Asian Currency by Region
Mostly everyone can name a handful of Asian currencies off the top of the head. Memorizing all the currencies of Asia appears to be a lot more challenging. Still, compiling this list helped me get a few more correct answers on a World Currency Sporcle quiz that I would not have known otherwise.
The countries of Asia are separated by region to make it easier to see which countries use similar monetary units.
Note: The subunits named are not necessarily in use
Western Asia
| Country | Monetary unit | Subunit (1/100th) |
| Armenia | Armenian dram | luma |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijani manat | Qepik |
| Bahrain | Bahraini dinar | Fils (1/1000th) |
| Cyprus | Euro / avro | cent / sent |
| Georgia | Lari | Tetri |
| Iraq | Iraqi dinar | Fils (1/1000th) |
| Israel | Israeli shekel | Agora |
| Jordan | Jordanian dinar | Qirsh |
| Kuwait | Kuwaiti dinar | Fils (1/1000th) |
| Lebanon | Lebanese pound (lira) | piastre |
| Oman | Omani rial | Baisa |
| Palestine | Israeli shekel & Jordanian dinar | Agora & Qirsh |
| Qatar | Qatari riyal | Dirham |
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi riyal | Halala |
| Syria | Syrian pound | Piastre |
| Turkey | Turkish lira | Kuruş |
| United Arab Emirates | UAE dirham | Fils |
Central Asia
| Country | Monetary unit | Subunit (1/100th) |
| Kazakhstan | Kazakhstani tenge | Tiin |
| Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyzstani som | Tyiyn |
| Tajikistan | Somoni | diram |
| Turkmenistan | Turkmen manat | Tenne |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbek soum | Tiyin |
Eastern Asia
| Country | Monetary unit | Subunit (1/100th) | China | Renminbi (yuan) | Jiao |
| China, Hong Kong | Hong Kong dollar | cent |
| China, Macao | Macanese pataca | avo |
| Japan | Yen | Sen |
| Mongolia | Mongolian tögrög | Möngö |
| North Korea | North Korean won | Chon |
| South Korea | South Korean won | Jeon |
| Taiwan | New Taiwan dollar | fen |
Southern Asia
| Country | Monetary unit | Subunit (1/100th) |
| Afghanistan | Afghan afghani | pul |
| Bangladesh | Taka | Poisha |
| Bhutan | Bhutanese ngultrum | chhertum |
| India | Indian Rupee | paisa |
| Iran | Iranian rial | Dinar |
| Maldives | Maldivian rufiyaa | Laari |
| Nepal | Nepalese rupee | Paisa |
| Pakistan | Pakistani Rupee | Paisa |
| Sri Lankan rupee | Sri Lankan rupee | Cent |
South-Eastern Asia
| Country | Monetary unit | Subunit (1/100th) |
| Brunei | Brunei dollar | Cent |
| Cambodia | Cambodian riel | Sen |
| Indonesia | Rupiah | Sen |
| Laos | Lao kip | Att |
| Malaysia | Ringgit | Sen |
| Myanmar | Kyat | Pya |
| Philippines | Philippine peso | Sentimo |
| Singapore | Singapore dollar | Cent |
| Thailand | Baht | Satang |
| Timor-Leste | US Dollar | cent |
| Vietnam | đồng | Hao |
Sources: World Atlas – Five Regions of Asia
Wikipedia – List of Currencies in Asia
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