A non-decimal currency is a currency that has sub-units that are a non-decimal fraction of the main unit, i.e. the number of sub-units in a main unit is...

changing the name of the currency or the conversion rate to the new currency. Today, only two countries have non-decimal currencies: Mauritania, where 1 ouguiya...

systems. A decimal currency is a currency where the ratio between the main unit and the subunit is an integral power of 10. Non-decimal currencies are now...

had the same £sd currency structure, and the same decimalisation was carried out. The Russian ruble was the first decimal currency to be used in Europe...

89 is used with a comma "," as the decimal separator. The apostrophe is also the most common variety for non-currency values: 1'234'567,89 —. In Ireland...

The Australian dollar was introduced as a decimal currency on 14 February 1966 to replace the non-decimal Australian pound, with the conversion rate...

British banknotes and coins Mark (money) Non-decimal currency One hundred pounds (British coin) Roman currency Twenty pounds (British coin) Davies, Caroline...

States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar...

popular name for the pre-decimal currencies once common throughout Europe. The abbreviation originates from the Latin currency denominations librae, solidi...

(See non-decimal currencies for other historic currencies with non-decimal divisions.) Subject to variation around the world, local currency can be...