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Monetary unit in many national currencies

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The cent is a monetary unit of many national currencies that equals a hundredth (1⁄100) of the basic monetary unit. The word derives from the Latin centum, 'hundred'.

The cent sign is commonly a simple minuscule (lower case) letter c. In North America, the c is crossed by a diagonal or vertical stroke (depending on typeface), yielding the character ¢.

The United States one cent coin is generally known by the nickname "penny", alluding to the British coin and unit of that name. Australia ended production of their 1c coin in 1990,[1] New Zealand last produced their 1c coin in 1988,[2] as did Canada in 2012 and the US in 2025.[3][4] Some Eurozone countries ended production of the 1 euro cent coin, most recently Slovakia in 2022.[5]

Symbol

[edit] "¢" redirects here. For the musical symbol, see cut time. For the letter C with stroke, see Ȼ.

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Cent (currency)
In Unicode	U+00A2 ¢ CENT SIGN (¢)U+0063 c LATIN SMALL LETTER C
Currency
Currency	various
Related
See also	U+FFE0 ￠ FULLWIDTH CENT SIGN U+3323 ㌣ SQUARE SENTO
Different from
Different from	U+023C ȼ LATIN SMALL LETTER C WITH STROKE
Category

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.[6]

The CJK Compatibility Unicode block includes the character ⟨㌣⟩, a square version of セント, sento, "cent" in Japanese.

North American cent sign

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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

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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

[edit] East India Company half cent (1845).

First side of the image: Obverse: Crowned head left with lettering Queen Victoria Second side of the image: Reverse: Face value, year and "East India Company" inscribed inside wreath. 18,737,498 coins minted in 1845.

Minor currency units called cent or similar names

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Examples of currencies around the world featuring centesimal (1⁄100) 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 СТОТИНКА ("stotinka") on the obverse of the one-cent coin and СТОТИНКИ ("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

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Examples of currencies featuring centesimal (1⁄100) units not called cent

Major unit	Divided into
Bhutanese ngultrum	100 chhertum
Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark	100 pfeniga
Botswanan pula	100 thebe
British pound	100 pence (singular: penny) since Decimal Day, 1971
Chinese yuan	100 fēn (分); in general usage, divided into 10 jiǎo (角).
Danish krone	100 øre
Egyptian pound	100 piastres
Gambian dalasi	100 bututs
Ghanaian cedi	100 pesewas
Indian rupee	100 paise
Israeli new shekel	100 agorot
Macau pataca	100 avos; circulating coins are 10, 20, and 50 avos.
Macedonian denar	100 deni
Malawian kwacha	100 tambala
Mongolian tögrög	100 möngö
Nepalese rupee	100 paisa
Pakistani rupee	100 paise
Papua New Guinean kina	100 toea
Polish złoty	100 groszy (singular: grosz)
Qatari riyal	100 dirhams
Romanian and Moldovan leu	100 bani
Russian ruble	100 kopeks
Saudi riyal	100 halalas
Serbian dinar	100 paras
Swedish krona	100 öre
Swiss franc	German: 100 RappenFrench: 100 centimesItalian: 100 centesimiRomansch: 100 raps
Thai baht	100 satang
Turkish lira	100 kuruş
United Arab Emirates dirham	100 fils
Ukrainian hryvnia	100 kopiykas
Zambian kwacha	100 ngwee

Obsolete centesimal currency units

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Examples of currencies which formerly featured centesimal (1⁄100) units but now have no fractional denomination in circulation:

Major unit	Formerly divided into
Costa Rican colón	100 céntimos
Czech koruna	100 haléřů
Hungarian forint	100 fillér
Icelandic króna	100 aurar (singular eyrir)
Japanese yen	100 sen
Norwegian krone	100 øre
South Korean won	100 jeon
Swedish krona	100 öre
Ugandan shilling	100 cents

References

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^ "One Cent". www.ramint.gov.au. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
^ "1 Cent - Elizabeth II, New Zealand". en.numista.com. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
^ "1 Cent - Elizabeth II, Canada". en.numista.com. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
^ "1 Cent - Elizabeth II, Canada". en.numista.com. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
^ "Po 1. júli 2022 budú končiť na Slovensku jedno a dvojcentové mince". www.bystricoviny.sk (in Slovak). 29 May 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
^ Anderson, Charlie (13 November 2003). "The Demise of the ¢ Sign". charlieanderson.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.

v t e Cent derivatives
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