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A currency symbol or currency sign is a graphic symbol used to denote a currency unit. Usually it is defined by a monetary authority, such as the national central bank for the currency concerned. A symbol may be positioned in various ways, according to national convention: before, between or after the numeric amounts: €2.50 , 2,50€ and 2 50 .
The dollar sign, also known as the peso sign, is a currency symbol consisting of a capital S crossed with one or two vertical strokes ($ or depending on typeface), used to indicate the unit of various currencies around the world, including most currencies denominated "dollar" or "peso".
In those countries where previous convention was to place the currency sign before the figure, the euro sign is placed in the same position (e.g., €3.50). [7] In those countries where the amount preceded the national currency sign, the euro sign is again placed in that relative position (e.g., 3,50 €).
For currency, use the appropriate symbol (before the quantity) or name of the currency unit (after the quantity), for example: "$100" or "100 dollars" not "100$" "€100" or "100 euros" "¥100" or "100 yen" For national articles or those where the type of currency is unambiguous it is not necessary to denote which currency unit is being used.
When used for sterling, the pound sign is placed before the numerals (e.g., £12,000) and separated from the following digits by no space or only a thin space. In the UK, the sign is used without any prefix. In Egypt and Lebanon, a disambiguating letter is added (E£ [6] or £E [7] and £L [8] respectively).
When set to any value, produces a long-form currency name. This should be used for the first mention of a currency within the article. Line: optional: Link currency: linked: Whether to link to the article on that currency. “no” suppresses the link, any other value displays it. Default yes Example no: Line: optional: Format: fmt
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The symbol is usually placed before the value it represents, for example: ¥50, or JP¥50 and CN¥50 when disambiguation is needed. [ a ] When writing in Japanese and Chinese, the Japanese kanji and Chinese character is written following the amount, for example 50円 in Japan, and 50元 or 50圆 in China.