In 1996, the United States began issuing currency with a new design and additional security features. These elements were incorporated to make U.S. currency easier to recognize as genuine and more ...

Currency symbols are more than mere symbols—they are the gateways to understanding the global financial landscape. As world citizens, we encounter currency symbols daily, whether planning a trip ...

That happy guy up there is D. Udaya Kumar. He just won the Indian government's contest to design a symbol for the rupee. (Until now, it's been abbreviated as "Rs.") His design follows the modern ...

Ali Hussain has a background that consists of a career in finance with large financial institutions and in journalism covering business. Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, ...

Most of you reading this have only ever known Bitcoin by its current logo: that white, double-striped “B” superimposed on an orange circle. Orange coin has become an internationally-recognizable ...

Syria is introducing a new series of minimalist banknotes in six denominations, completely free of images, portraits, or ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

NEW DELHI — The Indian rupee joined the U.S. dollar, the British pound, the euro and the Japanese yen on Thursday when it got its very own symbol. The rupee’s new rune is a modification of a letter in ...

Microsoft Office Excel can be configured to display a number with the default currency symbol. In addition to the options for currency symbols, the format has options for the number of decimal places ...

The UAE’s new dirham symbol, introduced in March 2025, is now actively used across digital platforms and retail environments, including Carrefour and Noon.com. Designed to reflect the country’s ...