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The following are standard abbreviations used by Platts.

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US Dollar $ USD

Cents cts ý

Yen Yen ý

Australian dollar A$ AUD

Singapore dollar S$ S-DLR

Canadian dollar C$ CAN

Hong Kong dollar HK$ HKD

Euro EUR

British Pound GBP ý

French franc FFr

Swiss Franc SFr

Belgian Franc BFr

Deutschmark/Mark DM

Spanish peseta PTA

Dutch guilder NLG

Norwegian Krone NOK

Danish Krone DKr

Swedish Krone SKr

Finnish Markka FIM

European Currency Unit ECU

Italian lire ITL

Greek drachma DRA

Austrian schilling SCH

Portuguese escudo ESC

Malaysian ringgit MR

Rubles Rb

UAE Dirham DH

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Baht Thailand

Bolivar

Crown Czech Republic, Slovakia

Dinars Kuwait, Iraq

Dram Armenia

Egyptian Pounds

Forint Hungary

Hryvnya Ukraine

Irish Punt

Kwacha Zambia

Manat Azerbaijan

Peso

Rand

Real

Riyals Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iran

Rupee India

Rupiah Indonesia

Shekel Israel

Som Several former Soviet Union Muslim republics

Tenge Kazakstan

Turkish Lira

Won S. Korea

Yuan China

Zloty Poland.

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