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The Russian ruble has finally acquired an official graphic symbol - now the national currency will be denoted by a crossed out letter “R”. About why currencies need special graphic signs and why most symbols of the world's monetary units contain horizontal "dashes" - in the material on the site.

Why do currencies need graphic symbols?

Not every currency in the world can boast of its own sign. Thus, Latvian lats, Swiss francs, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish kronor, Croatian kunas and many other currencies of the world do without special symbols. In total, according to the global Unicode standard (the standard for encoding characters and signs of written languages), at the moment only about thirty world currencies have officially registered graphic symbols. Among them there are also those that are no longer in use - for example, signs of the Italian lira (£), German mark (ℳ), and French franc (₣), which became obsolete after the introduction of the euro.

Meanwhile, it is hard not to admit that currencies that have their own graphic symbols are much more widespread than monetary units that do not have their own symbols. Thus, the dollar ($), pound (£), euro (€), and yen (¥) are undoubtedly not only the most popular, but also the strongest and most influential currencies in the world.

Approval of the ruble symbol

The introduction of the official symbol of the Russian ruble, according to the Bank of Russia, became the most important event in the country's economy. “Moscow lays claim to the status of an international financial center. An objective need has arisen to introduce a symbol of the national currency, recognized within the country and abroad,” said Elvira Nabiullina, Chairman of the Central Bank of Russia, on December 11, presenting the approved designation of the Russian currency.

The adoption of one sign as a designation of a monetary unit allows, in addition, to unify all variants of its previous spelling: thus, after the official approval of the ruble symbol, there will no longer be any doubt about how best to say about the ruble in writing - 100 rubles, 100 rubles. or 100 rub.

What do the symbols of different world currencies have in common?

Some of the graphic images of monetary units developed naturally, as a result of various historical events, and some were formed during the development of many options, as well as popular votes. So, it is impossible to present any special requirements for creating a symbol of a particular currency. However, the graphic image must be convenient and easy to write, otherwise it will be useless - after all, currency signs are introduced in order to become recognizable and replace the full names of currencies in writing.

Dollar, euro, pound, Japanese yen, Vietnamese dong, Israeli new shekel

Graphic symbols of almost all currencies in the world have horizontal “dashes” in their structure. This is not only the British pound sterling (£), the euro (€), the Ukrainian hryvnia (₴), the Japanese yen (¥), the Kazakh tenge (₸) and, finally, the symbol of the Russian ruble that has received official status. Thus, the symbols of the Indian rupee (₹), South Korean won (₩) and many other currencies of the world are also written using one or more horizontal stripes.

Such stripes on signs are a generally recognized symbol of the stability of the currency in whose writing they are present. That is why, as representatives of the Central Bank of Russia themselves stated, the line is also used in the symbol of the ruble.

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The approved symbol of the Russian ruble, which is a crossed out “R”, is not the first sign of the national currency, but it is the only one officially recognized. It should be added, however, that for a long time it was the most popular of the unofficial designations of the Russian currency.

During the time of the Russian Empire, there was a different way of writing the ruble: it was by combining the capital letters “r” and “u”. According to the most common version, the "p" was turned 90 degrees counterclockwise, and then the "y" was written on top of the letter. This designation of the ruble was indicated not after the numbers, as today, but above them. However, despite the attempts of some publishers, this ruble sign was not widely used in print.

Now the graphic symbol of the ruble has become - and is already completely legal - the crossed out letter "R". This sign was approved by the Central Bank of Russia on December 11. The selected symbol was recognized as the most popular based on the results of a vote that the Central Bank conducted on its website. A one-ruble coin with a new graphic symbol of the national currency will appear in circulation in 2014.

Approved symbol of the ruble. Photo: cbr.ru

In early November, the Central Bank submitted the graphic symbol of the ruble for public discussion. The finalist signs were selected by a working group of the Bank of Russia from more than three thousand options. The crossed out “P” was supported by more than 61% of respondents during the voting.

Crossed out letters and more

Since horizontal stripes are a fairly popular “attribute” of currency symbols, it is not surprising that there are already a number of monetary units in the world, the signs of which are very similar to the new ruble designation. Thus, most countries where pesos are used to pay use the American dollar sign ($) or a similar one, only with two transverse stripes, to designate their currencies. But in the Philippines, the peso, meanwhile, is denoted by a different symbol - ₱, which is similar to the new designation of the Russian ruble.

Symbols of various currencies of the world: including the American dollar, Korean won, Netherlands Antilles guilder

The Nigerian naira is also crossed out - however, already with two stripes (₦). In addition, the Ukrainian hryvnia (₴) and the Laotian kip (₭) have similar designations - in the form of crossed out letters.

In the graphic designs of some national currencies, horizontal lines are present in a different way. Thus, the new Israeli shekel looks more like a beautiful rectangular pattern (₪), that of the country of Bangladesh - like a solid sign from the Russian alphabet (৳), and the guilder of the Netherlands Antilles - like a mathematical notation for a function (ƒ).

Where did the most famous currency symbols come from?

Today there is no single view on the origin of the $ sign, but it is quite possible that the American currency owes its characteristic design to the inhabitants of Foggy Albion. The fact is that the English king George III at one time ordered the use of Spanish reals, which cost 1/8 of the English pound sterling, in circulation. This money was called "piece of eight", which eventually became the abbreviated "peso". Soon they began to be used to pay with them in the North American colonies of England, where they also began to be called dollars.

The crossed out eight was wisely chosen as the written symbol for "piece of eight". However, soon this spelling turned out to be too long and inconvenient, as a result of which the symbol turned into a “truncated” eight - $.

According to the theory of American Patriots, $, however, originated differently: becoming a simplified combination of the letters "U" and "S" (the first letters of the name of the United States - US), superimposed on each other. Another version of the appearance of the American dollar symbol says that the “progenitors” of the $ sign were the Spaniards, who wrote down the peso currency by combining the letters “P” and “S”.

The Roots of Fancy Writing British pound are hidden in the Latin letter "L", supplemented horizontally with a line (or two lines) in the middle. “L” itself comes from the Latin word libra (libra, pound), which denoted the main measure of weight in Ancient Rome and England.

The pound - £ or ₤ - is used not only in the UK, but also in some other countries around the world.

The euro, as a young currency, received its sign as a result of an analysis of the public opinion of Europeans. It is believed that the authors of € were four experts, whose names for some reason it was decided not to disclose.

According to the European Commission, the graphic image of the euro carries the significance of European civilization (symbolized by the Greek letter “epsilon”), identity with Europe itself (the letter “E”) and stability (parallel lines crossing the letter).

From $ to €

The first use of a symbol of any (some) currency dates back to 1972. It may be necessary if, for example, the symbol of the required currency is not available in a computer font.

Designation of any currency

The sign of some currency is a circle from which, like the sun, four rays extend at an angle of 90 degrees relative to each other.

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The designation of world currencies is used to simplify the type of economic information. Each currency has its own three-digit code, where the first two letters indicate the country, and the last third letter is the name of the currency itself (dollar - D, franc - F, pound - P).

This procedure for three-digit designation of currencies is regulated by a special standard ISO 4217. The International Organization for Standardization in 1978 recommended that all countries use three-letter and three-digit currency codes.

Symbol of any currency:

The main purpose of this use of currency designations was aimed at international documentation in international agreements, in which it was more effective to use abbreviated names of currency codes to identify their names, since the names of some currencies are quite similar (US dollar, Australian dollar, Canadian dollar, etc.).

Of course, each country has adapted the ISO 4217 standard to suit its needs. For example, Russia has its own All-Russian Classifier of Currencies. Only the European Union uses the ISO 4217 standard directly.

The designation of currencies, according to the ISO 4217 standard, has been improved several times: digital codes have been introduced, and data on fractional monetary units has been introduced.

In order to facilitate the use of the ISO 4217 standard, the designation of currencies was displayed in special tables - lists that indicate the name of the currency, the place of circulation of the currency, a three-letter alphabetic code, a three-digit alphabetic code, and decimal places for monetary units.

It is clear that some currencies go out of circulation, so they are marked in additions to the ISO 4217 standard with an explanation of the reasons for such changes, and the dates of entry and exit of information.

All changes in currency designations are officially published on its website by a special agency - SIX Interbank Clearing in English and French.

The most interesting thing is that during the use of the designation of world currencies since 1978, practically all available currency signs were used, therefore, for new currencies, they came up with the idea of entering the letter N, from the English word - new.

Currency codes were needed to automate and unify the designation of currencies, so each country develops them independently, taking into account the ISO 4217 standard.

Letter designation of world currencies

Currency name		Currency code
Australian dollar	AUD	036
Austrian schilling	ATS	040
Belgian franc	BEF	056
British pound	GBP	826
Canadian dollar	CAD	124
Czech crown	CZK	203
Danish krone	DKK	208
Dutch guilder	NLG	528
Estonian kroon	EEK	233
Single European currency	EUR	978
Finnish brand	FIM	246
French franc	FRF	250
German mark	DEM	276
Greek drachma	GRD	300
Hong Kong dollar	HKD	344
Hungarian forint	HUF	348
Irish pound	IEP	372
Italian lira	ITL	380
Japanese yen	JPY	392
Latvian lats	LVL	428
Lithuanian litas	LTL	440
Mexican Peso	MXN	484
New Zealand dollar	NZD	554
Norwegian krone	NOK	578
Polish zloty	PLN	985
Portuguese escudo	RTE	620
Russian ruble	RUB	643
Singapore dollar	SGD	702
Slovak koruna	SKK	703
South African rand	ZAR	710
Spanish peseta	ESP	724
Swedish krona	SEK	752
Swiss frank	CHF	756
Ukrainian hryvnia	UAH	980
U.S	USD	840

Surely you noticed when you filled out a payment order at your bank that you have columns of currency codes: for the dollar - 840, euro - 978, Russian ruble - 643, Ukrainian hryvnia - 980.

Symbols of world currencies

In addition to currency signs and currency codes, there are also currency symbols $, £, ¥, €, which you very often see in everyday life.

The history of the dollar symbol $ has a number of versions.

The first version says that in 1492, King Ferdinand II of Aragon from Spain adopted a symbol that looked like the Pillars of Hercules entwined with a ribbon as his currency.

The second version tells the origin of the dollar symbol in the period between 1573 – 1825. in Potosi, which at that time was the largest industrial center in the world, and was located in the territory of modern Bolivia. The fact is that the coins that were circulated in Potosi at that time are very similar to the modern dollar symbol.

The third version talks about the similarity of the modern dollar symbol with the sestertius currency from Ancient Rome. The sesterce was designated IIS.

And according to the fourth version, it is assumed that the $ symbol was obtained as a result of the abbreviation of the Spanish peso. That is, in a single expression, peso was abbreviated as ps. Later, ps was simplified to a single letter S, which was simply crossed out with the missing letter p, which is how the $ symbol came out.

With other currencies everything is simpler. The designation for the pound £ comes from the Latin word libra, which means scales. At that time, the value of the pound was equal to the pound of silver.

The designation of the euro currency - € arose as a result of a sociological survey of the population. That is, the people themselves chose what their national symbol should look like. The euro itself is a very young European currency, which was born in 1999. The symbol €, according to the European Commission, denotes two elements: the importance of Europe in the Greek letter Epsilon, and the stability of the currency in two parallel lines.

The symbol for the Japanese yen currency - ¥ - arose as a result of drawing two parallel lines on the Latin letter Y. The Japanese describe their currency with the hieroglyph 円.

Most countries in the world do not bother with any special invention when designating currencies, but simply use abbreviations of the first letters in the name of the country. Thus, in Poland zlotys are denoted as zł, and the former German Deutsche Mark is simply abbreviated as DM.

Some countries designate their currencies with a symbol that is related to the dollar. For example, Nicaraguan Cordoba looks like C$.

The designation of the shekel currency in Israel in Hebrew is deciphered as the first letters of the name of the currency - ₪.

The history of the designation of the Russian ruble indicates that the name ruble itself was first encountered in the 13th century and meant a pound of silver, which weighed one hryvnia and was cut into pieces. Over time, the symbol of the ruble has changed. In the 17th – 19th centuries, the ruble was depicted by connecting two letters P and U. The modern symbol of the Russian ruble was approved only at the end of 2013 and denotes the letter P with a horizontal line intersecting the letter P - ₽ (but this symbol is not displayed correctly for everyone yet, since such a symbol appeared in Unicode tables quite recently).

Thus, we have dealt with the designations of the currencies of the world, examined the signs, codes and symbols of the main world currencies.

Why do currencies need graphic symbols?

Approval of the ruble symbol

What do the symbols of different world currencies have in common?

Dollar, euro, pound, Japanese yen, Vietnamese dong, Israeli new shekel

From Russia with love

Approved symbol of the ruble. Photo: cbr.ru

Crossed out letters and more

Symbols of various currencies of the world: including the American dollar, Korean won, Netherlands Antilles guilder

Where did the most famous currency symbols come from?

The pound - £ or ₤ - is used not only in the UK, but also in some other countries around the world.

From $ to €

The first use of a symbol of any (some) currency dates back to 1972. It may be necessary if, for example, the symbol of the required currency is not available in a computer font.

Designation of any currency

The sign of some currency is a circle from which, like the sun, four rays extend at an angle of 90 degrees relative to each other.

Anna Teplitskaya

The number and variety of world currencies will make anyone's eyes sparkle. After all, the currency world is not only a variety of coins and banknotes, but also specific names, as well as a fascinating story that lies behind each national currency.

It so happened that certain types of currencies have become practically global, and their development and stability evoke sincere admiration. However, there are types of money that even local residents of the country where they are common have little understanding of.

In any case, to simplify the reading of trading reports, facilitate the process of orientation among the huge number of monetary units and flows of information from currency exchanges, special notations were invented. After all, this is the easiest way to quickly understand in what currency this or that amount is expressed.

Currency designation system

The term “currency” itself is borrowed from the Italian language and means “value”. In fact, currency is the unit of account of the state.

In order to somehow make the life of everyone involved in the financial sector easier, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) adopted a standard, thanks to which any currency in the world was assigned a special designation, which made it possible to unify forms of financial activity.

ISO is a leader in the development of any international standards. And according to the standard it adopted, any world monetary unit received not only a three-digit letter designation, but also a digital one.

It should be noted that any power that decides to develop its own currency classification system always acts on the basis of an already existing ISO standard.

Major currencies of the world (16 currencies)

There are about 200 different currencies in the modern world, and only 150 of them are included in the international standard. It should be noted that, along with world currencies, some other medals and collectible coins are included in this standard.

Among so many monetary units of the world, 16 currencies have acquired a special status, which are now recognized as the main ones on the market.

These include:

However, it should be noted that only the first 7 currencies listed in the list are recognized as base ones. This means that they are the main reserve currencies and it is in them that many states prefer to both create and maintain their gold and foreign exchange reserves.

Letter designation of world currencies

As already mentioned, on any foreign exchange market and accompanying financial documentation, you will not find names familiar to the eye. After all, they have long been replaced by a special notation system that is easy to understand.

Thus, thanks to the merits of the International Organization for Standardization, each monetary unit received its own abbreviated letter designation, consisting of three Latin letters. Accordingly, the first two of them indicate the name of the country, but the last one indicates the name of the currency itself.

If you look at the familiar abbreviation USD (US dollar), you will understand that US is United States, and the letter D stands for the name of the currency itself - Dollar. A similar principle applies to the names of other currencies.

World currency signs

However, most people have already come across other options for designating world currencies more than once. Undoubtedly, we are talking about a symbolic display of currencies. This is an even more effective and concise way to display the type of currency; in addition, many signs date back more than a dozen, or even a hundred years, and have their own impressive history.

However, few people know (with the exception of financial specialists) that the general expression of all world currencies looks similar.

Of course, each of the major currencies has its own symbolic expression, although it makes sense to focus on the “base” currencies.

$ — US dollar
€ — Euro
£ — British pound
¥ — Japanese yen
₣ — Swiss franc

It is immediately noticeable that most symbols try to include horizontal lines. And this is no coincidence. After all, the presence of such components has always served as a symbol of stability and reliability of the currency.

World currency codes and their designations

In addition to alphabetic and symbolic expressions, any type of currency also has its own digital code. You may be wondering why such diversity is necessary, but everything has its own hidden meaning.

As you would expect, the use of a digital code makes it easier to carry out certain currency transactions.

As for the designations themselves, the codes of the main world currencies look like this:

Naturally, any currency has its own interesting history and a lot of features worthy of closer study. However, I would like to believe that the information provided will serve you well, significantly expanding the boundaries of your understanding of this area.

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