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Currency sign

Graphic symbols are often used as a shorthand for currency names. Internationally, ISO 4217 codes are used instead of currency signs, though currency signs may be in common use in their respective countries.

When writing currency amounts the location of the sign varies by currency. Many currencies locate it before the amount (e.g., £50.00); some after the amount (e.g., 50.00 S₣); and before they were abolished, the sign for the Portuguese Escudo and the French Franc were placed in the decimal position (i.e., 50$00 or 12F34). Although the defined placement of the euro sign by the European Commission is that (€) is placed before the amount, many countries which had their former currency sign placed in other positions continue to use the old position with the new currency.

Some currency symbols include:

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