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5.26 Numerical expressions: other considerations
Dollar amounts in different currencies should be distinguished from one another by some easily understood marker. A reference to $20 will be ambiguous to a non-Canadian reader and may be taken to refer to American or some other currency. No single system is universally accepted, but the following is the one used by the Department of Finance and the International Monetary Fund.
| C$20 | for Canadian dollars |
| US$20 | for American dollars |
| A$20 | for Australian dollars |
| NZ$20 | for New Zealand dollars |