RegionInfo.ISOCurrencySymbol Property
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Updated: January 2011
Gets the three-character ISO 4217 currency symbol associated with the country/region.
Namespace: System.Globalization
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property ISOCurrencySymbol As String
public virtual string ISOCurrencySymbol { get; }
Property Value
Type: System.String
The three-character ISO 4217 currency symbol associated with the country/region.
Remarks
The following is a list of the ISO 4217 currency symbols returned by the ISOCurrencySymbol property.
Country/Region |
Currency name |
ISO 4217 currency symbol |
---|---|---|
United Arab Emirates |
UAE Dirham |
AED |
Albania |
Lek |
ALL |
Armenia |
Armenian Dram |
AMD |
Argentina |
Argentine Peso |
ARS |
Austria |
Euro |
EUR |
Australia |
Australian Dollar |
AUD |
Azerbaijan |
Azerbaijanian Manat |
AZN |
Belgium |
Euro |
EUR |
Bulgaria |
Lev |
BGN |
Bahrain |
Bahraini Dinar |
BHD |
Brunei |
Brunei Dollar |
BND |
Bolivia |
Boliviano |
BOB |
Brazil |
Brazilian Real |
BRL |
Belarus |
Belarussian Ruble |
BYR |
Belize |
Belize Dollar |
BZD |
Canada |
Canadian Dollar |
CAD |
Caribbean |
US Dollar |
USD |
Switzerland |
Swiss Franc |
CHF |
Chile |
Chilean Peso |
CLP |
China |
Yuan Renminbi |
CNY |
Colombia |
Colombian Peso |
COP |
Costa Rica |
Costa Rican Colon |
CRC |
Czech Republic |
Czech Koruna |
CZK |
Germany |
Euro |
EUR |
Denmark |
Danish Krone |
DKK |
Dominican Republic |
Dominican Peso |
DOP |
Algeria |
Algerian Dinar |
DZD |
Ecuador |
US Dollar |
USD |
Estonia |
Kroon |
EEK |
Egypt |
Egyptian Pound |
EGP |
Spain |
Euro |
EUR |
Finland |
Euro |
EUR |
Faroe Islands |
Danish Krone |
DKK |
France |
Euro |
EUR |
United Kingdom |
Pound Sterling |
GBP |
Georgia |
Lari |
GEL |
Greece |
Euro |
EUR |
Guatemala |
Quetzal |
GTQ |
Hong Kong SAR |
Hong Kong Dollar |
HKD |
Honduras |
Lempira |
HNL |
Croatia |
Croatian Kuna |
HRK |
FYROM |
Denar |
MKD |
Hungary |
Forint |
HUF |
Indonesia |
Rupiah |
IDR |
Ireland |
Euro |
EUR |
Israel |
New Israeli Sheqel |
ILS |
India |
Indian Rupee |
INR |
Iraq |
Iraqi Dinar |
IQD |
Iran |
Iranian Rial |
IRR |
Iceland |
Iceland Krona |
ISK |
Italy |
Euro |
EUR |
Jamaica |
Jamaican Dollar |
JMD |
Jordan |
Jordanian Dinar |
JOD |
Japan |
Yen |
JPY |
Kenya |
Kenyan Shilling |
KES |
Kyrgyzstan |
Som |
KGS |
Korea |
Won |
KRW |
Kuwait |
Kuwaiti Dinar |
KWD |
Kazakhstan |
Tenge |
KZT |
Lebanon |
Lebanese Pound |
LBP |
Liechtenstein |
Swiss Franc |
CHF |
Lithuania |
Lithuanian Litus |
LTL |
Luxembourg |
Euro |
EUR |
Latvia |
Latvian Lats |
LVL |
Libya |
Libyan Dinar |
LYD |
Morocco |
Moroccan Dirham |
MAD |
Monaco |
Euro |
EUR |
Mongolia |
Tugrik |
MNT |
Montenegro |
Euro |
EUR |
Macao SAR |
Pataca |
MOP |
Maldives |
Rufiyaa |
MVR |
Mexico |
Mexican Peso |
MXN |
Malaysia |
Malaysian Ringgit |
MYR |
Nicaragua |
Cordoba Oro |
NIO |
The Netherlands |
Euro |
EUR |
Norway |
Norwegian Krone |
NOK |
New Zealand |
New Zealand Dollar |
NZD |
Oman |
Rial Omani |
OMR |
Panama |
Balboa |
PAB |
Peru |
Nuevo Sol |
PEN |
Philippines |
Philippine Peso |
PHP |
Pakistan |
Pakistan Rupee |
PKR |
Poland |
Zloty |
PLN |
Puerto Rico |
US Dollar |
USD |
Portugal |
Euro |
EUR |
Paraguay |
Guarani |
PYG |
Qatar |
Qatari Rial |
QAR |
Romania |
Leu |
RON |
Russia |
Russian Ruble |
RUB |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Riyal |
SAR |
Sweden |
Swedish Krona |
SEK |
Singapore |
Singapore Dollar |
SGD |
Slovenia |
Euro |
EUR |
Slovakia |
Euro |
EUR |
Serbia |
Serbian Dinar |
RSD |
El Salvador |
US Dollar |
USD |
Syria |
Syrian Pound |
SYP |
Thailand |
Baht |
THB |
Tunisia |
Tunisian Dinar |
TND |
Turkey |
Turkish Lira |
TRY |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Trinidad and Tobago Dollar |
TTD |
Taiwan |
New Taiwan Dollar |
TWD |
Ukraine |
Hryvnia |
UAH |
United States |
US Dollar |
USD |
Uruguay |
Peso Uruguayo |
UYU |
Uzbekistan |
Uzbekistan Sum |
UZS |
Venezuela |
Bolivar |
VEF |
Vietnam |
Dong |
VND |
Yemen |
Yemeni Rial |
YER |
South Africa |
Rand |
ZAR |
Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe Dollar |
ZWL |
Examples
The following code example displays the properties of the RegionInfo class.
Imports System.Globalization
Public Class Example
Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
' Displays the property values of the RegionInfo for "US".
Dim myRI1 As New RegionInfo("en-US")
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" Name: {0}", myRI1.Name) & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" DisplayName: {0}", myRI1.DisplayName) & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" EnglishName: {0}", myRI1.EnglishName) & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" IsMetric: {0}", myRI1.IsMetric) & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" TwoLetterISORegionName: {0}", myRI1.TwoLetterISORegionName) & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" CurrencySymbol: {0}", myRI1.CurrencySymbol) & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" ISOCurrencySymbol: {0}", myRI1.ISOCurrencySymbol) & vbCrLf
End Sub
End Class
' This example produces the following output.
' Name: US
' DisplayName: United States
' EnglishName: United States
' IsMetric: False
' TwoLetterISORegionName: US
' CurrencySymbol: $
' ISOCurrencySymbol: USD
using System;
using System.Globalization;
public class Example
{
public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
{
// Displays the property values of the RegionInfo for "US".
RegionInfo myRI1 = new RegionInfo("en-US");
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" Name: {0}\n", myRI1.Name);
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" DisplayName: {0}\n", myRI1.DisplayName);
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" EnglishName: {0}\n", myRI1.EnglishName);
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" IsMetric: {0}\n", myRI1.IsMetric);
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" TwoLetterISORegionName: {0}\n", myRI1.TwoLetterISORegionName);
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" CurrencySymbol: {0}\n", myRI1.CurrencySymbol);
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" ISOCurrencySymbol: {0}\n", myRI1.ISOCurrencySymbol);
}
}
/*
This code produces the following output.
Name: US
DisplayName: United States
EnglishName: United States
IsMetric: False
TwoLetterISORegionName: US
CurrencySymbol: $
ISOCurrencySymbol: USD
*/
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
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Change History
Date |
History |
Reason |
---|---|---|
January 2011 |
Updated the table to reflect current ISO currency symbol information. |
Customer feedback. |