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CURRENCY UNIT [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
DEF

Currency unit (such as the dollar, euro, peso, rupee) issued as a coin or banknote, and used as a standard unit of value and a unit of account. A monetary unit may be issued in several denominations which are multiples (such as $1, $5, $10, etc.) or fractions such as ¢1, ¢5, ¢10, etc.) of the basic unit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
DEF

Unité d'expression de la monnaie constituant la base du système monétaire en vigeur sur un territoire donné.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
DEF

Moneda real o imaginaria que sirve legalmente de patrón en cada país y de la cual se derivan las demás.

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