Around the world, many countries use different currency symbols. The currency symbol that is used in international exchange represents the main currency, and does not include symbols for lower denominations. For example, in Great Britain, the main currency is the pound. Although there are symbols for different currencies that represent fraction of a pound such as shillings and pence,
. internationally, the most widely used symbol is the pound symbol.In the United States, people may be familiar with the three-letter code USD or the dollar symbol. The dollar symbol appears on the standard American keyboard as a special symbol above the number 4. The dollar sign is used in many different countries that use a version of the dollar as their currency. This includes countries such as Canada, Australia and Singapore.Other countries use different currencies and also have different currency symbols. Great Britain and other countries that are part of the United Kingdom use the British Pound. The British pound is represented by GBP or the pound symbol, which appears as a cursive L with a line crossing through the middle. The pound is one of the strongest currencies in the world, trumping the US dollar 2:1 and also the European Euro approximately 1.5:1.Another currency frequently used around the world is the Euro. The Euro is used around the European union in countries such as France, Italy, Germany, and other countries around the European union. The United Kingdom does not accept the Euro as currency as it is not part of the European Union. They symbol for the Euro is a cursive letter E with an additional bar going through the middle.There are many other currency symbols used in other countries. In Japan, the currency symbol is the Yen, represented by a letter Y with two lines going through the bottom. More reference links: http://www.xe.com/symbols.php#list http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-currency-symbol.htm
