Another day, another dollar

Another day, another dollar

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In the latest scandal to hit the financial services industry, regulators have fined five major banks $3.4 billion for failing to stop traders from trying to manipulate the foreign exchange market.

The dollar and euro signs are globally recognised and Reuters photographers around the world have captured their presence in everyday life, adorning anything from jewellery to toilet paper.

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Currency symbols are painted on a wall in Dublin city centre.
. DUBLIN, IRELAND. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton

Currency symbols are painted on a wall in Dublin city centre.

A woman walks past a mural that includes dollar signs in the Upham's Corner neighborhood of Boston.
. BOSTON, UNITED STATES. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

A woman walks past a mural that includes dollar signs in the Upham's Corner neighborhood of Boston.

A man wearing a Guy Fawkes mask with U.S. dollar signs is seen in front of money exchange bureau in downtown Santiago.
. SANTIAGO, Chile. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

A man wearing a Guy Fawkes mask with U.S. dollar signs is seen in front of money exchange bureau in downtown Santiago.

Paulino poses as he holds a U.S. dollar pendant that hangs from his neck chain on a street in Itu.
. ITU, BRAZIL. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Paulino poses as he holds a U.S. dollar pendant that hangs from his neck chain on a street in Itu.

Dollar signs are seen on a bill of a cap displayed outside a retail store in Tokyo.
. TOKYO, JAPAN. REUTERS/Yuya Shino

Dollar signs are seen on a bill of a cap displayed outside a retail store in Tokyo.

Underwear depicting euro banknotes hang on a rope in Athens.
. Athens, Greece. Reuters/Yorgos Karahalis

Underwear depicting euro banknotes hang on a rope in Athens.

A man walks past various currency signs outside a brokerage in Tokyo.
. TOKYO, JAPAN. REUTERS/Yuya Shino

A man walks past various currency signs outside a brokerage in Tokyo.

Environmental activists hold a bag of coal with the euro sign during a protest in Brussels.
. BRUSSELS, Belgium. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

Environmental activists hold a bag of coal with the euro sign during a protest in Brussels.

Sign for dollar and other currencies are seen above a currency exchange shop in the Mongkok shopping district in Hong Kong.
. Hong Kong, China. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

Sign for dollar and other currencies are seen above a currency exchange shop in the Mongkok shopping district in Hong Kong.

A vendor holds out belt buckles with U.S. currency engravings sold for $11 at a market in Manila.
. Manila, Philippines. Reuters/Romeo Ranoco

A vendor holds out belt buckles with U.S. currency engravings sold for $11 at a market in Manila.

An illustration photograph shows rolls of toilet paper with euro and dollar bills printed on them.
. BRUSSELS, Belgium. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

An illustration photograph shows rolls of toilet paper with euro and dollar bills printed on them.

A man talks on the telephone in front of a caricature of dollar bills at a money exchange bureau in downtown Santiago.
. SANTIAGO, Chile. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

A man talks on the telephone in front of a caricature of dollar bills at a money exchange bureau in downtown Santiago.

Lighters with the U.S. currency are seen on display in a souvenir shop in Manhattan in New York City.
. NEW YORK, UNITED STATES. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Lighters with the U.S. currency are seen on display in a souvenir shop in Manhattan in New York City.

A woman passes by a reflection of a poster of a Benjamin Franklin $100 bill at a currency exchange bureau in Singapore.
. SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE. REUTERS/Edgar Su

A woman passes by a reflection of a poster of a Benjamin Franklin $100 bill at a currency exchange bureau in Singapore.

A U.S. dollar sign is seen in a shop window in Broomfield.
. BROOMFIELD, UNITED STATES. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

A U.S. dollar sign is seen in a shop window in Broomfield.

A “One Dollar” store is shown in the Mission District in San Francisco.
. SAN FRANCISCO, UNITED STATES. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

A “One Dollar” store is shown in the Mission District in San Francisco.

A young woman wears a self-made dress featuring imitation 100 and 500 euro notes as she walks in Bordeaux.
. BORDEAUX, France. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

A young woman wears a self-made dress featuring imitation 100 and 500 euro notes as she walks in Bordeaux.

Commuters walk past a dollar sign in Hong Kong.
. Hong Kong, China. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

Commuters walk past a dollar sign in Hong Kong.