>>If you go to a international design, the symbol may be placed after the value.
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>May? Must. Actually, the dollar is the only currency I know of where the unit goes before the value. Saying $4 always sounded to me like saying kg5 instead of 5kg.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_sign

(1) There are other currency signs that are placed before the value ( eg pounds)

(2) For the euro it depends - see under USE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_sign