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Featured list: List of circulating currencies |
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| This list of circulating currencies contains the 182 current official or de facto currencies of the 192 United Nations member states, one UN observer state, nine partially recognized states, one unrecognized state, and 36 dependencies. Only dependencies and unrecognized countries that use a currency other than that of the sovereign state that administers them or has de jure jurisdiction over them are listed here. Currencies used in places of extraterritoriality like the United Nations or the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and scrips used by private entities are not under the purview of this list.
A currency is a unit of exchange and hence a kind of money and medium of exchange. Currency includes paper or polymer banknotes and metal coins. Countries generally have a monopoly on the issuing of currency, although some countries share currencies with other countries. Today, currencies are the dominant means of exchange. Different countries may use the same term to refer to their respective currencies, even though the currencies may have little else to do with each other. A place that is technically part of another country sometimes uses a different currency from that of the parent country. List of circulating currencies by country
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- ^ "Field Listing: Exchange Rates". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2076.html. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
- ^ a b "ISO 4217 currency and funds name and code elements". International Organization for Standardization. http://www.iso.org/iso/currency_codes_list-1.html. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
- ^ Antweiler, Werner (2006). "Currencies of the World". University of British Columbia. http://fx.sauder.ubc.ca/currency_table.html. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
