Cent (currency)
Monetary unit in many national currencies
Cent (currency)
The cent is a monetary sub-unit of many currencies that equals a hundredth (1⁄100) of the currency's base unit. The word derives from the Latin centum, 'hundred'. The cent sign is commonly a simple minuscule (lower case) letter c, such as with the euro. In North America, the c is crossed by a diagonal or vertical stroke (depending on typeface), yielding the character ¢. The United States one cent coin is generally known by the nickname "penny", alluding to the British coin and unit of that name. Australia ended production of its 1c coin in 1990. New Zealand last produced its 1c coin in 1988, as did Canada in 2012 and the US (for circulation) in 2025. Some Eurozone countries ended production of the 1 euro cent coin, most recently Slovakia in 2022.
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