Your Complete Guide to Currency Codes

Currency converters are amazing tools. They help you understand and track the value of any currency in the world against other currencies. If you are an investor or FOREX trader, you can quickly look at historical data to analyze trends and find potential buy/sell opportunities. As a collector, it may help you discover new currencies you never knew existed. If you are a world traveler, using a currency converter can help determine how you’ll spend time in your next destination.

There's one trick to making currency calculators work for you. You need to know the currency codes for each country. Currency converters and FOREX tracking tools do not show the entire name of a currency, they just show the current exchange codes. In this article, we will give you a quick history of currency codes, along with a guide to the codes of the currencies in the world.

What are Currency Codes?

The International Organization for Standardization publishes a list of standard currency codes, often referred to as the ISO 4217 code list. In 1973, a committee within ISO decided it was necessary to develop codes to standardize monetary terms for the application of international trade and banking. By 1978, the committee had finalized their list for international publication and use.

The list of currency codes in the ISO 4217 standard is composed of a country’s two-character Internet country code (ISO 3166), plus a third character which denotes the currency unit. For example, the US Dollar code is USD. US is the country’s internet code and D represents the dollar.

Here’s another example, the code for the Iraqi Dinar is IQD. Understanding this sequence of the way the codes are constructed gives you a quick way to figure out most currencies even without a chart.  Here’s a tricky one: the Swiss franc, CHF. CH is the International country code for Switzerland, a F is for franc.

There are exceptions to this rule. Mnemonic considerations are important. The Euro fits this category. The currency code for the Euro is EUR, and it would be hard to imagine a substitute for this easy-to-remember code.

List of Currency Codes

Here’s a complete list of all currency codes used worldwide as defined in the ISO 4217 standard. If you want to quickly convert and exchange currencies for many of the codes shown below, try out our currency converter or sign up for an exchange rate alert. Make sure when you are using a currency calculator to remember the order of operations. The first currency listed is equal to 1 unit. So, for example, the number for the USD/IQD exchange rate means 1 US Dollar is equal to x Iraqi Dinars.

AED United Arab Emirates Dirham GYD Guyana Dollar PEN Peru Sol AFN Afghanistan Afghani HKD Hong Kong Dollar PGK Papua New Guinea Kina ALL Albania Lek HNL Honduras Lempira PHP Philippines Peso AMD Armenia Dram HRK Croatia Kuna PKR Pakistan Rupee ANG Netherlands Antilles Guilder HTG Haiti Gourde PLN Poland Zloty AOA Angola Kwanza HUF Hungary Forint PYG Paraguay Guarani ARS Argentina Peso IDR Indonesia Rupiah QAR Qatar Riyal AUD Australia Dollar ILS Israel Shekel RON Romania Leu AWG Aruba Guilder IMP Isle of Man Pound RSD Serbia Dinar AZN Azerbaijan Manat INR India Rupee RUB Russia Ruble BAM Bosnia and Herzegovina Convertible Mark IQD Iraq Dinar RWF Rwanda Franc BBD Barbados Dollar IRR Iran Rial SAR Saudi Arabia Riyal BDT Bangladesh Taka ISK Iceland Krona SBD Solomon Islands Dollar BGN Bulgaria Lev JEP Jersey Pound SCR Seychelles Rupee BHD Bahrain Dinar JMD Jamaica Dollar SDG Sudan Pound BIF Burundi Franc JOD Jordan Dinar SEK Sweden Krona BMD Bermuda Dollar JPY Japan Yen SGD Singapore Dollar BND Brunei Darussalam Dollar KES Kenya Shilling SHP Saint Helena Pound BOB Bolivia Bolíviano KGS Kyrgyzstan Som SLL Sierra Leone Leone BRL Brazil Real KHR Cambodia Riel SOS Somalia Shilling BSD Bahamas Dollar KMF Comorian Franc SPL* Seborga Luigino BTN Bhutan Ngultrum KPW Korea (North) Won SRD Suriname Dollar BWP Botswana Pula KRW Korea (South) Won STN São Tomé and Príncipe Dobra BYN Belarus Ruble KWD Kuwait Dinar SVC El Salvador Colon BZD Belize Dollar KYD Cayman Islands Dollar SYP Syria Pound CAD Canada Dollar KZT Kazakhstan Tenge SZL eSwatini Lilangeni CDF Congo/Kinshasa Franc LAK Laos Kip THB Thailand Baht CHF Switzerland Franc LBP Lebanon Pound TJS Tajikistan Somoni CLP Chile Peso LKR Sri Lanka Rupee TMT Turkmenistan Manat CNY China Yuan Renminbi LRD Liberia Dollar TND Tunisia Dinar COP Colombia Peso LSL Lesotho Loti TOP Tonga Pa'anga CRC Costa Rica Colon LYD Libya Dinar TRY Turkey Lira CUC Cuba Convertible Peso MAD Morocco Dirham TTD Trinidad and Tobago Dollar CUP Cuba Peso MDL Moldova Leu TVD Tuvalu Dollar CVE Cape Verde Escudo MGA Madagascar Ariary TWD Taiwan New Dollar CZK Czech Republic Koruna MKD Macedonia Denar TZS Tanzania Shilling DJF Djibouti Franc MMK Myanmar (Burma) Kyat UAH Ukraine Hryvnia DKK Denmark Krone MNT Mongolia Tughrik UGX Uganda Shilling DOP Dominican Republic Peso MOP Macau Pataca USD United States Dollar DZD Algeria Dinar MRU Mauritania Ouguiya UYU Uruguay Peso EGP Egypt Pound MUR Mauritius Rupee UZS Uzbekistan Som ERN Eritrea Nakfa MVR Maldives (Maldive Islands) Rufiyaa VEF Venezuela Bolívar ETB Ethiopia Birr MWK Malawi Kwacha VND Viet Nam Dong EUR Euro Member Countries MXN Mexico Peso VUV Vanuatu Vatu FJD Fiji Dollar MYR Malaysia Ringgit WST Samoa Tala FKP Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Pound MZN Mozambique Metical XAF Communauté Financière Africaine (BEAC) CFA Franc BEAC GBP United Kingdom Pound NAD Namibia Dollar XCD East Caribbean Dollar GEL Georgia Lari NGN Nigeria Naira XDR International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Drawing Rights GGP Guernsey Pound NIO Nicaragua Cordoba XOF Communauté Financière Africaine (BCEAO) Franc GHS Ghana Cedi NOK Norway Krone XPF Comptoirs Français du Pacifique (CFP) Franc GIP Gibraltar Pound NPR Nepal Rupee YER Yemen Rial GMD Gambia Dalasi NZD New Zealand Dollar ZAR South Africa Rand GNF Guinea Franc OMR Oman Rial ZMW Zambia Kwacha GTQ Guatemala Quetzal PAB Panama Balboa ZWD Zimbabwe Dollar

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