k$ is clearly not part of the metric system, and clearly SI has no say in whether it is "allowed" or "disallowed". For now, people can measure currency any way they like.
--- Paul Trusten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >From the metric system newsgroup. What do you think? > > Paul > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joerg Eisentraeger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Newsgroups: misc.metric-system > Sent: 22 May, 2008 17:49 > Subject: Using of SI prefixes with currencies > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > the people of Controlling departments of companies etc. here often use > > the unit k¤ (KiloEuro) for 1000 EUR or k$ for 1000 $. > > > > According to the official SI system: Is it allowed or forbidden to use > > the prefix k with currencies? I have not found anything about that on > > http://www.bipm.org/en/si/. > > > > In my opinion a currency is not a unit of measurement, therefore the SI > > system does not apply to currencies at all, including prefixes. Am I > > wrong? > > > > > > Greetings from Germany > > Joerg > > -- > > http://www.joergei.de/ > > eMail address is valid but not been read. > >
