Free printable currency symbols chart
Grades 3–8The symbols money is written with around the world — dollar, pound, euro, yen, rupee and a dozen more — and which country each belongs to. Print it for the wall, or search the list below.
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Type a symbol, a currency name or a country. Filter by continent when you want to see a region together.
Look at the yen and the yuan. Both are written ¥, because both names come from the same original word meaning round — the shape of the coins. Which one is meant depends entirely on the context.
The dollar sign is the other one worth noticing. Far more countries than the United States use it, which is why prices are often written US$ or A$ when it matters which dollar is meant.
| Symbol | Name | Where it is used |
|---|---|---|
| $ | Dollar | United States, Canada, Australia and many others |
| ¢ | Cent | One hundredth of a dollar |
| £ | Pound | United Kingdom |
| € | Euro | Most of the European Union |
| ¥ | Yen | Japan |
| ¥ | Yuan (renminbi) | China — written the same way as the yen |
| ₹ | Rupee | India |
| ₩ | Won | South Korea |
| ₽ | Ruble | Russia |
| ₺ | Lira | Turkey |
| ₪ | Shekel | Israel |
| ₦ | Naira | Nigeria |
| R | Rand | South Africa |
| ₱ | Peso | Philippines |
| Fr | Franc | Switzerland |
| kr | Krona / krone | Sweden, Norway and Denmark |
| ฿ | Baht | Thailand |
| ₫ | Dong | Vietnam |
| R$ | Real | Brazil |
| MX$ | Mexican peso | Mexico |
20 currencies shown. Two of these share a symbol — the Japanese yen and the Chinese yuan.
How to use this currency symbols chart at home
Connect it to somewhere real. A country the family has visited, where a relative lives, or where a favorite game or show comes from. A symbol attached to a place is remembered; a symbol in a list is not.
Look at prices on packaging and websites. Imported goods, app stores and travel sites all show symbols other than the dollar, and spotting them is a quick five-minute game.
Then use it alongside exchange rates for older children. Converting $20 into another currency makes the symbols mean something and gives multiplication a genuine purpose.
Symbols say what, codes say which
The dollar sign is used by the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and many more. It tells you the unit is a dollar, not whose dollar it is.
That is why banks use three-letter codes instead: USD, CAD, AUD. Where the difference matters — an exchange rate, an international price — the code does the work the symbol cannot.
In everyday writing, people disambiguate with a prefix instead, as in US$50 or A$50. Both conventions exist and both are correct.
Where the symbols come from
Most are letters with a line or two struck through them. The pound sign is an ornate L, from libra, the Latin word for a pound weight. The yen and yuan are a Y with two strokes.
The euro was designed rather than inherited — a rounded E for Europe, with two lines meant to suggest stability. It is one of the few currency symbols with a known designer and a launch date.
The dollar sign's origin is disputed, with the most widely accepted explanation tracing it to a handwritten abbreviation of the Spanish peso. Children enjoy that nobody is entirely certain.
Where currency writing usually goes wrong
Using two symbols at once, as in $75¢. Pick one.
Putting the symbol after the number in English writing. It goes before.
Assuming a dollar sign means US dollars. Many countries use it.
Writing only one digit after the decimal point. Money always shows two, so a dollar seventy is $1.70 rather than $1.7.
After the chart goes up
A chart explains the idea but gives a child nothing to do. These do the rest.
- measurement at Mathify Kids — every topic in this area, sorted by grade.
- money worksheets — printable practice.
- comparing decimals worksheets — the next step once this is solid.
- percent to decimal worksheets — more practice in the same area.
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Questions parents ask
What are the most common currency symbols?
The dollar sign, the pound sign, the euro sign, the yen sign and the rupee sign cover most of what a child will meet. The dollar sign is used by many countries beyond the United States.
Why do the yen and the yuan share a symbol?
Because both names come from the same original word meaning round, describing the shape of the coins. Japan and China both use ¥, and which is meant comes from the context or from the three-letter code, JPY or CNY.
Where does the symbol go, before or after the number?
In English it goes before: $5, £5, €5. Many European languages put it after, as in 5 €. Both are correct in their own convention, which is worth knowing before deciding something is a mistake.
What is the ¢ symbol?
The cent sign, meaning one hundredth of a dollar. It is used for amounts under a dollar — 75¢ — while a dollar or more uses the dollar sign with a decimal point, as in $1.37. You never use both at once.
What are currency codes?
Three-letter codes used where a symbol would be ambiguous: USD, GBP, EUR, JPY, INR. Banks and exchange rates use them precisely because $ alone does not say which dollar.
What grade is this currency symbols chart for?
Grades 3 to 8. It usually turns up alongside money work, exchange rates, or geography rather than as a topic of its own.
Is this currency symbols chart free to print?
Yes. Open it full size and print as many copies as you need for home or a classroom, with no account and no watermark. Reselling it or re-hosting the file elsewhere is not allowed — link to this page instead.