Coins around the world in alphabetical order

By Ella Keller

Currencies around the world

• How many are there?• There are 180 currencies recognized as legal

tender in the United Nations member states.

What is a currency?

• A currency is a kind of money and way of exchange. • Currency includes paper, cotton, or

polymer banknotes and metal coins.

• Most of us know about Dollars, Euros, Pounds Sterlin and soles…

• But there are many notes and coins we have never heard of like…

• The Albanian Lek used in Albania, a country in Europe.

Every currency has a simbol

A

• AFGHANISTAN- Afghan afghani AFN

In Azerbaijan, between Europe and Asia they use…

THE AZERBAIJANI Manat AZN

A

• In ANGOLA they use the Angolan Kwanza AOA• And in ARMENIA, the Armenian dram AMD

B

• Bahrain – Baharain Dinar BHD• Brazil- Brazilian Real BRl• Bolivia- Bolivian bolivariano BOB

C

• Canada- Canadian Dollar CAD• China- Chinese Yuan CNY• Colombia-Colombian Peso COP• Costa Rica- Costarican Colon CRC• Cuba- Cuban Peso CUP• Cameroon and Chad-Central African CFA Franc

Many countries use the Dollar

• USA – US Dollar• CANADA – Canadian Dollar• BARBADOS – Barbadian Dollar BBD• BAHAMAS- Bahamian Dollar BBD• ECUADOR- Ecuadorian Dollar • And many more…

D

• Denmark-Danish Krone DKK • Dominican Republic-Dominican Peso

E

• Egypt-Egyptian Pound EGP• El Salvador- US Dollar USD

Some of my favourite rare ones…

• Bhutan- Bhutanese ngultrun BTN • Djibouti- Djiboutian franc • Croatia-Croatian Kuna HRK• Ethiopia- Ethiopian Birr ETB

F

• Almost all countries in Europe use the Euro like…

• France• Finland• Italy• Germany • Portugal• Spain

G

• Gabon in Africa uses the Centra African Franc CFA

• Gamibia – Gamibian dalasi GMD• Ghana- Ghanian cedi GHS• Greenland- Danish Krone DKK• Guatemala- Guatemalan quetzal GTQ

H

• Haiti Hatian gourde HTG• Honduras Honduran Lempira HNL• Hong Kong (China) Hongong Dollar HKD

I

• Iceland Icelandic Krona Isk• Iran Iranian rial IRR• Iraq Iraqi Dinar • Israel Israeli new sheqel

If you go to INDIA on holidays you’ll need Indian ruppes INR

If your destination is Indonesia you pay with…

rupiahs

J

• We have Japan where they use Japanese Yen YPY

• Jamaica where you buy things with Jamaican Dollar JMD

K

• While in Safari in Kenya use Kenyan Shilling And …In Kazakhastan pay with Kazakhastani tenge KZT

L

• Lebanon- Lebanese poun LBP• Lesotho Lesotho Loti• Liechtenstein Swiss Franc CHF

Where is Madagascar?

• In Madagascar, a country in Africa and land of the Baobab Trees you use Malagasy ariary MGA

Nepal: Nepalese Rupee

New Zeland has the NZ Dollar NZD

Oman, the only country with O: Omani rial

P

• Pakistan/ Pakistani rupee PKR• Paraguay/Paraguayan guarani PYG• Peru/Nuevo Sol PEN• Poland Polish Zloty PLN

Q

• Qatar Qatari riyal QAR

In the worlds biggest country, Russia they use Russian rubles RUB

Can you guess two countries whose names are similar to animal names?

Sierra Leone… Sierra Leonean Leone

A country between Europe and Asia with an animal name…

You are right

• If you are thinking of TURKEY where they use Turkish Lira TRY

United Kingdom/ Pound Sterling

In the smallest country in the world… Vatican City the use Euros

YEMEN… Yemeni rial YER

Z

• Zimbabwe US Dollar USD• Zambia Zambian Kwacha ZMW

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