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The cent is a subunit, equal to 1/100 of the primary unit, of the following monetary units:
The cent is a subunit, equal to 1/100 of the primary unit, of the following monetary units:
[[Image:2005PennyObv.jpg|thumb|right|200px|One-cent coin from United States]]
{{Image|2005PennyObv.jpg|right|200px|One-cent coin from United States of America}}
{{Image|1euro-cent.jpg|right|200px|Front side of Euro cent. Appearance of back side is up to the [[EU]] member that minted the coin}}
* [[Australian dollar]]
* [[Australian dollar]]
* [[Bahamian dollar]]
* [[Bahamian dollar]]
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* [[East Caribbean States dollar]]
* [[East Caribbean States dollar]]
* [[Eritrean nakfa]]
* [[Eritrean nakfa]]
* [[Estonian kroon]]
* [[European Union]] [[euro]] (adopted by 17 of the EU member nations)
* European Union [[euro]] (adopted by 13 of the EU member nations)
* [[Fijian dollar]]
* [[Fijian dollar]]
* [[Guyanese dollar]]
* [[Guyanese dollar]]
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==In other languages==
==In other languages==
Currencies used primarily in non-english-speaking countries often have similar names derived from ''centum''; these include the French '''centime''' and the '''centavo''', used in several [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] speaking countries.
Currencies used primarily in non-English-speaking countries often have similar names derived from ''centum''; these include the French '''centime''' and the '''centavo''', used in several [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] speaking countries, and the '''cêntimo''' in [[Portugal]].


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* [[Algerian Dinar]]
* [[Algerian dinar]]
* [[Burundian Franc]]
* [[Burundian franc]]
* [[CFP Franc]]
* [[CFP franc]]
* [[CFA Franc]]
* [[CFA franc]]
* [[Comorian Franc]]
* [[Comorian franc]]
* [[Congolese Franc]]
* [[Congolese franc]]
* [[Djiboutian Franc]]
* [[Djiboutian franc]]
* [[Ethiopian Birr]] (as santim)
* [[Ethiopian birr]] (as santim)
* [[Guinean Franc]]
* [[Guinean franc]]
* [[Haitian Gourde]]
* [[Haitian gourde]]
* [[Latvian Lats]] (Latvian: santīms)
* [[Latvian lats]] (Latvian: santīms)
* [[Moroccan Dirham]]
* [[Moroccan dirham]]
* [[Rwandan Franc]]
* [[Rwandan franc]]
* [[Swiss Franc]] (by [[French language|French]] speakers only)
* [[Swiss franc]] (by [[French language|French]] speakers only)
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*[[Argentine Peso]]
*[[Argentine peso]]
*[[Bolivian Boliviano]]
*[[Bolivian boliviano]]
*[[Brazilian Real]]
*[[Brazilian real]]
*[[Cape Verdean Escudo]]
*[[Cape Verdean escudo]]
*[[Chilean Peso]]
*[[Chilean peso]]
*[[Colombian Peso]]
*[[Colombian peso]]
*[[Dominican Peso]]
*[[Dominican peso]]
*[[Guatemalan Quetzal]]
*[[Guatemalan quetzal]]
*[[Honduran Lempira]]
*[[Honduran lempira]]
*[[Mexican Peso]]
*[[Mexican peso]]
*[[Mozambican Metical]]
*[[Mozambican metical]]
*[[Nicaraguan Córdoba]]
*[[Nicaraguan córdoba]]
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The cent is a unit of money in a large number of countries, always signifying one hundrednth of the basic monetary unit. The word cent is derived from the Latin centum, meaning "hundredth".

The cent is a subunit, equal to 1/100 of the primary unit, of the following monetary units:

One-cent coin from United States of America
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Front side of Euro cent. Appearance of back side is up to the EU member that minted the coin

The following obsolete currencies have also had a subdivision named the cent. In all cases, the cent was 1/100 of the primary unit.

In other languages

Currencies used primarily in non-English-speaking countries often have similar names derived from centum; these include the French centime and the centavo, used in several Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries, and the cêntimo in Portugal.

centime centavo