General Information Regarding World?s 30 Most Popular Currencies

Posted by buyforexonline on September 24th, 2014

Are you planning to go for globe-trotting? If yes, then it’s an amazing idea to experience the wonders of the world. However, for that you need to be aware of the values of currencies of those countries where you plan to travel. Today, no one believes in carrying debit/credit cards since availing money anytime and anywhere is hassle-free with just a few clicks away. Buy Forex Online India Pvt., Ltd. is an apt platform for buying foreign exchange. Ensuring a unique and bold initiative, the platform aims at simplifying deals on foreign currency exchange in India with D3, i.e., direct doorstep delivery, convenience.

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  • Australian Dollar (AUD)- Specified with A$ to distinguish from the rest of dollar-denominated currencies
  • British Pound (GBP)-  At various times, pound sterling was bank note backed by gold and silver, but now it is flat money
  • Canadian Dollar (CAD)-  The currency is sometimes referred to as the loonie, owing to the image of a loon on the one-dollar coin.
  • European Euro (EUR)- It is the official currency of Eurozone
  • Hong Kong Dollar (HKD)- Holds the eight place for being the most traded currency
  • Japanese Yen (JPY)- Holds the third place for the most traded currency in foreign exchange market
  • Swiss Franc (CHF)-  Legal tender and currency of Leichtenstein and Switzerland
  • United States Dollar (USD)- Referred to as US dollar/U.S. dollar/ American dollar/Federal Reserve Note
  • Brazilian Real (BRL)- It is divided into 100 centavos
  • Chilean Peso (CLP)- $ is the symbol used for Peso in Chile
  • Chinese renminbi (CNY)- Renminbi means ‘people’s currency’
  • Czech Koruna (CZK)- Since 8 February, 1993, this has been the currency of Czech Republic
  • Danish Krone (DKK)- This currency was in Denmark introduced on 1st January, 1875 
  • Fiji Dollar (FJD)- It has been the currency of Fiji since 1969
  • Honduran lempira (HNL)- It is subdivided into 100 centavos
  • Hungarian Forint (HUF)- It is subdivided into 100 filler, but filler coins are not in circulation anymore
  • Iceland Krona (ISK)- The words ‘Krona’ means crown
  • Indian Rupee (INR)- The issuance of this currency is controlled by RBI (Reserve Bank of India)
  • Indonesian rupiah (IDR)- The Indonesian rupiah is subdivided into 100 sen, although inflation has rendered all coins and banknotes denominated in sen obsolete.
  • Russia- Russian Ruble (RUB)- Derived from Russian verb rubit', which mean ‘to chop’
  • Polish zloty (PLN)- Zloty literally means ‘golden’
  • Romanian leu (RON)- It is divided into 100 bani and the name of the currency means "lion"
  • Serbian dinar (RSD)- The use of dinar dates back to 1214
  • Singapore dollar (SGD)-  The historic exchangeability of Singaporean dollar and the Brunei dollar is still maintained. Singapore dollar is accepted as "customary tender" in Brunei and Brunei dollar accepted in Singapore.
  • Slovak Koruna (SKK)- It is no longer the official Slovak currency. Slovakia switched its currency from the koruna to the euro on 1 January 2009.
  • South African rand (ZAR)- It is still the legal tender in Namibia
  • Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)- Issued and controlled by Central bank of Sri Lanka 
  • Swedish krona (SEK)- Since 1873, it has been the currency of Sweden
  • Syrian pound (SYP)-  It is issued by Central bank of Syria
  • Argentine Peso- It is subdivided into 100 centavos and its ISO 4217 code is ARS

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