History and Origin of the Currency
Surprisingly, “Dollar” comes from a German word: “Thaler.” It was used in the 16th century in Bohemia, where the first coins, extracted from a silver mine, were minted. The Thaler was then exported in South America before migrating northward.
Until fairly recently, the $ sign represented the two pillars of Hercules, surrounded by an S-shaped banner reading "PLUS" and "ULTRA". This meant that we could go beyond “NEC PLUS ULTRA” symbolized by Hercules’ columns.
Coins and Banknotes
Coins
On the back side of a coin, we frequently see animals : eagle, Great seal of USA or bison, or historical monuments : Capitol, White House...)
Banknotes
American bills are found in six different denominations. On the front, there are figures who were instrumental to the construction and history of the United States. On the back, there are monuments that are symbolic of the country, except for the one dollar bill, on which we see the Great Seal of the United States: the eagle and the pyramid. At the top of the pyramid, we find the eye of Providence (often associated with Freemasonry). On this bill, we also see 13 stars representing the original 13 states and the slogan ""He approves of our undertakings"" and ""New Secular Order.""
Currency | Reference Currency / Currency | Rate | Amount: |
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Currency | Reference Currency / Currency | Rate | |
UAE Dirham | USD / AED | 3.662 | |
Afghani | USD / AFN | 86.151 | |
Lek | USD / ALL | 93.786 | |
Armenia Dram | USD / AMD | 392.431 | |
Florin Antilla | USD / ANG | 1.811 | |
Argentine Peso | USD / ARS | 241.6 | |
Australian Dollar | USD / AUD | 1.513 | |
Aruba Florin | USD / AWG | 1.774 | |
Manat | USD / AZN | 1.689 | |
Convertible Mark | USD / BAM | 1.797 | |
Barbados Dollar | USD / BBD | 1.991 | |
Taka | USD / BDT | 107.493 | |
Bulgarian Lev | USD / BGN | 1.797 | |
Bahraini Dinar | USD / BHD | 0.375 | |
Burundi Franc | USD / BIF | 2790.529 | |
Bermuda Dollar | USD / BMD | 1 | |
Brunei Dollar | USD / BND | 1.336 | |
Boliviano | USD / BOB | 6.821 | |
Real | USD / BRL | 4.913 | |
Bahamian Dollar | USD / BSD | 0.938 | |
Ngultrum | USD / BTN | 82.986 | |
Pula | USD / BWP | 13.532 | |
Ruble Byelorussia | USD / BYR | 2509.245 | |
Belize Dollar | USD / BZD | 1.991 | |
Canadian Dollar | USD / CAD | 1.337 | |
Congolese Franc | USD / CDF | 2297.273 | |
Swiss Franc | USD / CHF | 0.856 | |
Chilean Peso | USD / CLP | 936.011 | |
Yuan Ren-Min-Bi | USD / CNY | 7.177 | |
Colombian Peso | USD / COP | 4267.858 | |
Colon, Costa Rica | USD / CRC | 535.539 | |
Cuban Peso | USD / CUC | 1 | |
Cape Verde Escudo | USD / CVE | 101.319 | |
Czech Koruna | USD / CZK | 22.857 | |
Djibouti Franc | USD / DJF | 176.93 | |
Danish Krone | USD / DKK | 6.849 | |
Dominican Peso | USD / DOP | 54.329 | |
Algerian Dinar | USD / DZD | 134.31 | |
Egyptian Pound | USD / EGP | 30.737 | |
Nakfa | USD / ERN | 15.268 | |
Ethiopian Birr | USD / ETB | 54.169 | |
Euro | USD / EUR | 0.919 | |
Fiji Dollar | USD / FJD | 2.193 | |
Book of Falkland | USD / FKP | 0.784 | |
British Pound sterling | USD / GBP | 0.783 | |
Lari | USD / GEL | 2.569 | |
Ghana Cedi | USD / GHS | 11.034 | |
Gibraltar Pound | USD / GIP | 0.807 | |
Dalasi | USD / GMD | 75.029 | |
Guinea Franc | USD / GNF | 8483.598 | |
Quetzal | USD / GTQ | 7.791 | |
Guyana Dollar | USD / GYD | 212.727 | |
Hong Kong Dollar | USD / HKD | 7.819 | |
Lempira | USD / HNL | 24.462 | |
Kuna | USD / HRK | 7.014 | |
Gourd | USD / HTG | 136.416 | |
Forint | USD / HUF | 352.596 | |
Rupiah | USD / IDR | 15632.197 | |
Israeli new sheqel | USD / ILS | 3.647 | |
Indian Rupee | USD / INR | 82.911 | |
Iraqi Dinar | USD / IQD | 1304.398 | |
Iranian Rial | USD / IRR | 41682.747 | |
Icelandic krona | USD / ISK | 136.268 | |
Pound sterling (Jersey) | USD / JEP | 0.784 | |
Jamaican Dollar | USD / JMD | 153.55 | |
Jordanian Dinar | USD / JOD | 0.707 | |
Yen | USD / JPY | 146.632 | |
Kenya Shilling | USD / KES | 138.404 | |
Som | USD / KGS | 88.552 | |
Riel | USD / KHR | 4104.428 | |
Comoro Franc | USD / KMF | 452.052 | |
Won North Korea | USD / KPW | 913.094 | |
Won | USD / KRW | 1323.808 | |
Kuwaiti Dinar | USD / KWD | 0.307 | |
Cayman Islands Dollar | USD / KYD | 0.822 | |
Tenge | USD / KZT | 446.601 | |
Kip | USD / LAK | 17984.789 | |
Lebanese Pound | USD / LBP | 15005.789 | |
Sri Lanka Rupee | USD / LKR | 287.467 | |
Liberian Dollar | USD / LRD | 170.52 | |
Loti | USD / LSL | 19.146 | |
Lithuanian litas | USD / LTL | 3.129 | |
Latvian lats | USD / LVL | 0.646 | |
Libyan Dinar | USD / LYD | 4.804 | |
Moroccan Dirham | USD / MAD | 10.173 | |
Moldovan Leu | USD / MDL | 17.7 | |
Malagasy Ariary | USD / MGA | 4413.467 | |
Denar | USD / MKD | 57.274 | |
Kyat | USD / MMK | 2086.34 | |
Tugrik | USD / MNT | 3521.99 | |
Pataca | USD / MOP | 8.049 | |
Ouguija | USD / MRO | 355.587 | |
Mauritius Rupee | USD / MUR | 45.328 | |
Rufiyaa | USD / MVR | 15.365 | |
Kwacha | USD / MWK | 1001.454 | |
Mexican Peso | USD / MXN | 17.052 | |
Malaysian Ringgit | USD / MYR | 4.717 | |
Metical | USD / MZN | 63.05 | |
Namibian dollar | USD / NAD | 19.154 | |
Naira | USD / NGN | 464.001 | |
Cordoba Oro | USD / NIO | 36.02 | |
Norwegian Krone | USD / NOK | 10.463 | |
Nepalese Rupee | USD / NPR | 131.727 | |
New Zealand Dollar | USD / NZD | 1.624 | |
Omani Rial | USD / OMR | 0.383 | |
Balboa | USD / PAB | 0.938 | |
New Sol | USD / PEN | 3.791 | |
Kina | USD / PGK | 3.442 | |
Philippine Peso | USD / PHP | 55.89 | |
Pakistan Rupee | USD / PKR | 285.249 | |
Zloty | USD / PLN | 3.967 | |
Guarani | USD / PYG | 7195.641 | |
Qatar riyal | USD / QAR | 3.64 | |
Leu | USD / RON | 4.569 | |
Serbian Dinar | USD / RSD | 108.897 | |
Russian Ruble | USD / RUB | 90.663 | |
Rwanda Franc | USD / RWF | 1118.533 | |
Saudi Riyal | USD / SAR | 3.739 | |
Dollar Solomon | USD / SBD | 8.452 | |
Seychelles Rupee | USD / SCR | 13.401 | |
Sudanese Pound | USD / SDG | 597.65 | |
Swedish Krona | USD / SEK | 10.354 | |
Singapore Dollar | USD / SGD | 1.335 | |
Book of St. Helena | USD / SHP | 0.804 | |
Leone | USD / SLL | 22383.337 | |
Somali Shilling | USD / SOS | 564.127 | |
Surinam Dollar | USD / SRD | 37.533 | |
Dobra | USD / STD | 21737.439 | |
El Salvador Colon | USD / SVC | 8.75 | |
Syrian Pound | USD / SYP | 2501.799 | |
Lilangeni | USD / SZL | 19.152 | |
Baht | USD / THB | 35.23 | |
Somoni | USD / TJS | 11.073 | |
Manat | USD / TMM | 17416.189 | |
Tunisian Dinar | USD / TND | 3.105 | |
Paanga | USD / TOP | 2.396 | |
New Turkish Lira | USD / TRY | 30.454 | |
Dollar Trinidad and Tobago | USD / TTD | 6.75 | |
Taiwan Dollar | USD / TWD | 30.603 | |
Tanzania Shilling | USD / TZS | 2352.005 | |
Hryvnia | USD / UAH | 36.799 | |
Uganda Shilling | USD / UGX | 3721.674 | |
Uruguayan peso | USD / UYU | 39.054 | |
Uzbek Soum | USD / UZS | 11386.136 | |
Bolivar Fuerte | USD / VEF | 260517.167 | |
Dong | USD / VND | 23402.665 | |
Vatu | USD / VUV | 118.632 | |
Tala | USD / WST | 2.72 | |
CFA Franc - BEAC | USD / XAF | 602.735 | |
East Caribbean Dollar | USD / XCD | 2.779 | |
CFA franc - BCEAO | USD / XOF | 602.735 | |
CFP Franc | USD / XPF | 109.65 | |
Yemen Riyal | USD / YER | 249.108 | |
Rand | USD / ZAR | 18.65 | |
Kwacha | USD / ZMK | 19744.459 |