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The '''cent''' is a unit of [[money]] in a large number of countries, <!--almost?--> always signifying one hundrednth of the basic monetary unit. The word ''cent'' is derived from the [[Latin]] ''centum'', meaning "hundredth". | The '''cent''' is a unit of [[money]] in a large number of countries, <!--almost?--> 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: | The cent is a subunit, equal to 1/100 of the primary unit, of the following monetary units: | ||
{{Image|2005PennyObv.jpg|right|200px|One-cent coin from United States of America}} | |||
* [[Australian | {{Image|1euro-cent.jpg|right|200px|Front side of Euro cent. Appearance of back side is up to the [[EU]] member that minted the coin}} | ||
* [[Bahamian | * [[Australian dollar]] | ||
* [[Barbados | * [[Bahamian dollar]] | ||
* [[Belizean | * [[Barbados dollar]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Belizean dollar]] | ||
* [[Bruneian | * [[Bermudan dollar]] | ||
* [[Canadian | * [[Bruneian dollar]] | ||
* [[Cayman Islands | * [[Canadian dollar]] | ||
* [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands | * [[Cayman Islands dollar]] | ||
* [[Cook Islands | * [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands dollar]] | ||
* [[Cypriot | * [[Cook Islands dollar]] | ||
* [[East Caribbean States | * [[Cypriot pound]] | ||
* [[Eritrean | * [[East Caribbean States dollar]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Eritrean nakfa]] | ||
* [[European Union]] [[euro]] (adopted by 17 of the EU member nations) | |||
* [[Fijian | * [[Fijian dollar]] | ||
* [[Guyanese | * [[Guyanese dollar]] | ||
* [[Hong Kong | * [[Hong Kong dollar]] | ||
* [[Principality of Hutt River | * [[Principality of Hutt River dollar]] | ||
* [[Jamaican | * [[Jamaican dollar]] | ||
* [[Kenyan | * [[Kenyan shilling]] | ||
* [[Kiribati | * [[Kiribati dollar]] | ||
* [[Liberian | * [[Liberian dollar]] | ||
* [[Maltese | * [[Maltese pound]] | ||
* [[Mauritian | * [[Mauritian rupee]] | ||
* [[Namibian | * [[Namibian dollar]] | ||
* [[New Zealand | * [[New Zealand dollar]] | ||
* [[Pitcairn Islands | * [[Pitcairn Islands dollar]] | ||
* South African [[ | * South African [[rand]] | ||
* [[Seychelles | * [[Seychelles rupee]] | ||
* [[Singaporean | * [[Singaporean dollar]] | ||
* Sierra Leone [[ | * Sierra Leone [[leone]] | ||
* [[Solomon Islands | * [[Solomon Islands dollar]] | ||
* [[Somaliland | * [[Somaliland shilling]] | ||
* [[Sri Lankan | * [[Sri Lankan rupee]] | ||
* [[Surinam | * [[Surinam dollar]] | ||
* Swaziland [[ | * Swaziland [[lilangeni]] | ||
* [[New Taiwan | * [[New Taiwan dollar]] | ||
* [[Tanzanian | * [[Tanzanian shilling]] | ||
* [[Trinidad and Tobago | * [[Trinidad and Tobago dollar]] | ||
* [[Tuvaluan | * [[Tuvaluan dollar]] | ||
* [[Ugandan | * [[Ugandan shilling]] | ||
* [[United States | * [[United States dollar]] | ||
* [[Zimbabwean | * [[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. | 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) | * [[British Caribbean Territories (Eastern Group) dollar]] | ||
* [[British Guiana | * [[British Guiana dollar]] | ||
* [[British Honduras | * [[British Honduras dollar]] | ||
* [[British North Borneo | * [[British North Borneo dollar]] | ||
* [[Chatham Islands | * [[Chatham Islands dollar]] | ||
* [[Cingalese | * [[Cingalese rupee]] | ||
* [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands | * [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands rupee]] | ||
* [[East African and Ugandan | * [[East African and Ugandan rupee]] | ||
* [[East African | * [[East African florin]] | ||
* [[East African | * [[East African shilling]] | ||
* [[Malayan | * [[Malayan dollar]] | ||
* [[Malayan and British Borneo | * [[Malayan and British Borneo dollar]] | ||
* [[Mauritian | * [[Mauritian dollar]] | ||
* [[New Brunswick | * [[New Brunswick dollar]] | ||
* [[Newfoundland | * [[Newfoundland dollar]] | ||
* [[Nova Scotian | * [[Nova Scotian dollar]] | ||
* [[Penang | * [[Penang dollar]] | ||
* [[Prince Edward Island | * [[Prince Edward Island dollar]] | ||
* [[Rhodesian | * [[Rhodesian dollar]] | ||
* [[Sarawak | * [[Sarawak dollar]] | ||
* [[Sealand | * [[Sealand dollar]] | ||
* [[Sierra Leoneian | * [[Sierra Leoneian dollar]] | ||
* [[Straits Settlements | * [[Straits Settlements dollar]] | ||
* [[Zanzibari | * [[Zanzibari rupee]] | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||
Currencies used primarily in non- | 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 language|Spanish]] and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] speaking countries, and the '''cêntimo''' in [[Portugal]]. | ||
{| class=wikitable | {| class=wikitable | ||
|- | |- | ||
!centime!!centavo | !centime!!centavo | ||
|- valign=top | |- valign=top | ||
| | | | ||
* [[Algerian | * [[Algerian dinar]] | ||
* [[Burundian | * [[Burundian franc]] | ||
* [[CFP | * [[CFP franc]] | ||
* [[CFA | * [[CFA franc]] | ||
* [[Comorian | * [[Comorian franc]] | ||
* [[Congolese | * [[Congolese franc]] | ||
* [[Djiboutian | * [[Djiboutian franc]] | ||
* [[Ethiopian | * [[Ethiopian birr]] (as santim) | ||
* [[Guinean | * [[Guinean franc]] | ||
* [[Haitian | * [[Haitian gourde]] | ||
* [[Latvian | * [[Latvian lats]] (Latvian: santīms) | ||
* [[Moroccan | * [[Moroccan dirham]] | ||
* [[Rwandan | * [[Rwandan franc]] | ||
* [[Swiss | * [[Swiss franc]] (by [[French language|French]] speakers only) | ||
| | | | ||
*[[Argentine | *[[Argentine peso]] | ||
*[[Bolivian | *[[Bolivian boliviano]] | ||
*[[Brazilian | *[[Brazilian real]] | ||
*[[Cape Verdean | *[[Cape Verdean escudo]] | ||
*[[Chilean | *[[Chilean peso]] | ||
*[[Colombian | *[[Colombian peso]] | ||
*[[Dominican | *[[Dominican peso]] | ||
*[[Guatemalan | *[[Guatemalan quetzal]] | ||
*[[Honduran | *[[Honduran lempira]] | ||
*[[Mexican | *[[Mexican peso]] | ||
*[[Mozambican | *[[Mozambican metical]] | ||
*[[Nicaraguan | *[[Nicaraguan córdoba]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
Latest revision as of 13:15, 2 February 2023
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:
PD Image
Front side of Euro cent. Appearance of back side is up to the EU member that minted the coin
Front side of Euro cent. Appearance of back side is up to the EU member that minted the coin
- Australian dollar
- Bahamian dollar
- Barbados dollar
- Belizean dollar
- Bermudan dollar
- Bruneian dollar
- Canadian dollar
- Cayman Islands dollar
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands dollar
- Cook Islands dollar
- Cypriot pound
- East Caribbean States dollar
- Eritrean nakfa
- European Union euro (adopted by 17 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, and the cêntimo in Portugal.
| centime | centavo |
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