Naira sign (₦)
The naira sign (₦) stands for the naira, Nigeria’s currency since January 1973, and is written before the number: ₦20.
How to read it
Unicode encodes it as NAIRA SIGN (U+20A6), for Nigeria. The naira is divided into 100 kobo, and the Central Bank of Nigeria writes kobo amounts with a k after the number: its first notes were ₦10, ₦5, ₦1 and 50k. The ISO code is NGN.
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These describe what each sign means and which currency uses it. They are not financial advice, and they give no prices or exchange rates.
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Sources
- Currency Symbols: Range 20A0–20CF (code chart), The Unicode Standard, Version 18.0, Unicode Consortium, 20A6
- History of Nigerian Currency, Currency Operations, Central Bank of Nigeria, Page text
- ISO 4217 currency code list (List One), Current currency and funds code list, SIX Financial Information (ISO 4217 Maintenance Agency), Nigeria
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