<P> In Mexico and other peso - using countries, the cifrão is used as a dollar sign when a document uses both pesos and dollars at the same time, to avoid confusion, but when the dollar sign is used alone (not in conjunction with the cifrão), it is usually represented as US $(United States dollars) or by its ISO 4217 code "USD". Example: US $5 or 5 USD (five US dollars). </P> <P> However, in Argentina, the $sign is always used for pesos, and if they want to indicate dollars, they always write U $S 5 or US $5 (5 US dollars). </P> <P> In the United States, Mexico, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Pacific Island nations, and English - speaking Canada, the dollar or peso symbol precedes the number . Five dollars or pesos is written and printed as $5, whereas five cents is written as 5 ¢ . In French - speaking Canada, the dollar symbol usually appears after the number (5 $), although it sometimes appears in front of it . </P> <P> The dollar sign is also used in library cataloging to represent subsections . </P>

Who puts the dollar sign after the amount