List of Circulating Currencies

The JSON file lists all circulating currencies (currently 172 currencies) in the format below. Feel free to update and correct.

JSON file description

The file contains the ISO 4217 3-letter currency codes as the property and the parameters as the property values which are further broken down into key/value pair for easy pickup.

object property	Description
name	The full name of the currency
demonym	The adjective (demonym) of the curries
majorSingle	The currency major unit name in singular form
majorPlural	The currency major unit name in plural form
ISOnum	The ISO 4217 number of the currency
symbol	The currency symbol in Latin form as most internationally used.
symbolNative	The currency symbol in native language form
minorSingle	The currency minor unit name in singular form
minorPlural	The currency minor unit name in plural form
ISOdigits	The number of digits after the decimal separator in accordance with ISO 4217
decimals	The number of decimal places for the minor unit
numToBasic	The total number of minor units in a major unit

Alternative Array List

The file currencyArray.js provides a shorter compact list using an array with the same parameters except for the full name. However, the full name can be made from the rest of the array data.

Notes

Why separate demonym

A separate entry is made for the demonym so flexibility is given to use the names of the Major and Minor units without the country name if needed.

Examples

Example 1: Read full information of a currency using its ISO code

let currencyList = {..... } // the full list as provided in this repo

console.log(currencyList.USD);

//======================
// output
//======================
{
  name: 'United States Dollar',
  demonym: 'US',
  majorSingle: 'Dollar',
  majorPlural: 'Dollars',
  ISOnum: 840,
  symbol: '$',
  symbolNative: '$',
  minorSingle: 'Cent',
  minorPlural: 'Cents',
  ISOdigits: 2,
  decimals: 2,
  numToBasic: 100
}

Example 2: Use single and plural with demonym

let MyCurrecy = "USD";
let value = 3;
let demonym = currencyList[MyCurrecy].demonym;

if (value >1) {
console.log("The value is "+value+" "+demonym + " " + currencyList[MyCurrecy].majorPlural);
} else {
console.log("The value is "+value+" "+demonym + " " + currencyList[MyCurrecy].majorSingle);
}


//======================
\\ output
//======================

The value is 3 US Dollars

Example 3: Use single and plural without demonym

let MyCurrecy = "INR";
let value = 3;

if (value >1) {
console.log("The value is "+value+" "+ currencyList[MyCurrecy].majorPlural);
} else {
console.log("The value is "+value+" "+ currencyList[MyCurrecy].majorSingle);
}

//======================
\\ output
//======================

The value is 3 Rupees

History:

03/11/2021 : Minor corrected JOD numToBasic corrected from 100 to 1000

15/10/2021 : Post to GitHub

15/05/2020 : Added Abkhazian Apsar and Artsakh Dram

30/01/2020 : Five more currencies:

         EHP (Sahrawi Peseta)
         FOK (Faroese Króna)
         GGP Guernsey Pound
         IMP Manx Pound
         JEP Jersey Pound
         KID Kiribati Dollar
         PND Pitcairn Islands Dollar
         PRB Transnistrian Ruble
         SLS Somaliland Shilling
         TVD Tuvaluan Dollar
         VED Venezuelan bolívar digital

13/10/2019 : Added separate demonym for better flexibility

22/08/2019 : Initial list