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International Language Environments Guide

International Monetary Formats

Currency units and presentation order vary greatly around the world. Local and international symbols for currency can differ. The following table shows monetary formats in some countries.

Table 1–4 International Monetary Conventions

Locale 

Currency 

Example 

Canadian (English) 

Dollar ($) 

$1,234.56 

Canadian (French) 

Dollar ($) 

1 234,56$ 

Danish 

Kroner (kr) 

Kr 1.234,56 

Finnish 

Euro (Euro currency)

Euro currency1 234,56

French 

Euro (Euro currency)

Euro currency1,234

Japanese 

Yen (¥) 

¥ 1,234 

Norwegian 

Krone (kr) 

kr 1.234,56 

Swedish 

Krona (Kr) 

1 234,56 Kr 

Great Britain 

Pound (£) 

£1,234.56 

United States 

Dollar ($) 

$1,234.56 

Thai 

Baht 

2539 Baht 

The current release supports the Euro currency. Local currency symbols are still available for backward compatibility.

Table 1–5 User Locales That Support the Euro Currency

Region 

Locale Name 

ISO Code Set 

Austria 

de_AT.ISO8859-15

8859-15 

Belgium (French) 

fr_BE.ISO8859-15

8859-15 

Belgium (Flemish) 

nl_BE.ISO8859-15

8859-15 

Denmark 

da_DK.ISO8859-15

8859-15 

Estonia 

et_EE.ISO8859–15

8859–15 

Finland 

fi_FI.ISO8859-15

8859-15 

France 

fr_FR.ISO8859-15

8859-15 

Germany 

de_DE.ISO8859-15

8859-15 

Great Britain 

en_GB.ISO8859-15

8859-15 

Ireland 

en_IE.ISO8859-15

8859-15 

Italy 

it_IT.ISO8859-15

8859-15 

Netherlands 

nl_NL.ISO8859-15

8859-15 

Portugal 

pt_PT.ISO8859-15

8859-15 

Catalan Spain 

ca_ES.ISO8859-15

8859–15 

Spain 

es_ES.ISO8859-15

8859-15 

Sweden 

sv_SE.ISO8859-15

8859-15 

U.S.A. 

en_US.ISO8859-15

8859-15 

Euro locales are based on the ISO8859–15 code set.

Keep in mind that a converted currency amount can require a different amount of space than the original amount, for example, $1,000 can become 1 000,00 Kr.

The current status of the locale settings for locales within the euro zone is illustrated for the LC_MONETARY operand of the locale utility. The status for Germany, for example, is shown in the following table.

Table 1–6 German Locale and Corresponding LC_MONETARY Operand

Locale 

LC_MONETARY 

de_DE.ISO8859–1

DM 

de_DE.ISO8859–15

Euro 

de_DE.UTF-8

Euro 

de_DE.ISO8859–15@euro

Euro 

de_DE.UTF-8@euro

Euro