Eritrean Nakfa (ERN)

The Eritrean Nakfa is the official currency of Eritrea.

Currency Details

Currency Code ERN
Symbol Nfk
Minor Unit Cent (1/100)
Country Eritrea
Central Bank Bank of Eritrea

Official ERN Central Bank Rates

Live rates on this page are mid-market rates. If you need official central-bank reference rates for compliance, tax, or audit purposes, AllRatesToday also serves published rates from 123 central banks as JSON — see the Central Bank Exchange Rate API.

Popular ERN Conversions

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Coins & Banknotes

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Frequently Asked Questions

The ISO 4217 currency code for the Eritrean Nakfa is ERN. This three-letter code is used internationally in banking, finance, and commerce to identify the Eritrean Nakfa.
The Eritrean Nakfa (ERN) is the official currency of Eritrea. It is managed by the Bank of Eritrea.
The symbol for the Eritrean Nakfa is Nfk. The minor unit is the Cent (1/100).
The Eritrean Nakfa (ERN) is managed by the Bank of Eritrea. The central bank is responsible for monetary policy, issuing banknotes and coins, and maintaining the stability of the currency.
Yes. The AllRatesToday API returns live ERN mid-market rates against 160+ currencies as JSON: call GET /api/v1/rates?source=ERN&target=USD with your API key. The same endpoint converts amounts, returns a past date or a date range, and can answer in CSV, XML or Excel. A free API key is available.
Yes. Add time=YYYY-MM-DD for a single past date, or from= and to= for a daily series, to the /api/v1/rates request for ERN. Charts for the last 7 days to 1 year are also available via /api/historical-rates with a period parameter.
The Bank of Eritrea is not one of the institutions we collect directly, but ERN may be quoted in tables published by other central banks or the IMF. The Central Bank Exchange Rate API lists every institution and the currencies each one quotes.

ERN Exchange Rate API

Get live Eritrean Nakfa (ERN) exchange rates in your app, spreadsheet or backend with one HTTPS request. The AllRatesToday API returns ERN mid-market rates against 160+ currencies as JSON, converts amounts, serves past dates and date ranges.

Endpoints for ERN

What you needRequest
Latest ERN/USD rateGET /api/v1/rates?source=ERN&target=USD
ERN against several currenciesGET /api/v1/rates?source=ERN&target=USD,EUR,GBP
Convert an amount from ERNGET /api/v1/rates?source=ERN&target=USD&amount=1000
ERN rate on a past dateGET /api/v1/rates?source=ERN&target=USD&time=2026-06-30
ERN rate history for a date rangeGET /api/v1/rates?source=ERN&target=USD&from=2026-01-01&to=2026-06-30
ERN rates as CSV, XML or ExcelGET /api/v1/rates?source=ERN&target=USD,EUR,GBP&format=csv

Send your key as Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY.

Example request

cURL

curl "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/rates?source=ERN&target=USD" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript (npm install @allratestoday/sdk)

import AllRatesToday from '@allratestoday/sdk';

const client = new AllRatesToday('YOUR_API_KEY');
const rate = await client.getRate('ERN', 'USD');
console.log(rate);

Python (pip install allratestoday)

from allratestoday import AllRatesToday

client = AllRatesToday(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
rate = client.get_rate("ERN", "USD")
print(rate)

Example response

[
  {
    "rate": 0.0000,
    "source": "ERN",
    "target": "USD",
    "time": "2026-11-01T12:00:00Z"
  }
]

The rate value above is filled in from the live ERN/USD rate when the page loads.

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