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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]] | [[Image:2005PennyObv.jpg|thumb|right|200px|One-cent coin from United States]] | ||
* [[Australian | * [[Australian dollar]] | ||
* [[Bahamian | * [[Bahamian dollar]] | ||
* [[Barbados | * [[Barbados dollar]] | ||
* [[Belizean | * [[Belizean dollar]] | ||
* [[Bermudan | * [[Bermudan dollar]] | ||
* [[Bruneian | * [[Bruneian dollar]] | ||
* [[Canadian | * [[Canadian dollar]] | ||
* [[Cayman Islands | * [[Cayman Islands dollar]] | ||
* [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands | * [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands dollar]] | ||
* [[Cook Islands | * [[Cook Islands ollar]] | ||
* [[Cypriot | * [[Cypriot pound]] | ||
* [[East Caribbean States | * [[East Caribbean States dollar]] | ||
* [[Eritrean | * [[Eritrean nakfa]] | ||
* [[Estonian Kroon]] | * [[Estonian Kroon]] | ||
* European Union [[Euro]] (adopted by 13 of the EU member nations) | * European Union [[Euro]] (adopted by 13 of the EU member nations) | ||
Revision as of 12:58, 20 December 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:
- Australian dollar
- Bahamian dollar
- Barbados dollar
- Belizean dollar
- Bermudan dollar
- Bruneian dollar
- Canadian dollar
- Cayman Islands dollar
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands dollar
- Cook Islands ollar
- Cypriot pound
- East Caribbean States dollar
- Eritrean nakfa
- Estonian Kroon
- European Union Euro (adopted by 13 of the EU member nations)
- Fijian Dollar
- Guyanese Dollar
- Hong Kong Dollar
- Principality of Hutt River Dollar
- Jamaican Dollar
- Kenyan Shilling
- Kiribati Dollar
- Liberian Dollar
- Maltese Pound
- Mauritian Rupee
- Namibian Dollar
- New Zealand Dollar
- Pitcairn Islands Dollar
- South African Rand
- Seychelles Rupee
- Singaporean Dollar
- Sierra Leone Leone
- Solomon Islands Dollar
- Somaliland Shilling
- Sri Lankan Rupee
- Surinam Dollar
- Swaziland Lilangeni
- New Taiwan Dollar
- Tanzanian Shilling
- Trinidad and Tobago Dollar
- Tuvaluan Dollar
- Ugandan Shilling
- United States Dollar
- Zimbabwean Dollar
The following obsolete currencies have also had a subdivision named the cent. In all cases, the cent was 1/100 of the primary unit.
- British Caribbean Territories (Eastern Group) Dollar
- British Guiana Dollar
- British Honduras Dollar
- British North Borneo Dollar
- Chatham Islands Dollar
- Cingalese Rupee
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands Rupee
- East African and Ugandan Rupee
- East African Florin
- East African Shilling
- Malayan Dollar
- Malayan and British Borneo Dollar
- Mauritian Dollar
- New Brunswick Dollar
- Newfoundland Dollar
- Nova Scotian Dollar
- Penang Dollar
- Prince Edward Island Dollar
- Rhodesian Dollar
- Sarawak Dollar
- Sealand Dollar
- Sierra Leoneian Dollar
- Straits Settlements Dollar
- Zanzibari Rupee
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.
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