Cent (currency)

{{Infobox currency sign The cent may be represented by the cent sign, written in various ways according to the national convention and font choice. Most commonly seen forms are a minuscule letter c crossed by a diagonal stroke, a vertical line, a simple c, depending on the currency (see below). Cent amounts from 1 to 99 can be represented as one or two digits followed by the appropriate abbreviation (2¢, 5c, 75¢, 99c), or as a subdivision of the base unit ($0.75, €0.99). In some countries, longer abbreviations, like “ct.”, are used. Languages that use other alphabets have their own abbreviations and conventions. The cent symbol has largely fallen into disuse since the mid-20th century as inflation has resulted in very few things being priced in cents in any currency. It was included on US typewriter keyboards, but has not been adopted on computers. The CJK Compatibility Unicode block includes the character , a square version of , , "cent" in Japanese. North American cent sign The cent sign appeared as the shift of the 6 keys on American manual typewriters, but the freestanding circumflex on computer keyboards has taken over that position. Orthography When written in English and Mexican Spanish, the cent sign (¢ or c) follows the amount (with no space between)for example, 2¢ and $0.02, or 2c and €0.02. Conventions in other languages may vary. For example, in Canada, French texts add a non-breaking space between the amount and the sign: 2¢. ==Usage==

Minor currency units called cent or similar names Examples of currencies around the world featuring centesimal () units called cent, or related words from the same root such as céntimo, centésimo, centavo or sen, are: • Argentine peso (as centavo) • Aruban florin, but all circulating coins are in multiples of 5 cents. • Australian dollar, but all circulating coins are in multiples of 5 cents. • Barbadian dollar • Bahamian dollar, but all circulating coins are in multiples of 5 cents. • Belize dollar • Bermudian dollar • Bolivian boliviano (as centavo), but all circulating coins are in multiples of 10 centavos • Brazilian real (as centavo) • Brunei dollar (as sen) • Cambodian riel (as sen) • Canadian dollar • Caribbean guilder • Cayman Islands dollar • Chilean peso (as centavo). Centavos officially exist and are considered in financial transactions, but there are no current centavo-denominated coins. • Colombian peso (as centavo) • Cook Islands dollar (cent, although some 50 cent coins are marked "50 tene") • Cuban peso (as centavo) • East Caribbean dollar, but all circulating coins are in multiples of 5 cents. • Eritrean nakfa • Ethiopian birr (as santim) • Euro – the coins bear the text "euro cent". • Greek coins have ΛΕΠΤΟ ("lepto") on the obverse of the one-cent coin and ΛΕΠΤΑ ("lepta") on the obverse of the others. • Bulgarian coins have ("stotinka") on the obverse of the one-cent coin and ("stotinki") on the obverse of the others. • The actual usage varies depending on the language. • Fijian dollar • Guyanese dollar, but there are no circulating coins with a value below one dollar. • Hong Kong dollar, but all circulating coins are in multiples of 10 cents. • Indonesian rupiah (as sen; last coin minted was 50 cents in 1961, last cents printed as banknotes in 1964 which were demonetized in 1996 save for the 1 cent) • Jamaican dollar, but there are no circulating coins with a value below one dollar. • Kenyan shilling • Lesotho loti (as sente) • Liberian dollar • Macanese pataca (as avo), but all circulating coins are in multiples of 10 avos. • Malaysian ringgit (as sen), but all circulating coins are in multiples of 5 sen. • Mauritian rupee • Mexican peso (as centavo) • Moroccan dirham (as santim) • Namibian dollar • New Zealand dollar, but all circulating coins are in multiples of 10 cents. • Panamanian balboa (as centésimo) • Peruvian sol (as céntimo) • Philippine peso (as sentimo or centavo) • Seychellois rupee • Sierra Leonean leone • Singapore dollar, but all circulating coins are in multiples of 5 cents. • South African rand, but all circulating coins are in multiples of 10 cents. • Sri Lankan rupee • Surinamese dollar • Swazi lilangeni • New Taiwan dollar, but all circulating coins are in multiples of 50 cents. • Tanzanian shilling • Tongan paʻanga (as seniti) • Trinidad and Tobago dollar • United States dollar • Uruguayan peso (as centésimo) • Zimbabwean ZiG Minor currency units with other names Examples of currencies featuring centesimal () units not called cent Obsolete centesimal currency units Examples of currencies which formerly featured centesimal () units but now have no fractional denomination in circulation: ==See also==