Preferred way to denote nationality of a dollar currency

[nq:1]If I want to write about US dollars in a context where I want to distinguish between, say, Australian dollars ... Is this OK or is there a better or more accepted convention? "The item sold for ,000", perhaps? Thank you..[/nq]
By far the best method is to adopt the three-letter international codes USD as opposed to AUD, CAD, NZD, etc.
There are lists of these in many places the top g

[nq:1]If I want to write about US dollars in a context where I want to distinguish between, say, Australian dollars ... this OK or is there a better or more accepted convention? "The item sold for ,000", perhaps? Thank you.. Jake[/nq]
Why don't you use the ISO 4217 international currency codes?

"The item sold for USD 15,000, but it was worth no more than FJD 20,000".
Then you can

[nq:1]If I want to write about US dollars in a context where I want to distinguish between, say, Australian dollars or, say, Fiji dollars what is the neatest and most commonly-used method?[/nq]
ISO 4217:2001 has standard international three-letter codes for all of the world's currencies, including USD for United States dollars. This is used quite widely on the Web.
Personally, I think that

[nq:2]ISO 4217:2001 has standard international three-letter codes for all of ... think that US$ is fine for informal contexts, though. P.[/nq]
Thank you all for the suggestions, I should perhaps mention then that the piece I'm writing is mainly for laymen (blue-collar workers, housewives etc.) rather than finance professionals. I'm wondering if "" might be more readily understood by the averag

[nq:1]Thank you all for the suggestions, I should perhaps mention then that the piece I'm writing is mainly for laymen ... wondering if "" might be more readily understood by the average man in the street than "USD 100". Comments appreciated.[/nq]
You are right. Nobody, I fear, except bankers, and even there only a few of them, would understand the ISO code "USD". Use "US$".
Xakero

[nq:1]Thank you all for the suggestions, I should perhaps mention then that the piece I'm writing is mainly for laymen ... wondering if "" might be more readily understood by the average man in the street than "USD 100". Comments appreciated.[/nq]
For the common man's usage, look to eBay. The most common designation is US$. If it's understood on eBay, it's understood by the bluest of collars.

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[nq:2]Thank you all for the suggestions, I should perhaps mention ... average man in the street than "USD 100". Comments appreciated.[/nq]
[nq:1]You are right. Nobody, I fear, except bankers, and even there only a few of them, would understand the ISO code "USD". Use "US$".[/nq]
And programmers.
I would go for $100 (US).

David
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[nq:2]I would go for $100 (US).[/nq]
Yes, that's another convention I was considering... probably better than - thanks
Jake

[nq:1]Yes, that's another convention I was considering... probably better than - thanks Jake[/nq]
I agree.
That's my $0.02 (US) (groan)

Martin Willett
http://mwillett.org/

[nq:1]Thank you all for the suggestions, I should perhaps mention then that the piece I'm writing is mainly for laymen ... if "" might be more readily understood by the average man in the street than "USD 100". Comments appreciated. Jake[/nq]
Perhaps you should look to the non-financial newspapers for guidance. They typically aim their writing for an education level in that range.
Best reg