Australian dollar

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The Australian dollar is the official currency of Australia and its external territories, divided into 100 cents.

Often called the Aussie dollar in financial contexts, it trades under the code AUD and uses the $ symbol, sometimes written A$ to distinguish it from other dollar currencies: The Australian dollar weakened against the yen.

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  • AUDAustralian legal tender

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G