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  2. United States dollar - Wikipedia

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    After the United States emerged as an even stronger global superpower during the Second World War, the Bretton Woods Agreement of 1944 established the U.S. dollar as the world's primary reserve currency and the only post-war currency linked to gold. Despite all links to gold being severed in 1971, the dollar continues to be the world's foremost ...

  3. List of currencies in the Americas - Wikipedia

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    A commonly used currency in the Americas is the United States dollar. [1] It is the world's largest reserve currency, [2] the resulting economic value of which benefits the U.S. at over $100 billion annually. [3] However, its position as a reserve currency damages American exporters because this increases the value of the United States dollar.

  4. List of circulating fixed exchange rate currencies - Wikipedia

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    Fixed currency Anchor currency Rate (anchor / fixed) Abkhazian apsar: Russian ruble: 0.1 Alderney pound (only coins) [1]: Pound sterling: 1 Aruban florin: U.S. dollar: 1.79

  5. How the world's currencies got their names - AOL

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    But have you ever wondered why a dollar is called a 'dollar'? From country to country, monetary units vary nearly as much as the cultures that use them. But have you ever wondered why a dollar is ...

  6. Dollar - Wikipedia

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    It is closely related to the dollars (Spanish dollar was used in the US until 1857) and euros used today. [clarification needed] Sri Lanka; the Ceylonese rixdollar was a currency used in British Ceylon in the early 19th Century. Rhodesia: the Rhodesian dollar replaced the Rhodesian pound in 1970 and it was used until Zimbabwe came into being in ...

  7. List of alternative names for currency - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of alternative names for currency. A currency refers to money in any form when in actual use or circulation as a medium of exchange , especially circulating banknotes and coins . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A more general definition is that a currency is a system of money (monetary units) in common use, especially in a nation.

  8. List of circulating currencies - Wikipedia

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    Colour key and notes Indicates that a given currency is pegged to another currency (details) Italics indicates a state or territory with a low level of international recognition State or territory Currency Symbol [D] or Abbrev. ISO code Fractional unit Number to basic Abkhazia Abkhazian apsar [E] аҧ (none) (none) (none) Russian ruble ₽ RUB Kopeck 100 Afghanistan Afghan afghani ؋‎ AFN ...

  9. List of currencies - Wikipedia

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    International dollar – hypothetical currency pegged 1:1 to the United States dollar; Jamaican dollar – Jamaica; Kiautschou dollar – Qingdao; Kiribati dollar – Kiribati; Liberian dollar – Liberia; Malaya and British Borneo dollar – Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, British North Borneo and Brunei; Malayan dollar – Brunei, Malaysia and ...