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Azerbaijani manat sign

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The Azerbaijani manat symbol designed by Robert Kalina.

The Azerbaijani manat sign (, image: ₼; Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan manatı; code: AZN) is the currency sign of the Azerbaijani manat. In Unicode, it is encoded at U+20BC MANAT SIGN. The shape is a round shaped version of the lowercase Latin letter "m".

History

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When Azerbaijan gained its independence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, it put into circulation its own national currency, the Azerbaijani manat and the need for a monetary sign became immediately apparent. However, 15 years would pass, before Azerbaijan decided to design a monetary sign for the Azerbaijani manat and 22 years would pass, before Azerbaijan actually introduced the monetary sign for the Azerbaijani manat.[citation needed]

The new Azerbaijani manat banknotes and the Azerbaijani manat symbol, ₼, were designed by Robert Kalina in 2006, and the symbol was added to Unicode (U+20BC) in 2013, after failed addition proposals between 2008 and 2011.[1] The Azerbaijani manat symbol design was inspired by the design of the Euro sign (€), based on an initial proposal by Mykyta Yevstifeyev,[2] and resembles a single-bar Euro sign rotated 90° clockwise. The manat symbol is displayed to the right of the amount in Azeri and Russian.

Outline

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The symbol "₼" is a stylized lowercase Latin letter "m" in the form of a semicircle crossed by one vertical or diagonal line. The specific style depends on the typeface used to display the symbol on each banknote.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Aliyev, Rustam (2013-06-18). "Azeri Manat symbol is coming to Unicode (U+20BC)". Code.az. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  2. ^ Pentzlin, Karl (2013-06-10). "Proposal to add the currency sign for the Azerbaijani Manat to the UCS" (PDF) (PDF). Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  3. ^ "Unicode: Символы валют (§ 22.1)" (PDF) (PDF). Unicode.org. 2016-01-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
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