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currency

Generally accepted medium of exchange for goods or services

EntityQ8142

Also known as monetary unit · unit of money · money unit · currencies

Subclass of: medium of exchange
, unit of measurement
, money
+1 more

Overview

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A currency is a standardized form of money, in use or circulation as a medium of exchange, for example banknotes, coins, electronic balances in online bank accounts, and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). A more general definition is that a currency is a system of money in common use within a specific environment over time, especially for people in a nation state. Under this definition, the Pound sterling (£), euro (€), Japanese yen (¥), and U.S. dollars (US$) are examples of (government-issued) fiat currencies. Currencies may act as stores of value and be traded between nations in foreign exchange markets, which determine the relative values of the different currencies. Currencies in this sense are either chosen by users or decreed by governments, and each type has limited boundaries of acceptance; i.e., legal tender laws may require a particular unit of account for payments to government agencies.

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95 statements · 12% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Properties for this type: ISO 4217 code
central bank/issuer
country
currency sign
subdivision of this unit
Main Wikidata property: currency
Has list: list of currencies
Different from: Devise criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: devise
Currency criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: currency
Munt criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of object: munt
money
foreign currencies
coin
Währung
Model item: United States dollar applies to use with property: instance of
euro applies to use with property: instance of
Indian rupee applies to use with property: instance of
Icelandic króna applies to use with property: instance of
Has characteristic: currency unit
Unicode character: 💵
Said to be the same as: electronic money

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60 identifiers linking currency across the web's reference databases

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12%

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