, SEK, AUD) whenever precision matters, and the symbol only for display.

Shared codesSome codes cover several countries: the euro (EUR) is used across the eurozone, and the West and Central African CFA francs (XOF, XAF) are shared by multiple states. Ecuador, El Salvador and Panama use the US dollar.

Current dataThis reference tracks today's ISO 4217 codes - Zimbabwe switched to ZiG (ZWG) in 2024, Mauritania uses MRU since 2020, and Turkey, Romania, Ghana, Zambia and others reformed their currencies over the past two decades.

Tool Introduction

This reference lists 169 currencies in current use across 169 countries and regions, organised into Asia, Europe, the Americas, Africa and Oceania. Every entry shows the country, the English currency name, its ISO 4217 alphabetic code, the common currency symbol, the legacy symbol from earlier banknote generations, and the subdivision used to price change.

Search works on the country, the currency name, the code or the symbol in any direction, so you can look up which code sits behind "R$", what Brazil uses for payments, or which countries share the euro. The data follows current ISO 4217 codes - recent reforms such as Zimbabwe's ZiG (ZWG, 2024), Mauritania's ouguiya (MRU, 2020) and the eurozone enlargements are already reflected.