List of circulating currencies



, are not used in day-to-day commerce, but are legal tender.
There are 180 currencies recognized as legal tender in United Nations member states, UN observer states, partially recognized or unrecognized states, and their dependencies. However excluding the pegged currencies, there are only 130 currencies. Dependencies and unrecognized states are listed here only if another currency is used in their territory that is different from the one of the state that administers them or has jurisdiction over them.

Criteria for inclusion

A currency is a kind of money and medium of exchange. Currency includes paper, cotton, or polymer banknotes and metal coins. States generally have a monopoly on the issuing of currency, although some states share currencies with other states. For the purposes of this list, only currencies that are legal tender, including those used in actual commerce or issued for commemorative purposes, are considered "circulating currencies". This includes fractional units that have no physical form but are recognized by the issuing state, such as the United States mill, the Egyptian millieme, and the Japanese rin.
Currencies used by non-state entities, like the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, scrips used by private entities, and other private, virtual, and alternative currencies are not under the purview of this list.

List of circulating currencies by state or territory

Yellow background means a given currency is pegged to another currency.
State or territoryCurrencySymbol or
Abbrev.		ISO codeFractional
unit		Number
to basic
Abkhazian apsar
Russian ruble₽RUBKopek100
Afghan afghani؋AFNPul100
Euro€EURCent100
Albanian lekLALLQindarkë100
Alderney pound£Penny100
British pound£GBPPenny100
Guernsey pound£GGPPenny100