currency : Java Glossary

The CurrCon Java Applet displays prices on this web page converted with today’s exchange rates into your local international currency, e.g. Euros, US dollars, Canadian dollars, British Pounds, Indian Rupees… CurrCon requires Java 1.1 or later, preferably 1.6.0_17. If you can’t see the prices, or if you just want to learn more about CurrCon, click here for help.

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The temptation is to use double to handle currency. The problem is the inherent imprecision. You will forever be out by a penny unless you are extremely careful. Using double may, even so, still be the best way to go for handling international currency where you have a variable number of decimal places. For perfect precision, consider scaled longs, scaled BigIntegers or BigDecimal. For handling US or Canadian currency, consider using integral pennies stored in a long internally, putting in a decorative decimal point for output. Here is an input and output routine you can use to handle US/Canadian currency.

World Currencies by Country
Country	Currency	Code	Notes
Afghanistan	Afghani	AFA
Albania	Lek	ALL
Algeria	Dinar	DZD
Andorra	Franc	ADF
Andorra	Peseta	ADP
Angola	New Kwanza	AON
Argentina	Peso	ARS
Aruba	Florin	AWG
Australia	Dollar	AUD
Austria	Schilling	ATS	now EUR
Bahamas	Dollar	BSD
Bahrain	Dinar	BHD
Bangladesh	Taka	BDT
Barbados	Dollar	BBD
Belgium	Franc	BEF	now EUR
Belize	Dollar	BZD
Bermuda	Dollar	BMD
Bhutan	Ngultrum	BTN
Bolivia	Boliviano	BOB
Botswana	Pula	BWP
Brazil	Real	BRL
Britain	Pound Sterling	GBP	informally £0.25 = crown, £0.50 = 10 bob, £1 = 1 quid, £25 = pony, £500 = monkey, £100 also £1000 = one-er
Brunei	Dollar	BND
Bulgaria	Lev	BGL
Burundi	Franc	BIF
Cambodia	Riel	KHR
Canada	Dollar	CAD	informally: $1 = loon, $2 = toonie
Cape Verde	Escudo	CVE
Cayman Islands	Dollar	KYD
Central Pacific	Franc	CFP
CFA	Franc BCEAO	XOF
CFA	Franc BEAC	XAF
Chile	Peso	CLP
China	Yuan Renminbi	CNY
Colombia	Peso	COP
Comoros	Franc	KMF
Costa Rica	Colon	CRC
Croatia	Kuna	HRK
Cuba	Peso	CUP
Cyprus	Pound	CYP
Czechoslovakia	Koruna	CSK
Denmark	Krone	DKK
Djibouti	Franc	DJF
Dominican Republic	R. Peso	DOP
East Caribbean	Dollar	XCD
ECU	ECU	XEU	now EUR
Ecuador	Sucre	ECS
Egypt	Pound	EGP
El Salvador	Colon	SVC
Estonia	Kroon	EEK
Ethiopia	Birr	ETB
Euro	Euro	EUR
Falkland Islands	Pound	FKP
Fiji	Dollar	FJD
Finland	Markka	FIM	now EUR
France	Franc	FRF	now EUR
Gambia	Dalasi	GMD
Germany	Mark	DEM	now EUR
Ghana	Cedi	GHC
Gibraltar	Pound	GIP
Gold	(oz.)	XAU
Greece	Drachma	GRD	now EUR
Guatemala	Quetzal	GTQ
Guinea	Franc	GNF
Guyana	Dollar	GYD
Haiti	Gourde	HTG
Honduras	Lempira	HNL
Hong Kong	Dollar	HKD
Hungary	Forint	HUF
Iceland	Krona	ISK
India	Rupee	INR
Indonesia	Rupiah	IDR
Iran	Rial	IRR
Iraq	Dinar	IQD
Ireland	Punt	IEP	now EUR
Israel	New Shekel	ILS
Italy	Lira	ITL	now EUR
Jamaica	Dollar	JMD
Japanese	Yen	JPY
Jordan	Dinar	JOD
Kazakhstan	Tenge	KZT
Kenya	Shilling	KES
Kuwait	Dinar	KWD
Lao	Kip	LAK
Latvia	Lats	LVL
Lebanon	Pound	LBP
Lesotho	Loti	LSL
Liberia	Dollar	LRD
Libya	Dinar	LYD
Lithuania	Litas	LTL
Luxembourg	Franc	LUF	now EUR
Macau	Pataca	MOP
Malagasy	Franc	MGF
Malawi	Kwacha	MWK
Malaysia	Ringgit	MYR
Maldiives	Rufiyaa	MVR
Malta	Lira	MTL
Mauritania	Ouguiya	MRO
Mauritius	Rupee	MUR
Mexica	Peso	MXP
Mongolia	Tugrik	MNT
Morocco	Dirham	MAD
Mozambique	Metical	MZM
Myanmar	Kyat	MMK
Namibia	Dollar	NAD
Nepalese	Rupee	NPR
Netherlands	Guilder	NLG	now EUR
New Zealand	Dollar	NZD
Nicaraguan	Cordoba Oro	NIO
Nigeria	Naira	NGN
NL Antillies	Guilder	ANG
North Korea	Won	KPW
Norway	Kroner	NOK
Oman	Rial	OMR
Pakistan	Rupee	PKR
Palladium	(oz.)	XPD
Pananama	Balboa	PAB
Papua New Guinea	Kina	PGK
Paraguay	Guarani	PYG
Peru	Nuevo Sol	PEN
Philippine	Peso	PHP
Platinum	(oz.)	XPT
Polish	Zloty	PLZ
Portuguese	Escudo	PTE	now EUR
Qatar	Rial	QAR
Romania	Leu	ROL
Russia	Rouble	RUB
Samoa	Tala	WST
Sao Tome/Principe	Dobra	STD
Saud	Riyal	SAR
Seychelles	Rupee	SCR
Sierra Leone	Leone	SLL
Silver	(oz.)	XAG
Singapore	Dollar	SGD
Slovak	Koruna	SKK
Slovenia	Tolar	SIT
Solomon Islands	Dollar	SBD
Somalia	Shilling	SOS
South African	Rand	ZAR
South-Korea	Won	KRW
Spain	Peseta	ESP	now EUR
Sri Lanka	Rupee	LKR
St. Helena	Pound	SHP
Sudan	Dinar	SDD
Sudan	Pound	SDP
Suriname	Guilder	SRG
Swaziland	Lilangeni	SZL
Sweden	Krona	SEK
Switzerland	Franc	CHF
Syria	Pound	SYP
Taiwan	Dollar	TWD
Tanzania	Shilling	TZS
Thailand	Baht	THB
Tonga	Pa’anga	TOP
Trinidad/Tobago	Dollar	TTD
Tunisia	Dinar	TND
Turkey	Lira	TRL
Uganda	Shilling	UGS
Ukraine	Hryvnia	UAH
United Arab Emirates	Dirham	AED
Uruguay	Peso	UYP
US	Dollar	USD	informally $1.00 = 1 buck, $10.00 = 10-spot, $100 = Franklin or C-note, $1000 = a grand
Vanuatu	Vatu	VUV
Venezuela	Bolivar	VEB
Vietnam	Dong	VND
Yugoslavia	Dinar	YUN
Zambia	Kwacha	ZMK
Zimbabwe	Dollar	ZWD

World Currencies by Code
Code	Country	Currency	Notes
ADF	Andorra	Franc
ADP	Andorra	Peseta
AED	United Arab Emirates	Dirham
AFA	Afghanistan	Afghani
ALL	Albania	Lek
ANG	NL Antillies	Guilder
AON	Angola	New Kwanza
ARS	Argentina	Peso
ATS	Austria	Schilling	now EUR
AUD	Australia	Dollar
AWG	Aruba	Florin
BBD	Barbados	Dollar
BDT	Bangladesh	Taka
BEF	Belgium	Franc	now EUR
BGL	Bulgaria	Lev
BHD	Bahrain	Dinar
BIF	Burundi	Franc
BMD	Bermuda	Dollar
BND	Brunei	Dollar
BOB	Bolivia	Boliviano
BRL	Brazil	Real
BSD	Bahamas	Dollar
BTN	Bhutan	Ngultrum
BWP	Botswana	Pula
BZD	Belize	Dollar
CAD	Canada	Dollar	informally: $1 = loon, $2 = toonie
CFP	Central Pacific	Franc
CHF	Switzerland	Franc
CLP	Chile	Peso
CNY	China	Yuan Renminbi
COP	Colombia	Peso
CRC	Costa Rica	Colon
CSK	Czechoslovakia	Koruna
CUP	Cuba	Peso
CVE	Cape Verde	Escudo
CYP	Cyprus	Pound
DEM	Germany	Mark	now EUR
DJF	Djibouti	Franc
DKK	Denmark	Krone
DOP	Dominican Republic	R. Peso
DZD	Algeria	Dinar
ECS	Ecuador	Sucre
EEK	Estonia	Kroon
EGP	Egypt	Pound
ESP	Spain	Peseta	now EUR
ETB	Ethiopia	Birr
EUR	Euro	Euro
FIM	Finland	Markka	now EUR
FJD	Fiji	Dollar
FKP	Falkland Islands	Pound
FRF	France	Franc	now EUR
GBP	Britain	Pound Sterling	informally £0.25 = crown, £0.50 = 10 bob, £1 = 1 quid, £25 = pony, £500 = monkey, £100 also £1000 = one-er
GHC	Ghana	Cedi
GIP	Gibraltar	Pound
GMD	Gambia	Dalasi
GNF	Guinea	Franc
GRD	Greece	Drachma	now EUR
GTQ	Guatemala	Quetzal
GYD	Guyana	Dollar
HKD	Hong Kong	Dollar
HNL	Honduras	Lempira
HRK	Croatia	Kuna
HTG	Haiti	Gourde
HUF	Hungary	Forint
IDR	Indonesia	Rupiah
IEP	Ireland	Punt	now EUR
ILS	Israel	New Shekel
INR	India	Rupee
IQD	Iraq	Dinar
IRR	Iran	Rial
ISK	Iceland	Krona
ITL	Italy	Lira	now EUR
JMD	Jamaica	Dollar
JOD	Jordan	Dinar
JPY	Japanese	Yen
KES	Kenya	Shilling
KHR	Cambodia	Riel
KMF	Comoros	Franc
KPW	North Korea	Won
KRW	South-Korea	Won
KWD	Kuwait	Dinar
KYD	Cayman Islands	Dollar
KZT	Kazakhstan	Tenge
LAK	Lao	Kip
LBP	Lebanon	Pound
LKR	Sri Lanka	Rupee
LRD	Liberia	Dollar
LSL	Lesotho	Loti
LTL	Lithuania	Litas
LUF	Luxembourg	Franc	now EUR
LVL	Latvia	Lats
LYD	Libya	Dinar
MAD	Morocco	Dirham
MGF	Malagasy	Franc
MMK	Myanmar	Kyat
MNT	Mongolia	Tugrik
MOP	Macau	Pataca
MRO	Mauritania	Ouguiya
MTL	Malta	Lira
MUR	Mauritius	Rupee
MVR	Maldiives	Rufiyaa
MWK	Malawi	Kwacha
MXP	Mexica	Peso
MYR	Malaysia	Ringgit
MZM	Mozambique	Metical
NAD	Namibia	Dollar
NGN	Nigeria	Naira
NIO	Nicaraguan	Cordoba Oro
NLG	Netherlands	Guilder	now EUR
NOK	Norway	Kroner
NPR	Nepalese	Rupee
NZD	New Zealand	Dollar
OMR	Oman	Rial
PAB	Pananama	Balboa
PEN	Peru	Nuevo Sol
PGK	Papua New Guinea	Kina
PHP	Philippine	Peso
PKR	Pakistan	Rupee
PLZ	Polish	Zloty
PTE	Portuguese	Escudo	now EUR
PYG	Paraguay	Guarani
QAR	Qatar	Rial
ROL	Romania	Leu
RUB	Russia	Rouble
SAR	Saud	Riyal
SBD	Solomon Islands	Dollar
SCR	Seychelles	Rupee
SDD	Sudan	Dinar
SDP	Sudan	Pound
SEK	Sweden	Krona
SGD	Singapore	Dollar
SHP	St. Helena	Pound
SIT	Slovenia	Tolar
SKK	Slovak	Koruna
SLL	Sierra Leone	Leone
SOS	Somalia	Shilling
SRG	Suriname	Guilder
STD	Sao Tome/Principe	Dobra
SVC	El Salvador	Colon
SYP	Syria	Pound
SZL	Swaziland	Lilangeni
THB	Thailand	Baht
TND	Tunisia	Dinar
TOP	Tonga	Pa’anga
TRL	Turkey	Lira
TTD	Trinidad/Tobago	Dollar
TWD	Taiwan	Dollar
TZS	Tanzania	Shilling
UAH	Ukraine	Hryvnia
UGS	Uganda	Shilling
USD	US	Dollar	informally $1.00 = 1 buck, $10.00 = 10-spot, $100 = Franklin or C-note, $1000 = a grand
UYP	Uruguay	Peso
VEB	Venezuela	Bolivar
VND	Vietnam	Dong
VUV	Vanuatu	Vatu
WST	Samoa	Tala
XAF	CFA	Franc BEAC
XAG	Silver	(oz.)
XAU	Gold	(oz.)
XCD	East Caribbean	Dollar
XEU	ECU	ECU	now EUR
XOF	CFA	Franc BCEAO
XPD	Palladium	(oz.)
XPT	Platinum	(oz.)
YUN	Yugoslavia	Dinar
ZAR	South African	Rand
ZMK	Zambia	Kwacha
ZWD	Zimbabwe	Dollar

These are the abbreviations used in the CurrCon cost displays throughout this website that look like this: $100.00 USD . Just select the currency you want to see the cost in. I update the exchange rates daily. See Oanda.com for up-to-the-minute exchange rates. You can purchase the CurrCon program for use on your own website.

With Java 1.4.1 there is the java.util.Currency class for helping format currencies. It will tell you the currency for a given Locale, the three-letter abbreviation for it, how many fractional decimal places is traditional for display, and the currency symbol. Unfortunately the table that drive it are incomplete. It does not know the currencies of all countries or the currency symbols of all currencies. Most fonts don’t support many of the national currency symbols. Tahoma is better than most.

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