Currencies in Australia and Oceania
| Country | Currency | ISO Code |
|---|---|---|
| American Samoa (USA) | United States dollar | USD |
| Australia | Australian dollar | AUD |
| Chatham Islands (New Zealand) | New Zealand dollar | NZD |
| Cook Islands (New Zealand) | Cook Islands dollar | none |
| Fiji | Fijian dollar | FJD |
| French Polynesia (France) | CFP franc | XPF |
| Guam (USA) | United States dollar | USD |
| Kiribati | Australian dollar | AUD |
| Marshall Islands | United States dollar | USD |
| Micronesia | United States dollar | USD |
| Nauru | Australian dollar | AUD |
| New Caledonia (France) | CFP franc | XPF |
| New Zealand | New Zealand dollar | NZD |
| Niue (New Zealand) | New Zealand dollar | NZD |
| Norfolk Island (Australia) | Australian dollar | AUD |
| Northern Mariana Islands (USA) | United States dollar | USD |
| Palau | United States dollar | USD |
| Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinean kina | PGK |
| Pitcairn Islands (UK) | New Zealand dollar | NZD |
| Samoa | Samoan tala | WST |
| Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands dollar | SBD |
| Tokelau (New Zealand) | New Zealand dollar | NZD |
| Tonga | Tongan pa’anga | TOP |
| Tuvalu | Australian dollar | AUD |
| Vanuatu | Vanuatu vatu | VUV |
| Wake Island (USA) | United States dollar | USD |
| Wallis and Futuna (France) | CFP franc | XPF |
American Samoa - United States Dollar
- After the first world war, it became an important international reserve currency
- It replaced the pound sterling which was the then primary reserve of the world
- It is ranked as one of the most widely used currencies that takes place in global transactions
Australia - Australian dollar
- It is a legal tender in Australia
- It is further divided into 100 cents
- On February 14 in 1966, the very first Australian dollar was introduced
Chatham islands - New Zealand dollar
- It is represented in the symbol $ or NZ$
- It is generally referred to as kiwi
- It was introduced in the year 1967
Cook Islands - Cook Islands dollar
- It was the former currency of the country
- It currently uses the New Zealand dollar
- Here, the New Zealand dollar is further divided into 100 cents
Fiji - Fijian dollar
- It is abbreviated in the form of a dollar sign
- It was the currency between 1867 and 1873
- The denominations of 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c, and 20c were introduced in 1969
French Polynesia - CFP franc
- It is subdivided into 100 centimes
- On December 1945, the CFP franc was created
- The highest denomination was 10,000 CFP
Guam - United States dollar
- The Bureau of Engraving and Printing prints the Federal Reserve Notes
- It is exclusively made from the cotton fiber paper
- The overall dimensions of this currency are somehow the same as that of the banknotes of the Phillipine peso
Kiribati - Australian dollar
- It is pegged to the Australian dollar at a ratio of 1:1
- In 1966, this currency became the new and official currency
- Later, both the 1 and 2 dollars were withdrawn in Kiribati's favor
Marshall islands - United States dollar
- This currency is termed to be the standard currency through which most of the goods can be traded
- The Federal Reserve controls the authority to circulate the currency
- After production, the currencies are carefully shipped to the Federal Reserve banks
Micronesia - United States dollar
- It can be abbreviated as US$
- It was in 1861 when the first ever United States Dollar was circularized
- In the year 1946, higher than $100 printing was stopped by the respective government
Nauru - Australian dollar
- Concerning ISO 4217, this currency has been coded as the AUD
- It is identified with its abbreviations which are AU$ or A$
- 100 cents make one Australian Dollar
New Caledonia - CFP franc
- Here, the ISO currency code of this very currency has been pegged to the euro
- It somehow fluctuates whenever it is compared against the USD or United States Dollar
- This currency was introduced in the year 1945
New Zealand - New Zealand dollar
- This currency has lower denominations which were later discontinued
- The circulation and issuance of money are authorized by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand
- It is ranked 11 in the world Foreign Exchange market
Niue - New Zealand dollar
- The daily turnover of this currency is about 2.1%
- Ever since then, it has been constantly on the rise
- This currency has a fair share in elevating the GDP of the respective country
Norfolk Island - Australian dollar
- The Australian pound was replaced by the Australian dollar
- It is ranked in 5th position for being the most traded currency
Northern Mariana Islands - United States dollar
- The 50 and 100 banknotes are still in circulation and will be up to eight years
- It was in 1886 when the banknotes showed the picture illustration of a woman
- Ever since the year 1956, each of the published banknotes bear the printed motto which says In God We Trust
Palau - United States dollar
- In 1794, the first five dollars were issued
- The very first federal note was just for ten dollars
- Papua New Guinea-Papua New Guinean Kina
Pitcairn Islands - New Zealand dollar
- It is divided into 100 toea
- The currency word ‘kina’ is derived from the Kuanua language that belongs to the Tolai region
- It was introduced on the 19th of May in 1975
Samoa - Samoan tala
- The currency word ‘tala’ is derived from ‘Thaler’ which is a German word
- It was first introduced in 1967 on the 10th of July
- The symbol which is used to refer to this currency is WS$
Solomon Islands - New Zealand dollar
- 1 cent, 2 cents, and 5 cents were phased out of circulation between 1988 and 2006
- The smallest coin is the 10 cent
- It represents about 2.1% of the global foreign exchange market
Tokelau - New Zealand dollar
- The foreign exchange designation of this currency is the NZD
- It was initially pegged to the US dollar at a rapid rate of 1 New Zealand dollar = 1.43 USD
- The current denominations are 10 cents, 20 cents, 50 cents, one dollar, and two dollar
Tonga - Tonga pa’anga
- This currency is not convertible
- It is pegged to a rigid basket of currencies
- It is subdivided into 100 seniti
Tuvalu - Australian dollar
- 1 cent and 2 cents were discontinued in 2006
- AUD became a free-floating currency in 1983
- There is the portrayal of Queen Elizabeth 2 on all of the Australian coins
Vanuatu - Vanuatu dollar
- There are no subdivisions of this currency
- In 1982 on March 22, the first banknotes were introduced
- In 1993, the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu took over the process of issue of paper money
Wake Island - United States Dollar
- In the Bretton Woods Agreement of 1944, the US dollar was first established as the currency of the world
- Later, it went on to become the most dominant currency In the world
- Initially, it was originally traded in the form of coins that is valued by their weight in gold and silver before being traded as a paper note
Wallis and Futuna - CFP franc
- It was created in December
- There is an identical obverse in CFP franc but the reverse is unique t French Polynesia
- This currency is said to be reliant on the value of the euro