Pen.
Abbreviation with 2 meanings
| Stands for | Peninsula |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 2 |
| Categories | Geography & Places, Business & Finance |
| Also written | PEN |
Pen. has two meanings. It stands for Peninsula (geographic feature) or Peruvian sol (currency).
Meanings of Pen. at a glance
| # | Pen. stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peninsula | Geography & Places › Geographic Feature |
| 2 | Peruvian sol | Business & Finance › Currency |
1. Peninsula
Geography & Places · Geographic Feature Abbreviations
Abbreviation of Peninsula on maps and in atlases, as in Kenai Pen. or Olympic Pen., where long names must fit into small spaces.
Example: Moose sightings on the Kenai Pen. peak in early summer.
In older texts Pen. can also mean penitentiary. Michigan's Upper Peninsula is usually shortened to the U.P.
2. Peruvian sol (PEN)
Business & Finance · Currency Abbreviations
Peru's currency, issued by the Central Reserve Bank of Peru and divided into 100 centimos. Introduced in 1991 as the nuevo sol after hyperinflation, it was renamed simply the sol in 2015.
Example: A taxi within Lima's Miraflores district costs about PEN 15.
The name honors both the sun (sol in Spanish) and an earlier Peruvian sol of the 19th century. Prices are written S/. Since the 2000s Peru has stood out in Latin America for relatively low inflation and a stable exchange rate.
Related abbreviations
More geographic feature abbreviations
- NP – National Park
- NRA – National Recreation Area
- NS – National Seashore
- NWR – National Wildlife Refuge
- Pk. – Peak
- Prov. – Province
- Pt. – Point
- R. – River
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