Thread:Jerricks/@comment-30258842-20170109070512/@comment-27407250-20170110205006

The dollar sign seems to be the default to symbol for representing currency when no others are provided. (Likely due to the demographic of individuals using the site and the influence of western media)

The dollar sign does, however, serve the function of identifying monetary values within an article.

I will bring the matter up with Defaultio and see if he can provide any insight here.