World Currency Details and Abbreviations

World Currency Details

Country Capital Currency Name Code
Afghanistan Kabul Afghanistan Afghani AFN
Albania Tirana Albanian Lek ALL
Algeria Algiers Algerian Dinar DZD
American Samoa Pago Pago US Dollar USD
Andorra Andorra Euro EUR
Angola Luanda Angolan Kwanza AOA
Anguilla The Valley East Caribbean Dollar XCD
Antarctica None East Caribbean Dollar XCD
Antigua and Barbuda St. Johns East Caribbean Dollar XCD
Argentina Buenos Aires Argentine Peso ARS
Armenia Yerevan Armenian Dram AMD
Aruba Oranjestad Aruban Guilder AWG
Australia Canberra Australian Dollar AUD
Austria Vienna Euro EUR
Azerbaijan Baku Azerbaijan New Manat AZN
Bahamas Nassau Bahamian Dollar BSD
Bahrain Al-Manamah Bahraini Dinar BHD
Bangladesh Dhaka Bangladeshi Taka BDT
Barbados Bridgetown Barbados Dollar BBD
Belarus Minsk Belarussian Ruble BYR
Belgium Brussels Euro EUR
Belize Belmopan Belize Dollar BZD
Benin Porto-Novo CFA Franc BCEAO XOF
Bermuda Hamilton Bermudian Dollar BMD
Bhutan Thimphu Bhutan Ngultrum BTN
Bolivia La Paz Boliviano BOB
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Marka BAM
Botswana Gaborone Botswana Pula BWP
Bouvet Island None Norwegian Krone NOK
Brazil Brasilia Brazilian Real BRL
British Indian Ocean Territory None US Dollar USD
Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei Dollar BND
Bulgaria Sofia Bulgarian Lev BGN
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou CFA Franc BCEAO XOF
Burundi Bujumbura Burundi Franc BIF
Cambodia Phnom Penh Kampuchean Riel KHR
Cameroon Yaounde CFA Franc BEAC XAF
Canada Ottawa Canadian Dollar CAD
Cape Verde Praia Cape Verde Escudo CVE
Cayman Islands Georgetown Cayman Islands Dollar KYD
Central African Republic Bangui CFA Franc BEAC XAF
Chad N'Djamena CFA Franc BEAC XAF
Chile Santiago Chilean Peso CLP
China Beijing Yuan Renminbi CNY
Christmas Island The Settlement Australian Dollar AUD
Cocos (Keeling) Islands West Island Australian Dollar AUD
Colombia Bogota Colombian Peso COP
Comoros Moroni Comoros Franc KMF
Congo Brazzaville CFA Franc BEAC XAF
Congo, Dem. Republic Kinshasa Francs CDF
Cook Islands Avarua New Zealand Dollar NZD
Costa Rica San Jose Costa Rican Colon CRC
Croatia Zagreb Croatian Kuna HRK
Cuba Havana Cuban Peso CUP
Cyprus Nicosia Euro EUR
Czech Rep. Prague Czech Koruna CZK
Denmark Copenhagen Danish Krone DKK
Djibouti Djibouti Djibouti Franc DJF
Dominica Roseau East Caribbean Dollar XCD
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Dominican Peso DOP
Ecuador Quito Ecuador Sucre ECS
Egypt Cairo Egyptian Pound EGP
El Salvador San Salvador El Salvador Colon SVC
Equatorial Guinea Malabo CFA Franc BEAC XAF
Eritrea Asmara Eritrean Nakfa ERN
Estonia Tallinn Euro EUR
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Ethiopian Birr ETB
European Union Brussels Euro EUR
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Stanley Falkland Islands Pound FKP
Faroe Islands Torshavn Danish Krone DKK
Fiji Suva Fiji Dollar FJD
Finland Helsinki Euro EUR
France Paris Euro EUR
French Guiana Cayenne Euro EUR
French Southern Territories None Euro EUR
Gabon Libreville CFA Franc BEAC XAF
Gambia Banjul Gambian Dalasi GMD
Georgia Tbilisi Georgian Lari GEL
Germany Berlin Euro EUR
Ghana Accra Ghanaian Cedi GHS
Gibraltar Gibraltar Gibraltar Pound GIP
Great Britain London Pound Sterling GBP
Greece Athens Euro EUR
Greenland Godthab Danish Krone DKK
Grenada St. George's East Carribean Dollar XCD
Guadeloupe (French) Basse-Terre Euro EUR
Guam (USA) Agana US Dollar USD
Guatemala Guatemala City Guatemalan Quetzal QTQ
Guernsey St. Peter Port Pound Sterling GGP
Guinea Conakry Guinea Franc GNF
Guinea Bissau Bissau Guinea-Bissau Peso GWP
Guyana Georgetown Guyana Dollar GYD
Haiti Port-au-Prince Haitian Gourde HTG
Heard Island and McDonald Islands None Australian Dollar AUD
Honduras Tegucigalpa Honduran Lempira HNL
Hong Kong Victoria Hong Kong Dollar HKD
Hungary Budapest Hungarian Forint HUF
Iceland Reykjavik Iceland Krona ISK
India New Delhi Indian Rupee INR
Indonesia Jakarta Indonesian Rupiah IDR
Iran Tehran Iranian Rial IRR
Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar IQD
Ireland Dublin Euro EUR
Isle of Man Douglas Pound Sterling GBP
Israel Jerusalem Israeli New Shekel ILS
Italy Rome Euro EUR
Ivory Coast Abidjan CFA Franc BCEAO XOF
Jamaica Kingston Jamaican Dollar JMD
Japan Tokyo Japanese Yen JPY
Jersey Saint Helier Pound Sterling GBP
Jordan Amman Jordanian Dinar JOD
Kazakhstan Astana Kazakhstan Tenge KZT
Kenya Nairobi Kenyan Shilling KES
Kiribati Tarawa Australian Dollar AUD
Korea-North Pyongyang North Korean Won KPW
Korea-South Seoul Korean Won KRW
Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti Dinar KWD
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Som KGS
Laos Vientiane Lao Kip LAK
Latvia Riga Latvian Lats LVL
Lebanon Beirut Lebanese Pound LBP
Lesotho Maseru Lesotho Loti LSL
Liberia Monrovia Liberian Dollar LRD
Libya Tripoli Libyan Dinar LYD
Liechtenstein Vaduz Swiss Franc CHF
Lithuania Vilnius Lithuanian Litas LTL
Luxembourg Luxembourg Euro EUR
Macau Macau Macau Pataca MOP
Macedonia Skopje Denar MKD
Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy Franc MGF
Malawi Lilongwe Malawi Kwacha MWK
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Ringgit MYR
Maldives Male Maldive Rufiyaa MVR
Mali Bamako CFA Franc BCEAO XOF
Malta Valletta Euro EUR
Marshall Islands Majuro US Dollar USD
Martinique (French) Fort-de-France Euro EUR
Mauritania Nouakchott Mauritanian Ouguiya MRO
Mauritius Port Louis Mauritius Rupee MUR
Mayotte Dzaoudzi Euro EUR
Mexico Mexico City Mexican Nuevo Peso MXN
Micronesia Palikir US Dollar USD
Moldova Kishinev Moldovan Leu MDL
Monaco Monaco Euro EUR
Mongolia Ulan Bator Mongolian Tugrik MNT
Montenegro Podgorica Euro EUR
Montserrat Plymouth East Caribbean Dollar XCD
Morocco Rabat Moroccan Dirham MAD
Mozambique Maputo Mozambique Metical MZN
Myanmar Naypyidaw Myanmar Kyat MMK
Namibia Windhoek Namibian Dollar NAD
Nauru Yaren Australian Dollar AUD
Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese Rupee NPR
Netherlands Amsterdam Euro EUR
Netherlands Antilles Willemstad Netherlands Antillean Guilder ANG
New Caledonia (French) Noumea CFP Franc XPF
New Zealand Wellington New Zealand Dollar NZD
Nicaragua Managua Nicaraguan Cordoba Oro NIO
Niger Niamey CFA Franc BCEAO XOF
Nigeria Lagos Nigerian Naira NGN
Niue Alofi New Zealand Dollar NZD
Norfolk Island Kingston Australian Dollar AUD
Northern Mariana Islands Saipan US Dollar USD
Norway Oslo Norwegian Krone NOK
Oman Muscat Omani Rial OMR
Pakistan Islamabad Pakistan Rupee PKR
Palau Koror US Dollar USD
Panama Panama City Panamanian Balboa PAB
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Kina PGK
Paraguay Asuncion Paraguay Guarani PYG
Peru Lima Peruvian Nuevo Sol PEN
Philippines Manila Philippine Peso PHP
Pitcairn Island Adamstown New Zealand Dollar NZD
Poland Warsaw Polish Zloty PLN
Polynesia (French) Papeete CFP Franc XPF
Portugal Lisbon Euro EUR
Puerto Rico San Juan US Dollar USD
Qatar Doha Qatari Rial QAR
Reunion (French) Saint-Denis Euro EUR
Romania Bucharest Romanian New Leu RON
Russia Moscow Russian Ruble RUB
Rwanda Kigali Rwanda Franc RWF
Saint Helena Jamestown St. Helena Pound SHP
Saint Kitts & Nevis Anguilla Basseterre East Caribbean Dollar XCD
Saint Lucia Castries East Caribbean Dollar XCD
Saint Pierre and Miquelon St. Pierre Euro EUR
Saint Vincent & Grenadines Kingstown East Caribbean Dollar XCD
Samoa Apia Samoan Tala WST
San Marino San Marino Euro EUR
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome Dobra STD
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Saudi Riyal SAR
Senegal Dakar CFA Franc BCEAO XOF
Serbia Belgrade Dinar RSD
Seychelles Victoria Seychelles Rupee SCR
Sierra Leone Freetown Sierra Leone Leone SLL
Singapore Singapore Singapore Dollar SGD
Slovakia Bratislava Euro EUR
Slovenia Ljubljana Euro EUR
Solomon Islands Honiara Solomon Islands Dollar SBD
Somalia Mogadishu Somali Shilling SOS
South Africa Pretoria South African Rand ZAR
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands None Pound Sterling GBP
South Sudan Ramciel South Sudan Pound SSP
Spain Madrid Euro EUR
Sri Lanka Colombo Sri Lanka Rupee LKR
Sudan Khartoum Sudanese Pound SDG
Suriname Paramaribo Surinam Dollar SRD
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands Longyearbyen Norwegian Krone NOK
Swaziland Mbabane Swaziland Lilangeni SZL
Sweden Stockholm Swedish Krona SEK
Switzerland Bern Swiss Franc CHF
Syria Damascus Syrian Pound SYP
Taiwan Taipei Taiwan Dollar TWD
Tajikistan Dushanbe Tajik Somoni TJS
Tanzania Dodoma Tanzanian Shilling TZS
Thailand Bangkok Thai Baht THB
Togo Lome CFA Franc BCEAO XOF
Tokelau None New Zealand Dollar NZD
Tonga Nuku'alofa Tongan Pa'anga TOP
Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago Dollar TTD
Tunisia Tunis Tunisian Dollar TND
Turkey Ankara Turkish Lira TRY
Turkmenistan Ashgabat Manat TMT
Turks and Caicos Islands Grand Turk US Dollar USD
Tuvalu Funafuti Australian Dollar AUD
U.K. London Pound Sterling GBP
USA Washington US Dollar USD
USA Minor Outlying Islands None US Dollar USD
Uganda Kampala Uganda Shilling UGX
Ukraine Kiev Ukraine Hryvnia UAH
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Arab Emirates Dirham AED
Uruguay Montevideo Uruguayan Peso UYU
Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistan Sum UZS
Vanuatu Port Vila Vanuatu Vatu VUV
Vatican Vatican City Euro EUR
Venezuela Caracas Venezuelan Bolivar VEF
Vietnam Hanoi Vietnamese Dong VND
Virgin Islands (British) Road Town US Dollar USD
Virgin Islands (USA) Charlotte Amalie US Dollar USD
Wallis and Futuna Islands Mata-Utu CFP Franc XPF
Western Sahara El Aaiun Moroccan Dirham MAD
Yemen San'a Yemeni Rial YER
Zambia Lusaka Zambian Kwacha ZMW
Zimbabwe Harare Zimbabwe Dollar ZWD

 

Abbreviations:

IBAN - International Bank Account Number

The International Bank Account Number is a unique identifier helping banks process payments from person to person automatically. The IBAN contains all necessary information of the owner if a bank account such as the account number, bank and branch information and country code. Although no uniform length has been established for SEPA countries, the IBAN cannot exceed 34 characters. Most countries however, have different fixed lengths. Our validator automatically detects the country and length of the IBAN in order to make an accurate validation.

BBAN - Basic Bank Account Number

BBAN is short for Basic Bank Account Number. It represents a country-specific bank account number. The BBAN is the last part of the IBAN when used for international funds transfers. Every country has it’s specific BBAN format and length depending on it’s own standards. Currently there is no common EU or other standard unifying the BBAN. This is where the IBAN was introduced to help standardise international bank transfers.

BIC - Bank Identifier Code

The Bank Identifier Code is an international code that banks use for financial transactions. Each bank has its own BIC. This way, European and international payment orders automatically arrive at the correct bank and branch. The BIC is also called a SWIFT address or SWIFT code. The BIC can be 8 or 11 characters long depending if it supplies branch information.

SEPA  - Single Euro Payment Area

This unique euro payment area establishes an integrated European market for payment instruments. The aim of SEPA is to ensure that payments within Europe take place as simply and effectively as those within a single country.

ECB - European Central Bank

The European Central Bank is the central banking entity for the Eurozone. It is responsible for the euro currency in the European union. The main task of the ECB consists of maintaining the purchasing capacity of the euro, and so price stability, in the euro zone. The euro zone includes the 17 countries of the European Union that have used the euro since 1999.

SWIFT -  Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
see BIC

SCT - SEPA Credit Transfer

The SEPA Credit Transfer has been introduced by the European Payment Council (see EPC) in the beginning of 2008. It is also referred to as a payment scheme or a set of rules for transferring funds between banks in the EU. The SCT (called "European transfer" in Belgium) is to replace the complete range of local euro-denominated payment systems in Europe, both domestic and cross-border.

SDD - SEPA Direct Debit

The SEPA Direct Debit (called "European direct debit" in Belgium) is a payment protocol defining a set of rules for specific payments between banks in the Eurozone. The SDD Core, like any other direct debit scheme, is based on the following concept: "I request money from someone else, with their prior approval, and credit it to myself". The payer and the biller must each hold an account with a payment service provider (PSP) located within SEPA.

PSD -  Payment Services Directive

The Payment Services Directive has been introduced in 2007 as a set of legal regulations which are aimed to define payment services and payment service providers in the European Union. It’s main purpose is to facilitate the development of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), regulate payments institutions, provide payment transparency and increase competition

ACH - Automated Clearing House

The ACH is a type of electronic funds transfer network used in th- e United States. Similar to the SWIFT in Europe, the ACH provides inter-bank clearing of credit and debit transactions. The ACH electronic network helps banks and financial institutions exchange information in between.

CSM - Clearing and Settlement Mechanism

The Clearing and Settlement Mechanism is a set of rules regulating how trade is being conducted. Such directives constitute how money and messages are sent in a standardised manner between payment service providers.

PEACH - Pan-European ACH

A Pan-European Automated Clearing House (PE-ACH) is an ACH that is able to settle SEPA compliant credit transfers and direct debits across the Eurozone. PEACH is also a business platform for the provision of euro retail payment instruments and basic related services, made up of governance rules and payment practices and supported by the necessary technical platform(s).

EBA -  Euro Banking Association

Founded in Paris in 1985 by 18 commercial banks and the European Investment Bank, EBA is an industry forum for the European payment entities with over 200 banks and organisations as members. The Euro Banking Association is one of the main contributors to the creation and development of SEPA.

EPC - European Payments Council

European banking decision-making body in the area of payments. It coordinates all activities that should lead to the introduction of SEPA.

BACS - Bankers’ Automated Clearing System

BACS is an acronym standing for Bankers’ Automated Clearing System. It is one of the UK’s inter-bank transfer facilities and is used to process electronic transactions and transfers. The majority of the things processed using the BACS system are direct debits and direct credits. A direct debit is an instruction from an account holder to their bank, authorising a company to withdraw varying amounts of money. Direct Debits are used to ensure a payment can be made regularly, safely and efficiently. They are among the most common financial transactions in the world . A direct credit is effectively the opposite of a direct debit and is commonly used to transfer wages into the bank accounts of employees. Until recently, BACS was also the system at the forefront of one off online payments and payments made through the telephone. However, it was recently introduced by the Faster Payments system. The reason for this is the efficiency of Faster Payments, which processes almost instantly. What’s more is it is able to do this at any time of day, 365 days per year. BACS payments on the other hand take a minimum of 3 banking days to process. Some accounts do not allow for the use of faster payments, therefore they still rely on BACS.

CHAPS - Clearing House Automated Payment System

As you may have guessed, CHAPS is also an acronym; it stands for Clearing House Automated Payment System, although it is rarely referred to by its full name. CHAPS is another system used for processing payments in the UK. Although anybody is able to use CHAPS, it is a system usually used by businesses in transactions involving large sums of money. Using the CHAPS systems usually incurs a charge of 25 – 30. CHAPS transfers usually process within a day and is commonly used in the purchase of property, with solicitors using the system to transfer funds between the bank accounts of the parties involved. It is also used in other high value payment scenarios. As mentioned earlier CHAPS is used to move funds inter-bank; it is used for this purpose several times a day. In order to make a payment through CHAPS, one usually has to visit your bank with a form of ID to prove your identification. Before making a CHAPS payment, it is worth checking the limit of your bank’s faster payments transfers. Faster Payments can commonly be used for transfers of up to 100,000 and it is instantaneous as well as being free. This is particularly applicable for individual users (as opposed to companies and organisations).

FPS - UK Faster Payments Service

As mentioned above, the Faster Payments service allows the general public to make payments with the funds being processed and transferred almost instantly. It is regularly used by the general public to make payments such as bills, standing orders and online transfers. The System has been in operation since 2008.

C&CC - UK Cheque and Credit Clearing

As mentioned above, the Faster Payments service allows the general public to make payments with the funds being processed and transferred almost instantly. It is regularly used by the general public to make payments such as bills, standing orders and online transfers. The System has been in operation since 2008.

EFT - Electronic Fund Transfer

Represents the way your business can receive direct deposit of all payments from the Commonwealth to your company bank account. Once you sign up, money comes to you directly and sooner than ever before. EFT is Fast, Safe, and means that your money will be confirmed in your bank account quicker than if you have to wait for the mail, deposit your check, and wait for the funds to become available

SCF - SEPA Cards Framework

The SEPA Cards Framework spells out high level principles and rules which when implemented by banks, schemes, and other stakeholders, will enable European customers to use general purpose cards to make payments and cash withdrawals in euro throughout the SEPA area with the same ease and convenience as they do in their home country.