On this page we will look at a few of the currencies around the world today. It will also look at what they are worth in Canadaian dollars. You might know what the dollar and the Euro are but do you know what the Baht or the Rial are? Here's the place to find out.

Here is a Currency Converter

Currently(2004) the Euro is used in twelve European countires they include Belgium, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Finland. The Euro has been in circulation since January 1st 2002 and is now part of the every day life for more then 300 million people in the Euro area.

The Euro is worth 1.63873 Canadian Dollars.



The Yen (¥) was originally brought into circulation on July 16, 1951. The word ‘Yen' literally means ‘round object' in Japanese, where the currency is in circulation.

On November 1, 2004, a new version of the Yen was released. Like the Euro notes, the Yen bills vary slightly in size according to how much the bills are worth.One Canadian Dollar is worth 83.7807 Japanese Yen

One Canadian Dollar is worth 83.7807 Japanese Yen. The Yen is worth 0.011904 Canaidan Dollars.



It officially consisted of 100 dinars, but the rial is so small these days that no fraction of the rial is used in accounting anymore. The rial replaced an older currency known as the toman. One toman is worth 10 rials, and although the currency was changed to the rial in the early 20th century, the term toman still enjoys wide usage among Iranians today. Most Iranians think in tomans when discussing money. There is no official symbol for the currency. Coins in circulation are: 5, 10, 50, 100, 250, and 500 rials Banknotes in circulation are: 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10,000 and 20,000 rials As of January 2, 2005 there were 7,296.65 Iranian rials in one Canadian dollar.


The currency of Thailand is the Baht which consists of 100 Satangs. Coins include 25 satang, 50 satang, 1 Baht, 5 Baht and 10 Baht pieces but the confusing fact about coins is that they are of different sizes for the same value coin and only the newer coins have Arabic numerals. The 5 Baht coin (silver with copper edge) and the 1 Baht coin (silver) each come in three sizes. The 10 Baht coin has a copper center with silver border, the 50 and 25 satang coins are copper colored, and both circulate in two sizes. Paper money is clearer since the notes have Arabic (as well as Thai) numerals and are color coded as well as of different sizes for different denominations - the larger the denomination the larger the size. 10's are brown, 20's green, 50's blue, 100's red, 500's purple and 1000 Baht notes are grey.




The dollar was unanimously chosen as the money unit for the United States on July 6, 1785. This was the first time a nation had adopted a decimal currency system. Until 1974 the value of the United States dollar was tied to and backed by silver, gold, or a combination of the two. From 1792 to 1873 the U.S. dollar was freely backed by both gold and silver at a ratio of 15:1 under a system known as bimetallism. Through a series of legislative changes from 1873 to 1900, the status of silver was slowly diminished until 1900 when a gold standard was formally adopted. The gold standard survived, with several modifications, until 1971.

The American Dollar is worth 1.2463 Canadian Dollar.

Click on the link below to find out where you bills have been. (only works on American bills)

Where's George?

The Canadian Dollars is only used by Canadians in Canada. When the The Americans come into Canada they use their own currency. When Canadians go to the United States barely any places places accept the Canadian Dollar.

If you would like to learn about the history of the Canadian dollar, please see our history page.

Do you want to know where your money was before you got it? Well if you do click on the link below to find out.(Only works on Canadian dollar bills)(See below for American option)
Where's Willy?