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The cent is a subunit, equal to 1/100 of the primary unit, of the following monetary units:
The cent is a subunit, equal to 1/100 of the primary unit, of the following monetary units:
 
[[Image:2005PennyObv.jpg|thumb|right|200px|One cent coin from United States]]
* [[Australian Dollar]]
* [[Australian Dollar]]
* [[Bahamian Dollar]]
* [[Bahamian Dollar]]
* [[Barbados Dollar]]
* [[Barbados Dollar]]
* [[Belizean Dollar]]
* [[Belizean Dollar]]
* [[Bermudian Dollar]]
* [[Bermudan Dollar]]
* [[Bruneian Dollar]]
* [[Bruneian Dollar]]
* [[Canadian Dollar]]
* [[Canadian Dollar]]
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Revision as of 18:11, 26 June 2007

The cent is a unit of money in a large number of countries, always signifying one hundrednth of the basic monetary unit. The word cent is derived from the Latin centum, meaning "hundredth".

The cent is a subunit, equal to 1/100 of the primary unit, of the following monetary units:

One cent coin from United States

The following obsolete currencies have also had a subdivision named the cent. In all cases, the cent was 1/100 of the primary unit.

In other languages

Currencies used primarily in non-english-speaking countries often have similar names derived from centum; these include the French centime and the centavo, used in several Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries.

centime centavo