Further to my earlier reply to Simon Baker about the "correct" symbol for the Australian dollar, the "official" position is documented at http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/0/c7103f5100c7663fca2569de00293f3c? OpenDocument.
Regarding the currency symbols, the specific recommendation of the Decimal Currency Board were that: "(a) the symbol for the dollar is $ a capital S with two vertical strokes; acceptable alternatives may be used, for example, an S crossed by one vertical stroke; (b) the symbol for the cent is a small letter c; again acceptable alternatives may be used, for example, a c with a stroke through it or some stylised version of the c; (c) where it is necessary to distinguish the Australian dollar from overseas currencies, the letter A should be placed immediately after the dollar sign - $A;" These specific recommendations were to be read in the context of the Board's overall recommendations that: "It is not considered practicable to prescribe, for all purposes, exact symbols for dollars and cents, or precise methods of expressing dollars and cents in words or figures" and, also, "The symbols chosen to express dollars and cents should involve the minimum change to existing printing and other equipment" So it seems that Simon's and my instruction at school were both far more rigid than what was officially intended. Incidentally, as far as I know, neither the dollar symbol nor cent symbol have ever appeared on Australia's paper money or coinage. Is this unusual? Kevin
