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What is a 3 letter currency code?

What is a 3 letter currency code?

EUR is the three-letter ISO currency code for the euro, and USD is the code for the U.S. dollar. A quoted price for this pair of 1.2500 means that one euro is exchanged for 1.2500 U.S. dollars because, in this case, EUR is the base currency and USD is the quote currency (or counter currency).

What currency code is UKL?

Pound sterling
United Kingdom/Currencies
The official currency of the United Kingdom is the British Pound (GBP), which is used in Great Britain, British Overseas Territories, the South Sandwich Islands, and the British Antarctic Territory, as well as Tristan de Cunha. The Pound is divided into 100 pence. Another name used for the Pound is Sterling.

Are all currency codes 3 letters?

The official ISO 4217 standard specifies three-letter (“Alpha-3”) codes for currencies worldwide. The first two letters of these codes are usually identical with the two-letter ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 country codes, which are well-known by internet users, as they are used for country domain suffixes.

What is my currency code?

Country Currency Codes

Country Currency Code
AUSTRALIA Australian Dollar AUD
AUSTRIA Euro EUR
AZERBAIJAN Azerbaijanian Manat AZN
BAHAMAS (THE) Bahamian Dollar BSD

What does ISO code stand for?

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) created and maintains the ISO 3166 standard – Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions.

Why is pound called quid?

Quid is a slang expression for the British pound sterling, or the British pound (GBP), which is the currency of the United Kingdom (U.K.). A quid equals 100 pence, and is believed to come from the Latin phrase “quid pro quo,” which translates into “something for something.”

What is the oldest currency?

The British pound
The British pound is the world’s oldest currency still in use at around 1,200 years old. Dating back to Anglo-Saxon times, the pound has gone through many changes before evolving into the currency we recognise today. The British pound is both the oldest and one of the most traded currencies​ in the world.

Are is country code for?

91
India Country Code 91 Country Code IN.

Is there a 3 letter country code?

ARE is the three-letter country abbreviation for United Arab Emirates.

Is there a 2 letter country code?

Two-letter country codes are used to represent countries and states (often both widely recognized and not) as a code of two letters. ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 is the main set of two-letter country codes that is currently used.

Where does the 3 letter currency code come from?

The 3-letter alphabetic currency code is composed of the ISO 3166 two-letter country code plus an extra character (in general the first letter of the country’s official currency) to denote the unit. The responsible authority for the domestic currency is usually the national Central or Reserve Bank.

What are the country codes for ISO 3166?

Country Codes Alpha-2 & Alpha-3. This is a complete list of all country ISO codes as described in the ISO 3166 international standard. These codes are used throughout the IT industry by computer systems and software to ease the identification of country names.

Where can I find list of country codes?

Country Codes Alpha-2 & Alpha-3 Country Alpha-2 code Alpha-3 code Numeric Cocos (Keeling) Islands (the) CC CCK 166 Colombia CO COL 170 Comoros (the) KM COM 174 Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) CD COD 180

Are there any currency codes that are not ISO 4217?

Below, we list ISO 4217 codes for currencies in circulation, plus some (marked with an asterisk) that are not officially recognized by the ISO. This list excludes obsolete and old Euro-zone currencies.