*🌍 How did the currencies get their names?*
🌏 Have you ever wondered how the names of the currencies come about, which everyone should know.
💴 Dollars:
The dollar is the most popular currency in the world, the dollar is used in the United States, Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and Singapore as well as many other countries. It is the name of the valley, from where silver was extracted and coins were made. Due to which the coins were also named after the same valley. Later Joshums was dropped from this name and only Dalar was left which later came to be known as Dollar.
💶 Dinar:
Dinar is derived from the Latin word denarius, which is the name of the ancient Roman silver coin, now used in Kuwait, Serbia, Algeria, Jordan and other countries.
💴 Rupees:
Rupee is a Sanskrit word meaning silver or molded silver.
💶 Rial:
Rial is derived from the Latin word regalis, which is related to the royal family. Among the Arab countries, Rial is used in Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Yemen, etc. Earlier, the Spanish currency was called Real.
💴 Lira:
Italy and Turkey have a currency called lira, derived from the Latin word libra.
💶 Corona:
The koruna is derived from the Latin koruna, meaning crown or crown, the currency called the koruna is used in various countries in Northern Europe, including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Estonia, and even the Czech Republic.
💴 Pounds:
Then there is the famous British term pound, which actually comes from the Latin word "poundus" which means weight. of Great Britain
Also, the currency in Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan and Syria is called the pound.
💶 Pesos:
The currency of Mexico is the peso. Which is a Spanish word that also means "weight".
💴 Yuan, Yen, Won:
The Chinese yuan, Japanese yen, and Korean won are derived from a Chinese character, meaning "round" or "round coin".
💶 Hungarian currency:
The name of the Hungarian currency, the forint, is derived from the Italian word five reno, a gold coin used in Florence, Italy. A flower seal was engraved on this coin.
The ruble, the Russian coin, is actually a measure of weighing silver.
💴 Rand:
South Africa's currency, the rand, is named after the Witwatersrand, a suburb of Johannesburg, famous for its gold deposits.
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