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International Currency List This Is THIS IS INTERNATIONAL CURRENCY LIST Currency Code Currency Code Australian Dollar AUD Moroccan Dirham MAD Bahrain Dinar BHD Namibian Dollar NAD Brazilian Real BRL New Zealand Dollar NZD British Pound GBP Norwegian Krone NOK Canadian Dollar CAD Omani Rial OMR Chilean Peso CLP Polish Zloty PLN Chinese Yuan CNY Qatari Rial QAR Czech Republic Koruna CZK Romanian Leu RON Danish Krone DKK Russian Ruble RUB Euro (Main)1 EUR Saudi Riyal SAR Hong Kong Dollar HKD Singapore Dollar SGD Hungarian Forint HUF South African Rand ZAR Indian Rupee INR Swedish Krona SEK Israeli Shekel ILS Swiss Franc CHF Japanese Yen JPY Tahitian (Central Polynesian) Franc XPF Jordanian Dinar JOD Thai Baht THB Kenyan Shilling KES Tunisian Dinar TND Korean Won KRW Turkish Lira TRY Kuwaiti Dinar KWD United Arab Emirates Dirham AED Mexican Peso MXN United States Dollar (Main) USD Note: This currency list is current at June 2017 and subject to change. 1. Which countries use the euro? The euro is the official currency of the sixteen countries of the European Monetary Union: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain. The euro is also the official currency of Andorra, Kosovo, Monaco, Montenegro, San Marino, the Vatican City (Holy See) and the following French territories: Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Mayotte, Martinique, Réunion, and St Pierre et Miquelon. © 2017 Western Union Holdings Inc. All rights reserved. Western Union Business Solutions accepts payments and provides foreign exchange services on behalf of its educational institution clients and not as payment service provider for students/payor. Western Union Business Solutions is a division of The Western Union Company. This brochure has been prepared solely for informational purposes and does not in any way create any binding obligations on either party. Relations between you and WUBS shall be governed by the applicable terms and conditions. No representations, warranties or conditions of any kind, express or implied, are made in this brochure..
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