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The currency belonged (e) like also the flag to the identity of a state and therefore often refers to the history of the respective commonwealth. In addition, often the currency names of other countries are taken over, what explains as from the Joachimsthaler (designated after German: Sank Joachimsthal, a city in the Czech republic on 733 m M. in the ore mountains) the currency designation dollar became, which is far common both in America and in Africa and Asia.

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Also the abbreviations or currency symbols characteristic of many currencies have their history:

for the currencies Pound and Lira: The indication descends from the letter L and deduces themselves from latin libra (= Pound). The unit of weight was used also for weighing by precious metal and so to the currency.
$ for a whole set of currencies, among other things the US Dollar: The dollar character was originally used for the Spanish-Mexican peso (Piaster). From Mexico it was taken over with the introduction of the U.S. currency in the 1780er and 1790er years of the United States just like the word "dollar "(the Mexican currency in the American-English linguistic usage "Spanish dollar", thus "Spanish Taler "mentioned).
for Yen and Yuan: There is also the variant with only one line. The Chinese character (yuan) has likewise two lines, while the Japanese indication of Yen has (EN) one completely different form, but again two lines.
" for euro: The euro-character is based on one 1974 as study created draft of the former chief commercial artist of the European community, Arthur Eisenmenger. It reminds of the Greek letter Epsilon (e) and thus of the antique origin of Europe. The two straight lines stand for the stability of the euro and the European marketing area.

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Currency	Spreading	Meaning/origin
Afghani	Afghanistan	Afghani is actually the name for the inhabitants of Afghanistan.
Ariary	Madagascar	The Ariary replaced 2005 the past franc Malagasy. Before colonizing the country by France the Ariary was already once the term for the official currency, a name, which was always continued to use in the everyday life use.
Austral	historically in Argentina	The former Argentine currency deduced its name of latin word "australis" (= south).

B

Currency	Spreading	Meaning/origin
Baht	Thailand	A Baht (in Thai: Currency symbol: is divided into 100 Satang (in Thai: 25 Satang are a Actually Baht is the name for a traditional unit of weight (1 Baht = 15.16 g), with the gold weights this very day in the Thai trade is measured.
Balboa	Panama	The Balboa is designated after the Spanish Konquistator Vasco de Balboa, who reached at the west coast of Panama as first Europeans the Pacific.
Boliviano	Bolivia	The Boliviano was introduced 1987 and replaced the past peso boliviano, which had become almost worthless. In the colloquial language the Boliviano is occasionally still called peso.

C

Currency	Spreading	Meaning/origin
Cedi	Ghana	Cedi (GHC) is since 1965 the currency of the State of Ghana. The name is derived from the word sedie (Kauri), the Kaurigeld used by the coastal trunks.
	Costa Rica El Salvador	The was inserted 1897 into Costa Rica and replaced the peso. is the Spanish version of the surname of Christoph Kolumbus (ital. Cristoforo Colombo, splinter Coln, haven. Colombo).
	Nicaragua	The is designated the matter after the Konquistadoren Francisco de the founder of the cities Santiago de Granada and Santiago de de Caballeros.

D

Currency	Spreading	Meaning/origin
Dalasi	The Gambia	The Dalasi is derived from the native discussion of the word "dollar".
Denar	Macedonia	The Denar (lat. denarius) was the main silver coin of Rome of approx. 211 v. Chr. into the 3. Century n. Chr. In the Middle Ages the Denar was equivalent to the Pfennig. This explains also the abbreviation "D", which was common until 1971 in Great Britain for the "old" penny. The name Denar or Denarius is derived from latin deni (ever ten).
Dinar	Algeria Bahrain Bosnia-Herzegovina Iraq Jordanian Yugoslavia Kuwait Libya Tunesien	The designation dinar (in Arab and Farsi: Denarius (aureus) is derived from latin. The Denar (lat. denarius) was the main silver coin of Rome of approx. 211 v. Chr. into the 3. Century n. Chr. In the Middle Ages the Denar was equivalent to the Pfennig. This explains also the abbreviation "D", which was common until 1971 in Great Britain for the "old" penny. The name Denar or Denarius is derived from latin deni (ever ten).
Dirham	Morocco	The Dirham goes back on the Drachme of the Byzantine realm.
Dollar	Australia Hong Kong Canada Liberia Namibia New Zealand eastCaribbean monetary union Simbabwe Singapore Taiwan the USA	The term "dollar" is attributed to the currency designation Taler. Originally the English word designated dollar large silver coins. It has its root in the German expression Taler. First the English Crown became from that 16. Century in the vernacular dollar mentioned. In the North American colonies, which did not possess an own coinage except the coins of Massachusetts, coins of different European countries circulated. The Mexican piece of eight-material (peso de ocho) was furthest common and as Spanish dollar was designated. 1792 were specified by law the dollar as currency of the USA. Over the emergence of the abbreviation of the US Dollar, ($) or, there are two over the letter S put senkrechte of lines different theories: One proceeds from the of the "Spanish dollar", with which the banners wound around the columns of the Herkules were cause for the abbreviation. Probably however the indication is a over each other posting of the initial letters U and S von United States, whereby from Weglassung of the lower line of the U the $ resulted. Another explanation sees a ligature for peso (HP) in the dollar character.
	Viet Nam	(currency symbol: the name of the currency is in Viet Nam. The name is of the vietnamesischen inscription "Thong Bun" on the coins 18. and 19. Century derived, which means as much as money and/or
Drachme	historically in Greece	The antique Drachme (actually griech. Drachme - = the seizing; Currency symbol: designates a weight and a from silver, which are since the antique one until today used. The original meaning leads itself of "seizes, which can cover the hand" off and decreases/goes back to the equipment money. At that time small iron Spies, so-called Obeliskoi ran on the Peloponnes, when currencies over, by which 6 of a hand could be covered.
Dram	Armenia	The name leads itself probably ago of the Drachme, less from the Dirhem, to which occasionally one refers.
Dukaten	historically	Dukaten were coined/shaped since 1284 in Venice and lead their name ago from the impressed word "ducatus" ("duca"), the Italian word for duke.