Currency Signs - Canadian Dollar, Greek Drachma, European Currency Unit, Polish Z Oty, Deutsche Mark, Japanese Yen, Thai Baht, Spanish Peseta (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 96. Chapters: Canadian dollar, Greek drachma, European Currency Unit, Polish z oty, Deutsche Mark, Japanese yen, Thai baht, Spanish peseta, South African rand, Maltese lira, Malaysian ringgit, Indian rupee, Russian ruble, Philippine peso, Currency sign, Ukrainian hryvnia, Iranian rial, Brazilian real, French franc, Ghana cedi, Belarusian ruble, Vietnamese ng, Kazakhstani tenge, Dollar sign, Bangladeshi taka, Serbian dinar, Hungarian forint, Mongolian togrog, Nicaraguan cordoba, Macedonian denar, Nigerian naira, Slovak koruna, Armenian dram sign, Peruvian nuevo sol, Czech koruna, Euro sign, Indian rupee sign, Cambodian riel, Mill, Argentine austral, Czechoslovak koruna, Guatemalan quetzal, Peruvian sol, Cent, Paraguayan guarani, Brazilian cruzeiro, Lao kip, Pfennig, North Vietnamese ng, Panamanian balboa, Botswana pula, Pound sign, Honduran lempira, Peruvian inti, Shekel sign, Spesmilo, AM-lira, Korean won, Y, Cifrao, Hryvnia sign, Colon, Won sign, Florin sign. Excerpt: The Malaysian ringgit (plural: ringgit; currency code MYR; formerly the Malaysian dollar) is the currency of Malaysia. It is divided into 100 sen (cents). The ringgit is issued by the Bank Negara Malaysia. The word ringgit means "jagged" in Malay and was originally used to refer to the serrated edges of silver Spanish dollars which circulated widely in the area during the 16th and 17th century Portuguese colonial era. The Singapore dollar and the Brunei dollar are also called ringgit in Malay (although currencies such as the U.S. and Australian dollars are dolar), hence its official abbreviation RM for Ringgit Malaysia. The Malay names ringgit and sen were officially adopted as the sole official names in August 1975. Previously they had been known officially as dollars and cents in English and ringgit and sen in Malay, and in some parts of the country this usag...