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ISO 4217 is the international standard describing three letter codes (also known as the currency code) to define the names of currencies established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). more...

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The ISO 4217 code list is the established norm in banking and business all over the world for defining different currencies, and in many countries the codes for the more common currencies are so well known publicly, that exchange rates published in newspapers or posted in banks use only these to define the different currencies, instead of translated currency names or ambiguous currency symbols.

The first two letters of the code are the two letters of ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes (which are similar to those used for national top-level domains on the Internet) and the third is usually the initial of the currency itself. So Japan's currency code becomes JPY—JP for Japan and Y for yen. This eliminates the problem caused by the names dollar, franc and pound being used in dozens of different countries, each having significantly differing values. Also, if a currency is revalued, the currency code's last letter is changed to distinguish it from the old currency. In some cases, the third letter is the initial for "new" in that country's language, to distinguish it from an older currency that was revalued; the code often long outlasts the usage of the term "new" itself. Examples of this include the Mexican peso (MXN) and the Turkish lira (TRY). Other changes can be seen, however; the Russian ruble, for example, changed from RUR to RUB, where the B comes from the third letter in the word "ruble".

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1863 5c The Marine Bank Georgia note Civil War era $24.99 1839 $2 City Trust & Banking Co. Ny *Indian Shield $59.00
$2 Corporation Richmond Va Confederate Lawson Saunders $0.99 Susquehanna Bridge & Bk Co. $10 Maryland 1832 #57 $19.00
Kathairon Bank New York Lyons Signed #63 Civil War Era $9.99 1858 $1 The Bank of Columbus Georgia note w/ Slave! $119.00
1853 $20 Farmers Exchange Bank Sc Obsolete Note $9.95 10 1976 Bicentennial $2 Bills Uncirculated Sequential $24.99
$10 Canal Bank of New Orleans 1800's $49.00 Pennsylvania Railroad Company Stock $9.99
$5 The State of North Carolina 1863 $9.99 2$ dollars 1862 Salisburg Maryland Savings Bank 6pc $160.00
1840 $5 Globe Bank, Ny *Ships + Indian F/Vf $59.00 New York Central Railroad Company Capital Stock $5.99
1852 Bank of Augusta Georgia Broken Banknote Nr $0.99 Cochituate Bank $1 Massachusetts 1859 $9.00
19Th C. $20 Canal Banking New Orleans La Obsolete Note $9.95 North Carolina $1 1863 $12.00
1862 50c Greensboro North Carolina Civil War era $38.00 River Raisin & Lake Erie Rr Co. $2 Michigan 1836 $9.00
1859 Bank Of St. Johns $5 Note Jacksonville, Florida $400.00 50 Cents The State of Alabama 1863 $9.99
$1 1861 Richmond Virginia Green Csa Spanish Coin Note $0.99 Ft Leavenworth ,Ks $ 2 Merchants Bank Note 1854 *Cu* $149.99
18xx $3 The State Bank of Michigan, Detroit Crisp Au+ $229.99 Valley Bank $5 Maryland 1855 $12.00
1864 $5 The State of Alabama note Civil War era $75.00 1862 50c Marine Bank of Georgia Savannah Civil War $30.00
Mississippi $1 cotton pledged green 1862 $24.00 18- $10 Ten Dollar City Bank New Haven Ct Note -2 $49.00
Unc $9 Virginia Intaglio - More Intaglios in eBay Store $7.95 Augusta Insurance and Banking Co. $2 Obsolete Currency $0.25
1838 Government of Texas $50 Bill Sam Houston -Republic $122.50 $2 The Morris County Bank New Jersey note Colorful! $209.00
Eastman National College Bank, Chicago Il $10 Nice Vf $149.99 1860 $5 Bank of Hamburg South Carolina w/ Slave $60.00
Rare Confederate North Carolina $50 note (Watermarked!) $19.98 Mississippi $3 cotton pledged green 1862 budget $19.00
1849 $1 State Bank at Morris New Jersey note $48.00 1862 $5 Bank of Commerce Georgia note Civil War era $30.00
A Series Of 1928 (U.S.N.),One Dollar[Read Details] $15.00 1873 $20 State of South Carolina note Scarce! $49.00
Greensboro Mutual $2 1861 North Carolina $9.00 $20 Farmers Bank of Virginia 1848 Martinsville Rough $0.99
1859 $1 Union County Bank New Jersey note Au+ $119.00
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