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Dollar sign facts for kids

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The dollar or peso sign ($) is a symbol that is for either the peso or dollar. These are types of money around the world. Sometimes it is an S with one line through it. Sometimes it is an S with two lines through it. When there are two lines it is called a cifrão. There are many stories about why this symbol is used to mean money.

Images for kids

  • Potosi Real

    A piece of eight from the Potosí mint, showing the Pillars of Hercules with "S" ribbons, and two "PTSI" monograms at about 4 and 8 o'clock around the edge.

  • Sample ledger with dollar sign in John Collins, An Introduction to Merchants-Accompts, 1686

    Sample ledger with a sign for dollar from John Collins 1686.

  • Car with price

    Car for sale in Cape Verde, showing use of the cifrão as decimals separator.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: $ para niños

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