The modern dollar and peso symbols originated from the mark employed to denote the Spanish dollar, whereas the pound and lira symbols evolved from the letter L (written until the seventeenth century in blackletter type as L ) standing for libra, a Roman pound of silver. Older currency symbols have evolved slowly, often from previous currencies. The euro sign as implemented in a selection of typefaces Exceptionally, the symbol for the Cape Verdean escudo (like the Portuguese escudo, to which it was formerly pegged) is placed in the decimal separator position, as in 2 50. Most other countries, including many in Europe, place the symbol after the amount, as in 20,50€. For currencies in English-speaking countries and in most of Latin America, the symbol is placed before the amount, as in R$20,50. When writing currency amounts, the location of the symbol varies by language. Symbols are neither defined nor listed by international standard ISO 4217, which only assigns three-letter codes. Usually it is defined by a monetary authority, such as the national central bank for the currency concerned.Ī symbol may be positioned in various ways, according to national convention: before, between or after the numeric amounts: €2.50, 2,50€ and 2 50.

Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of currency symbols.Ī currency symbol or currency sign is a graphic symbol used to denote a currency unit. This article contains Unicode currency symbols.

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