Asper
Austral
Baht
Balboa
Bolivar
Boliviano
Carolus
Circular Note
Colon
Compensated Dollar
Cordoba
Crore
Crown
Cruzeiro
Currency Note
Dalasi
Daric
Denarius
Dime
Dinar
Dirham
Dollar
Dong
Doubloon
Drachma
Dragon
Ducat
Escudo
Farthing
Florin
Forint
Franc
George-noble
Gerah
Gourde
Groat
Groschen
Guarani
Guilder
Guinea
Gulden
Inti
Karor
Krona
Krone
Kwacha
Kyat
Lek
Leu
Lev
Lira
Mark
Markka
Maundy
Milreis
Mina
Mohur
Moidore
Naira
Paisas
Peseta
Peso
Pound
Quetzal
Rand
Renminbi
Rial
Riel
Ringgit
Rouble
Rupee
Rupiah
Schilling
Shekel
Shilling
Stotinki
Sucre
Tael
Taka
Talent
Tambala
Tetradrachmon
Thaler
Thatcher
Wampum
Won
Yen
The asper was a small Turkish coin in use around 1900. There were 120 asper to one piastre.
The austral is the currency of Argentina.
The baht is the currency of Thailand.
The balboa is the currency of Panama.
The bolivar is the currency of Venezuela.
The Boliviano was the currency of Bolivia until 1963 when it was replaced by the Peso.
The Carolus was a Chinese silver dollar.
A circular note was a note issued by banks for the use of travellers which could be cashed at the offices or the correspondents of the bank. They were accompanied by a letter of indication which gave a specimen of the holder's signature and the numbers of the notes. A circular note could not be cashed without the letter of indication, offering some security in case the circular notes were lost.
The Colon is the unit of currency in Costa Rica and El Salvador.
The Compensated Dollar was a system of managed currency, put forward in America by Professor Irving Fisher, by which the gold value of the dollar would be varied to keep its purchasing power constant.
The cordoba is the currency of Nicaragua.
A crore (karor in Hindu) is 100 lakhs, ie 10 million rupees.
The Crown is the unit of currency in Czechoslovakia. The English crown was worth the 5 shillings, and was first struck in gold by Henry VIII.
The Cruzeiro is the currency of Brazil.
Currency Notes were notes issued by the British treasury in 1914 for 1 pound and 10 shillings. The notes continued in circulation, taking the place of gold sovereigns and half sovereigns until 1928 when they were withdrawn from circulation and replaced with new Bank of England notes of the same denominations.
The dalasi is the currency of Gambia.
The daric was an ancient Persian gold coin of Darius bearing on one side the figure of an archer.
The denarius was an ancient Roman silver coin valued at 10 asses.
A dime is small silver coin valued at 10 cents and used in the USA. Dime means a tenth part, and ten cents is one tenth of a dollar.
The dinar is the currency of Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Yugolsavia and South Yemen.
The dirham is the currency of Morocco.
The dollar is the currency of Australia, Brunei, Canada, Ethiopia, Fiji, Jamaica, USA.
The dong is the currency of Vietnam.
A doubloon was a Spanish coin in use until the 18th century.
The drachma is the currency of Greece.
The Dragon was a Chinese silver dollar.
The ducat was a coin, usually of gold, used at various times in different European countries. The first ducat was struck by Roger II of Sicily.
The escudo is the currency of Portugal and Angola. Until 1975 the escudo was the currency in Chile.
The farthing was an English coin. It was one quarter of a penny. It was a silver coin from the reign of Edward I to that of Mary, no farthings being issued during the reign of Elizabeth I. The copper farthing was introduced by James I in 1613, and the bronze farthing in 1860. Between 1842 and 1869 half-fathings were also coined.
The florin was an English 2 shilling coin first issued in 1849. It went out of production with the adoption of decimal currency.
The forint is the currency of hungary.
The franc is the principle monetary unit of France, Belgium, Switzerland, Burundi, Cameroon, Rwanda and some other countries. The first French franc was struck, in gold, in 1360 and bore an impression of John II on horseback.
The George-noble was a British gold coin minted during the reign of Henry VIII and valued at six shillings and eight pence. It was called the George-noble because on the reverse was a picture of St. George slaying a dragon.
The gerah was an ancient Jewish monetary unit. It was one twentieth of a shekel.
The gourde is the currency of Haiti.
A groat was an English 4 pence coin. The last was struck in 1888.
Groschen was the currency of Germany untill 1872. The first groschen were struck in Treves in 1104. In 1525 the groschen was divided into twelve pfennige.
The guarani is the currency of Paraguay.
The guilder is the currency of the Netherlands.
The Guinea was an English gold coin worth 21 shillings. Guineas were first minted in 1663. The value varied between 20 and 30 shillings until it was fixed at 21 shillings in 1717. It was withdrawn from circulation in 1817, but the term continued to be used for 21 shillings.
The Gulden was a silver coin of Austria, Hungary and Holland.
The inti is the currency of Peru.
see "Crore"
The krona is the currency of Iceland and Sweden.
The krone is the currency of Denmark and Norway.
The kwacha is the currency of Zambia and Malawi. In Malawi the kwacha (dawn) is the unit of currency in Malawi. So named because 100 tambala (cockerel) equal one Kwacha - 100 cockerels herald the dawn.
The kyat is the currency of Burma.
The lek is the currency of Albania.
The leu is the currency of Romania.
The lev is the currency of Bulgaria.
The lira is the currency of Italy and Turkey.
The mark is the currency of Germany.
The markka is the currency of Finland.
Royal maundy was silver coins struck and distributed to the value of and to as many old persons as the monarch's age in Britain.
The milreis was the currency of Portugal until 1911, and of Brazil until 1942.
The mina was an ancient Jewish monetary unit comprised of 50 shekels.
The mohur was an Indian gold coin valued at 15 rupees.
The moidore was a Portugese gold coin used from 1690 until 1722.
The naira is the currency of Nigeria.
The Paisas is the currency of Bangladesh. There are 100 Paisas to 1 Taka.
The peseta is the currency of Spain and Equatorial Guinea. In Spain 1 peseta = 100 centimos.
The peso is the currency of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Philippines and Uruguay.
The pound is the currency of Egypt, Lebanon and the United Kingdom.
The quetzal is the currency of Guatemala.
The rand is the currency of South Africa, Swaziland, Botswana.
The renminbi is the currency of China.
The rial is the currency of Iran and Saudi Arabia.
The Riel is the currency of Cambodia.
The ringgit is the currency of Malaysia.
The rouble is the currency of Russia.
The rupee is the currency of India and Pakistan. The name derives from the Sanskrit word for silver, rupya.
The rupiah is the currency of Indonesia.
The schilling is the currency of Austria.
The shekel is the currency of Israel which derived from the Hebrew standard of weight for valuing metal. The original shekels were uncoined ingots of 210 (light shekel) and 420 (heavy shekel) grains of silver. They were firsted coined by Simon the Hasmonean around 139 BC.
The shilling is the currency of Kenya. English Shillings were first struck in 1504 of 925 silver. In 1919 the English shilling was reduced to silver of a 500 fineness and during the 1930s they ceased to be made of silver at all.
The stotinki is a unit of cuurency used in Bulgaria. 100 stotinki comprise 1 lev.
The sucre is the currency of Ecuador.
The tael was a Chinese weight unit of account. A tael of silver was made the standard monetary unit, nominally equivalent to 1000 copper cash. The tael was never used as an actual coin, but rather to weigh silver ingots.
The Taka is a unit of currency used in Bangladesh. There are 100 Paisas in one 1 Taka.
A talent was an ancient Jewish monetary unit comprised of 3000 shekels. In ancient Greece, the talent was a unit of currency equivalent to 600 drachma.
The Tambala (cockerel) is a unit of currency in Malawi. 100 tambala equal one Kwacha.
The tetradrachmon was an ancient Greek coin equal to 4 drachma.
The thaler was once the currency of Germany. From the name thaler derives the word dollar.
Thatcher is the nick-name given to the British one pound coin, because "it's thick brassy and thinks its a sovereign".
Wampum were shell beads used by some North American Indians as currency.
The won is the currency unit of South Korea.
The yen is the currency of Japan.