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...

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...

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

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...

States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar...

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 (symbol:Φ, [ˈʊəra]) is the local currency of Orania, an Afrikaner town in South Africa first issued in April 2004. It is pegged at par with the...

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

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...

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...

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...

Sterling (ISO code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories. The pound (sign: £) is the main unit of sterling...

currency started in 2010 in Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France. It is named after the French word for bee. The Abeille program is intended to promote local commerce...

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 pegged (fixed exchange rate) currencies, there are only 130 currencies that are independent or pegged to a currency basket. Dependencies and unrecognized...

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

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...

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...

payment of employees under truck systems; or for use in local commerce at times when regular currency was unavailable, for example in remote coal towns, military...

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

In economics, a time-based currency is an alternative currency or exchange system where the unit of account is the person-hour or some other time unit...

Swiss franc) and which are used to back its liabilities (e.g., the local currency issued and the various bank reserves deposited with the Central bank...

Digital currency (digital money, electronic money or electronic currency) is any currency, money, or money-like asset that is primarily managed, stored...

ability to define the currency value in terms of gold or silver, and the price of the local currency in terms of foreign currencies. This official price...

Roman currency for most of Roman history consisted of gold, silver, bronze, orichalcum and copper coinage. From its introduction during the Republic, in...

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

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

Occitan is the name of a community currency started in 2010 in Pézenas, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. It is named after the Occitan language. The Occitan...

Demurrage is the cost associated with owning or holding currency over a given period. It is sometimes referred to as a carrying cost of money. For commodity...