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  2. List of currencies - Wikipedia

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    Countries that have made legal agreements with the EU to use the euro: Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City Countries that unilaterally use the euro: Montenegro , Kosovo Currencies pegged to the euro: Cape Verdean escudo , CFA franc , CFP franc , Comorian franc , Bulgarian lev , Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark , São Tomé and ...

  3. United States dollar - Wikipedia

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    The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.

  4. 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.

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

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    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 called a 'dollar'? How the world's currencies got their names

  6. Dollar - Wikipedia

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    The Joachimsthaler of the Kingdom of Bohemia was the first thaler (dollar). Dollar is the name of more than 25 currencies.The United States dollar, named after the international currency known as the Spanish dollar, was established in 1792 and is the first so named that still survives.

  7. 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 ...

  8. History of the United States dollar - Wikipedia

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    $5 United States Note of Series 1963 $100 United States Note of Series 1966. A United States Note, also known as a Legal Tender Note, was a type of paper money that was issued from 1862 to 1971 in the U.S. Having been current for over 100 years, they were issued for longer than any other form of U.S. paper money.

  9. Currency - Wikipedia

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    Several countries can use the same name for their own separate currencies (for example, a dollar in Australia, Canada, and the United States). By contrast, several countries can also use the same currency (for example, the euro or the CFA franc), or one country can declare the currency of another country to be legal tender.