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A complete country-by-country guide to currency symbol placement, spaces, and international formatting conventions.
1. English-Speaking Conventions (Prefix Style)
In English (United States, United Kingdom, Canada (English), Australia, New Zealand, India, Nigeria), the currency symbol is placed before the numerical amount with NO space:
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Writing
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$100.00 (US Dollar)
- £50.00 (British Pound)
- A$75.00 (Australian Dollar)
- ₹1,500.00 (Indian Rupee)Writing
$100 dollars is grammatically redundant.2. Continental European Conventions (Suffix Style)
In most continental European languages (French, German, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Polish, Russian), the symbol is placed after the amount with a non-breaking space:
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Note that decimal commas are also standard across most of Europe.
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100,00 € (Germany, France, Spain)
- 50,00 kr (Sweden, Norway, Denmark)
- 150,00 zł (Poland)
- 1 000 ₽ (Russia)Note that decimal commas are also standard across most of Europe.
3. International Banking and ISO 4217 Rules
In formal international finance, contracts, and banking wire transfers, 3-letter ISO 4217 codes are preferred over ambiguous symbols. ISO codes are placed either before or after with a space depending on institutional style guidelines:
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USD 10,000.00
- EUR 5.000,00
- 10 000,00 EUR