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'''[[United States dollar]]''' (symbol: '''$'''; currency code: '''USD'''), commonly referred to as the '''U.S. dollar''', '''American dollar''', or simply the '''dollar''', is the official currency of the [[United States]] and several of its territories. It is also the official or de facto currency of several sovereign states and territories outside the United States. The United States dollar is issued by the [[Federal Reserve System]] and is the world's principal reserve currency, international trading currency, and most widely used currency in global finance. It is subdivided into 100 cents and is represented internationally by the ISO 4217 currency code '''USD'''. The dollar plays a central role in international trade, foreign exchange markets, global banking, commodity pricing, and central bank reserve management.
'''United States dollar''' (symbol: '''$'''; currency code: '''USD'''), commonly referred to as the '''U.S. dollar''', '''American dollar''', or simply the '''dollar''', is the official currency of the [[United States]] and several of its territories. It is also the official or de facto currency of several sovereign states and territories outside the United States. The United States dollar is issued by the [[Federal Reserve System]] and is the world's principal reserve currency, international trading currency, and most widely used currency in global finance. It is subdivided into 100 cents and is represented internationally by the ISO 4217 currency code '''USD'''. The dollar plays a central role in international trade, foreign exchange markets, global banking, commodity pricing, and central bank reserve management.


==History==
==History==