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Showing amount with currency

what is the best way to show currency with amount in financial applications ??

like,

USD 20.00 || Rs. 100.00 || EUR 50.00 or

20.00 USD || 10.00 Rs. || EUR 50.00 or

USD - 20.00 || Rs. - 10.00 || EUR - 50.00

or something else ???

Thanks

Solution

  • The style guide used by the institutions of the European Union includes rules for expressing monetary units. The most important ones:

    • Use the written name ('an amount in euros') when a monetary unit is referred to generally but an amount is not included
    • ISO code ‘EUR’ followed by a fixed space and the amount in figures in written text (compulsory in legal texts). (In English, Irish, Latvian and Maltese. In all other official EU languages the order is reversed: 250 EUR).
    • The euro sign € is primarily used in graphics. However, its use is also permitted in popular works and promotional publications (e.g. sales catalogues). No space after the euro sign: €35.

    My personal preference would be €1.234.567,89 for most texts (that feels most natural and familiar) and 1.234.567,89 EUR for legal/formal documents (or EUR 1.234.567,89 when written in English).

    For more details: Complete list of currency formats.