economics, a local currency is a currency that can be spent in a particular geographical locality at participating organisations. A regional currency is a form...

A currency is a standardization of money in any form, in use or circulation as a medium of exchange, for example banknotes and coins. A more general definition...

to the national currency, rather than a replacement for it. He called the currency "green dollars" and it was mostly used by a local dentist, but dwindled...

Demurrage currency, also known as shrinking or depreciating money,: 7  is a type of money that is designed to gradually lose purchasing power at a flat...

regional currencies are similar to local currencies, but are used within a larger geographical region; and sectoral currencies are complementary currencies used...

Currency substitution is the use of a foreign currency in parallel to or instead of a domestic currency. Currency substitution can be full or partial...

The Ora (pronounced [ˈuəra]; symbol: Ф) is the local currency of Orania, an Afrikaner town in South Africa first issued in April 2004. It is pegged at...

in which a currency's value is fixed or pegged by a monetary authority against the value of another currency, a basket of other currencies, or another...

colonial administration, currency boards were popular because of the advantages of printing appropriate denominations for local conditions, and it also...

In macroeconomics, hard currency, safe-haven currency, or strong currency is any globally traded currency that serves as a reliable and stable store of...

with the monetary authority, sometimes supplemented by issue of local currency in currency peg regime. Formal with common policy – establishment by multiple...

exchange rate) currencies, there are only 130 currencies that are independent or pegged to a currency basket. U.S. dollar, the official currency of the United...

Institutions), and local currency or complementary currency all can contribute to making communities more resilient and wealthy. Local currency has been in the...

Dynamic currency conversion (DCC) or cardholder preferred currency (CPC) is a process whereby the amount of a credit card transaction is converted at the...

The euro (symbol: €; currency code: EUR) is the official currency of 20 of the 27 member states of the European Union. This group of states is officially...

is the rate at which one currency will be exchanged for another currency. Currencies are most commonly national currencies, but may be sub-national as...

purchase/sale of foreign currencies by residents, on the purchase/sale of local currency by nonresidents, or the transfers of any currency across national borders...

thus boosting the local economy. The currency is subsidized. Its value is indexed to about 20% higher than the national currency, the Brazilian real...

The Goldback is a fractional gold commercial product marketed as a local currency and commodity which has seen limited use in some U.S. states, and sold...

metropolitan areas by their gross domestic product (GDP) in US$ as well as local currency. List of first-level administrative divisions by GRDP List of cities...

systems, for payment of wages and salaries, and for most local retail trade. Gold functioning as currency and unit of account for daily transactions was not...

The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries. The Coinage Act of...

government was forced to float the baht due to lack of foreign currency to support its currency peg to the U.S. dollar. Capital flight ensued almost immediately...

codes for the representation of currencies and provides information about the relationships between individual currencies and their minor units. This data...

currencies currently used in the 50 countries of Europe. All de facto present currencies in Europe, and an incomplete list of the preceding currency,...

A central bank digital currency (CBDC; also called digital fiat currency or digital base money) is a digital currency issued by a central bank, rather...

Community currencies that have been used in the United States: Local currency Local Exchange Trading Systems (LETS) Time-based currency The Barter Network...

as a form of currency control. Historically, soldiers serving overseas had been paid in local currency rather than in their "home" currency. Most cash drawn...

its own coins in the yuan currency system in 1903. Banknotes were issued in yuan denominations from the 1890s by several local and private banks, along...

A list of all currencies, current and historic. The local name of the currency is used in this list, with the adjectival form of the country or region...