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There are many different currencies in the world. In order to ensure consistency, certain style conventions should be used on Wikivoyage.

Except for the countries specifically excepted below, prefix currency amounts with the three letter ISO 4217 code for the currency in block capitals and no intervening space.

eg: AZN100 in Azerbaijan, not ман 100, 100 AZN nor 100 Azerbaijani New Manat

However, don't knock yourself out "correcting" USD27 to $27 - there is more important work to be done in plunging forward and writing an up-to-date and accurate free Travel Guide!

Like all abbreviations, you may want to consider spelling out the first occurrence in full (with the notation to be used in the rest of the article following immediately afterwards in parentheses), if there is a substantial risk of ambiguity or ignorance.

Price ranges
Write price ranges using a single currency notation and a single dash with no spaces.
 * Dinner: CHF10-20

Decimal
Use a period, "." to mark decimals and use a comma,"," to separate thousands groups.
 * Right: AZN100,000,000.00
 * Wrong: AZN1000000000,00
 * Wrong: AZN1000000000.00
 * Wrong: AZN100 000 000.00

Number words
A billion is a thousand million (US style), not a million million (old British style).

Consistency
When writing about the price of an item in a country, stick to that country's currency. Do not switch between currencies. Doing so causes confusion and frustration. If you only know the price in dollars or euros, go to a currency conversion site and convert the number. Round off amounts appropriately.

Right: You can buy a coffee for AZN1.20. A taxi ride costs AZN7.

Wrong: You can buy a coffee for AZN1.20. A taxi ride costs €6.7.

Special cases
In some countries such as Cambodia and much of Africa, the local currency is so weak or unstable that any larger prices (eg: hotel rooms) are quoted and paid for in a foreign currency. If this is the case, follow local conventions and list those prices in the foreign currency.

In some countries such as Myanmar, foreign nationals pay a USD price for some things (hotels, air and train tickets, entrance fees), but in local currency for other things (food, shopping, buses, taxis). In this case, it is best to list the price in the currency that the foreign traveller will use even if it means switching currencies in the body of the page.

If something falls on an international boundary it may be necessary to indicate which currency (or currencies) the vendor is using. If a seat on the next Tunnel Bus to leave Detroit is CAD4.00, say so.

Even when the vast majority of expenses will be paid in local currency, if the inflation rate is high enough that information will become outdated in only two years or less, use the equivalent amount in USD. This should be consistent for all articles pertaining to the country.

Universally known currency notation exceptions
Prices should be listed with the universally known currency notation that travellers will encounter when they arrive at the destination in question. Most currency symbols will usually be prefixed. Travellers should be able to assume that symbols used for multiple currencies (like $ or £ or ¥ ) apply to the local currency. Unless there is a real risk of ambiguity, do not use the three letter ISO 4217 currency codes like "USD " nor "GBP " if a currency notation is both well established and universally known as in these exceptions:
 * <span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #006400;">$100 in Australia, Brunei, Canada, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Hong Kong, Kiribati, Liberia, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Namibia, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and the USA, not <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">AUD 100, <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">S$100 , <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 NZD nor <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 dollars
 * <span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #006400;">&yen;100 in China, not <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">RMB 100, <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 yuan nor <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100元
 * <span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #006400;">€100 in the Eurozone, not <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">EUR 100, <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100€ nor <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 euros
 * <span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #006400;">₹100 in India, not <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">INR 100, <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">Rupees 100 , nor <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 rupees
 * <span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #006400;">₪100 in Israel, not <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">NIS 100, <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 NIS , nor <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 shekels
 * <span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #006400;">&yen;100 in Japan, not <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">JPY 100, <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 yen nor <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100円
 * <span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #006400;">₱100 in the Philippines, not <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">PHP 100, <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 PHP nor <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 pesos
 * <span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #006400;">R100 in South Africa, not <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">ZAR 100 ,<span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 R nor <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 Rand
 * <span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #006400;">₩100 in South Korea, not <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">KRW 100, <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 KRW , nor <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 won
 * <span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #006400;">£100 in the UK, not <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">GBP 100, <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">UK£100 nor <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 pounds

Some currencies have widely used abbreviations that are used like symbols in front, without a space and without a period:
 * <span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #006400;">RM100 in Malaysia, not <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">Ringgit 100, <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 RM , <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">MYR 100 nor <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">RM 100 (with a space before the amount)

Some currencies have widely used abbreviations that are used like symbols in front, with a space but without a period:
 * <span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #006400;">Rp 100 in Indonesia, not <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">Rupiah 100, <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 IDR nor <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 rupiah
 * <span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #006400;">Rs 100 in Pakistan not <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">Rupees 100, <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 PKR nor <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 rupaya
 * <span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #006400;">kr 100 in Denmark, not <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">kronor 100, <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 kronor nor <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 DKK
 * <span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #006400;">kr 100 in Iceland, not <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">kronor 100, <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 kronor nor <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 ISK
 * <span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #006400;">kr 100 in Norway, not <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">kronor 100, <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 kronor nor <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 NOK
 * <span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #006400;">kr 100 in Sweden, not <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">kronor 100, <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 kronor nor <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 SEK

Some currencies have widely used abbreviations that are commonly known and used like symbols after the amount, with a space but without a period: As in other numerical expressions, use a non-breaking space for the space between the number and its currency, to avoid a line break.
 * <span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #006400;">100 Kč in the Czech Republic, not <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">Kč 100, <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 CZK nor <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">100 koruna

If you write  it will always display as 100 Kč  making sure that the numeral is never separated from its associated unit by wrapping to the next line like: 100 Kč .

If the currency name is short enough to be spelled out in full and/or lacks a commonly recognized symbol/abbreviation, it should come after the amount.
 * <span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #006400;">100 birr in Ethiopia
 * <span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #006400;">100 dirham in Morocco and the United Arab Emirates
 * <span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #006400;">100 rubles in Transnistria
 * <span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #006400;">100 dong in Vietnam

Some countries do have a commonly recognized symbol/abbreviation that, (after discussion), we have decided not to use:
 * <span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #006400;">100 baht in Thailand (rather than <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">฿100 )
 * <span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #006400;">100 kip in Laos (rather than <span class="bad-example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: #8B0000;">₭100 )

If the country or article uses multiple currencies, including foreign ones, use the shortest unambiguous form for each. For US dollars, this is USD. For euros, it's €.

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