A currency is a standardized form of money used as a medium of exchange, such as banknotes and coins. The Philippine peso is the official currency of the Philippines, divided into 100 centavos. The table lists currencies and their ISO codes for various countries including the US dollar, Japanese yen, Indian rupee, Chinese yuan, and others.

1. Currencies of
the World
Week 3

2. Currency
• A currency is the standardization of money in
any form, in use or circulation as a medium of
exchange, for example, banknotes and coins. A
more general definition is that a currency is a
system of money in common use within a
specific environment over time, especially for
people in a nation-state.

3. Philippine Peso
• The Philippine peso (PHP), or ‘piso’ in
Filipino, is the official currency of the
Philippines. It's subdivided into 100
centavos, or ‘sentimos’ in Filipino.
The symbol of the Philippine peso is
₱.

5. Country or territory Currency ISO-4217
Afghanistan Afghan Afghani AFN
Armenia Armenian Dram AMD
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan manat AZN
Bahrain Bahraini Dinar BHD
Bangladesh Bangladeshi Taka BDT
Bhutan Bhutanese ngultrum BTN
British Indian Ocean
Territory (UK)
United States dollar USD

6. Brunei Brunei dollar BND
Cambodia Cambodian Riel KHR
China
Chinese Yuan
Renminbi
CNY
Christmas Island
(Australia)
Australian dollar AUD
Cocos (Keeling)
Islands (Australia)
Australian dollar AUD
Cyprus European euro EUR
Georgia Georgian Lari GEL

7. Hong Kong (China) Hong Kong dollar HKD
India Indian rupee INR
Indonesia Indonesian Rupiah IDR
Iran Iranian rial IRR
Iraq Iraqi dinar IQD
Israel Israeli new shekel ILS
Japan Japanese Yen JPY
Jordan Jordanian dinar JOD

8. Kazakhstan
Kazakhstani
Tenge
KZT
Kuwait Kuwaiti dinar KWD
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstani som KGS
Laos Lao Kip LAK
Lebanon Lebanese pound LBP
Macau (China) Macanese pataca MOP
Malaysia Malaysian Ringgit MYR
Maldives Maldivian Rufiyaa MVR
Mongolia Mongolian tugrik MNT

9. Myanmar (formerly Burma) Myanmar Kyat MMK
Nepal Nepalese rupee NPR
North Korea North Korean won KPW
Oman Omani rial OMR
Pakistan Pakistani rupee PKR
Palestine Israeli new shekel ILS
Philippines Philippine peso PHP
Qatar Qatari riyal QAR
Russia Russian Ruble RUB

10. Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian riyal SAR
Singapore Singapore dollar SGD
South Korea South Korean won KRW
Sri Lanka Sri Lankan rupee LKR
Syria Syrian pound SYP
Taiwan New Taiwan dollar TWD
Tajikistan Tajikistani somoni TJS
Thailand Thai Baht THB

11. Timor-Leste United States dollar USD
Turkey Turkish lira TRY
Turkmenistan Turkmen manat TMT
United Arab Emirates UAE dirham AED
Uzbekistan Uzbekistani som UZS
Vietnam Vietnamese Dong VND
Yemen Yemeni rial YER

12. 8 Major Currencies in the World

20. Major Currency
Symbols

21. Bring calculators or cellphones
with the calculator application
tomorrow.