currency names.........the wierd and wonderful

Discussion in 'World Coins' started by moneyer12, Mar 11, 2011.

  1. moneyer12

    moneyer12 i just love UK coins.......

    have you ever wondered about where countries get the names from for their currencey? i'll kick this off with a 7 black dog coin from nevis.



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    moneyer12, Mar 11, 2011
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  3. Texas John

    Texas John Collector of oddments

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  4. Siberian Man

    Siberian Man Senior Member

    The word "rouble' is formed from a verb to "cut".
     

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  5. jello

    jello Not Expert★NormL®

    1&2 Skilling one of the odder currency I have found.
    at first I thought it was just a misspelled shilling but after a look at my world coin book,I found the KM# for them.
     

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  6. pk_boomer

    pk_boomer Junior Member

    As a space enthusiast, I think this coin is AWESOME
     
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