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World's highest-valued currencies

Last updated on: February 1, 2012 08:15 IST
These currencies have the highest value in the world.

There are many curriences in the world, but only a handful carry weight either globally or locally.

Let's take a look at currencies that have the highest value in the world.

The highest-valued currency unit is the currency in which a single unit buys the highest number of any given other currency or the largest amount of a given good.

Most commonly the calculation is made against a major reserve currency such as the euro, the pound sterling or the United States dollar.

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One dinar will give you 3.5 US dollars.

Kuwait

Currency: Dinar

One dinar: 3.5 US dollars

One dinar: 2.8 euros

Highest valued coin: 1

Highest valued banknote: 20

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One dinar will give you 2.6 US dollars.

Bahrain

Currency: Dinar

One dinar: 2.6 US dollars

One dinar: 2.0 euros

Highest valued coin: 5

Highest valued banknote: 20

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One rial will give you 2.5 US dollars.

Oman

Currency: Rial

One rial: 2.5 US dollars

One rial: 0.3 euros

Highest valued coin: .05

Highest valued banknote: 50

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One lats will give you 1.8 US dollars.

Latvia

Currency: Lats

One lats: 1.8 US dollars

One lats: 1.4 euros

Highest valued coin: 2

Highest valued banknote: 500

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50 pounds is the highest banknote.

The United Kingdom

Currency: Pound sterling

One pound sterling: N/A

One pound sterling: N/A

Highest valued coin: 2

Highest valued banknote: 50

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One pound will give you 1.5 US dollars.

Falkland Islands

Currency: Pound

One pound: 1.5 US dollars

One pound: 1.2 euros

Highest valued coin: 2

Highest valued banknote: 50

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One pound will give you 0.65 US dollars.

Gibraltar

Currency: Pound

One pound: 0.65 US dollars

One pound: 0.82 euros

Highest valued coin: 2

Highest valued banknote: 50

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20 is the highest valued banknote.

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Currency: Pound

One pound: N/A

One pound: N/A

Highest valued coin: 2

Highest valued banknote: 20

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One dinar will give you 1.4 US dollars.

Jordan

Currency: Dinar

One dinar: 1.4 US dollars

One dinar: 1.1 euros

Highest valued coin: 1

Highest valued banknote: 50

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One manat will give you 1.1 US dollars.

Azerbaijan

Currency: Manat

One manat: 1.1 US dollars

One manat: 1.0 euros

Highest valued coin: .50

Highest valued banknote: 100

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One euro will give you 1.2 US dollars.

European Union

Currency: Euro

One euro: 1.2 US dollars

One euro: N/A

Highest valued coin: 2

Highest valued banknote: 500

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One dollar will give you 0.94 euros.

Cayman Islands

Currency: Dollar

One dollar: 1.2 US dollars

One dollar: 0.94 euros

Highest valued coin: 0.25

Highest valued banknote: 100

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One franc will give you 1.05 US dollars.

Switzerland

Currency: Franc

One franc: 1.05 US dollars

One franc: 0.82 euros

Highest valued coin: 5

Highest valued banknote: 1,000

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One dollar will give you 1.03 US dollars.

Australia

Currency: Dollar

One dollar: 1.03 US dollars

One dollar: 0.81 euros

Highest valued coin: 2

Highest valued banknote: 100

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100 is the highest valued banknote.

The United States

Currency: Dollar

One dollar: 1 euro

Highest valued coin: 1

Highest valued banknote: 100

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100 is the highest valued banknote.

Bahamas

Currency: Dollar

One dollar: 1 US dollar

Highest valued coin: 0.25

Highest valued banknote: 100

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One Bermuda dollar will give you one US dollar.

Bermuda

Currency: Dollar

One dollar: 1 US dollar

One dollar: 0.78 euros

Highest valued coin: 1

Highest valued banknote: 100

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Highest valued coin is .50.

Panama

Currency: Balboa

One balboa: 1 US dollar

Highest valued coin: .50

Highest valued banknote: N/A

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One peso will give you 1 US dollar.

Cuba

Currency: Peso

One peso: 1 US dollar

Highest valued coin: 1

Highest valued banknote: 100

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One Canadian dollar will give you 0.97 US dollar.

Canada

Currency: Dollar

One dollar: 0.97 US dollar

One dollar: 0.77 euros

Highest valued coin: 2

Highest valued banknote: 100

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