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  2. List of circulating currencies - Wikipedia

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    U.S. dollar, the official currency of the United States, the world's dominant reserve currency and the most traded currency globally. Euro, the currency used by the most of countries and territories, the second-largest reserve currency and the second-most traded currency. Some currencies, such as the Abkhazian apsar, are not used in day-to-day ...

  3. Currency substitution - Wikipedia

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    Currency substitution is the use of a foreign currency in parallel to or instead of a domestic currency. [1] Currency substitution can be full or partial. Full currency substitution can occur after a major economic crisis, such as in Ecuador, El Salvador, and Zimbabwe.

  4. Pound sterling - Wikipedia

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    History (600–1945) A pound = 20 shillings = 240 silver pennies (formerly) The pound sterling emerged after the adoption of the Carolingian monetary system in England c.800. Here is a summary of changes to its value in terms of silver or gold until 1816. [44] [45] Value of £1 sterling in grams and troy ounces.

  5. Foreign exchange swap - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. In finance, a foreign exchange swap, forex swap, or FX swap is a simultaneous purchase and sale of identical amounts of one currency for another with two different value dates (normally spot to forward) [1] and may use foreign exchange derivatives. An FX swap allows sums of a certain currency to be used to fund charges designated in ...

  6. Fixed exchange rate system - Wikipedia

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    A fixed exchange rate, often called a pegged exchange rate, is a type of exchange rate regime in which a currency 's value is fixed or pegged by a monetary authority against the value of another currency, a basket of other currencies, or another measure of value, such as gold . There are benefits and risks to using a fixed exchange rate system.

  7. Euro - Wikipedia

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    The euro ( symbol: €; currency code: EUR) is the official currency of 20 of the 27 member states of the European Union. This group of states is officially known as the euro area or, more commonly, the eurozone. The euro is divided into 100 euro cents. [6] [7]

  8. Converter - Wikipedia

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    Low-noise converter, in communications; Scan conversion between video formats; File format converter, for converting between various file formats; Currency converter, a piece of software for converting one currency into another; Metallurgy. Converter (metallurgy), a device for metallurgical smelting Bessemer converter; Manhès-David converter

  9. Roman currency - Wikipedia

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    Roman currency for most of Roman history consisted of gold, silver, bronze, orichalcum and copper coinage. [1] From its introduction during the Republic, in the third century BC, through Imperial times, Roman currency saw many changes in form, denomination, and composition. A feature was the inflationary debasement and replacement of coins over ...

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