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 | | While these can hardly be considered stable currency systems, they present many of the same features as "legitimate" currency: they are a store of value, issued in discrete units; they are controlled by a central issuing authority; and they have varying rates of exchange with other forms of currency. |
 | | Currencies pegged to the euro: Cape Verdian escudo,CFA franc, CFP franc, Comoran francs, Bulgarian lev, Estonian kroon, Lithuanian litas, the convertible marka of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
 | | Internationally, ISO 4217 codes are used instead of currency symbols, though currency symbols may be in common use in their respective countries. |
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