World Currency Questions and Answers

Answer: D

It is the Burmese kyat.

The kyat was reintroduced in 1952. Its denominations have twice been set at multiples of nine - 45 and 90 kyat notes were issued in 1987 because Ne Win considered nine auspicious, and the demonetisation that accompanied it wiped out much household saving.

Answer: A

It is the Russian rouble.

The rouble is among the oldest currency names still in use, recorded from the thirteenth century, and takes its name from the verb to chop - it began as a piece cut from a silver bar. It received its own symbol in 2013.

Answer: A

It is the euro.

Latvia adopted the euro in 2014, replacing the lats. The lats had been reintroduced in 1993 after independence, restoring the currency of the inter-war republic.

Answer: C

It is the euro.

Cyprus adopted the euro in 2008, replacing the Cypriot pound. The north, under Turkish Cypriot administration, uses the Turkish lira.

Answer: A

It is the Libyan dinar.

The dinar replaced the Libyan pound in 1971 and is divided into 1,000 dirhams. Rival central banks in Tripoli and the east issued separate notes during the years of divided government.

Answer: B

It is the Pakistani rupee.

Pakistan kept the rupee at independence in 1947, initially using Indian notes overstamped with Pakistan. It was decimalised into 100 paisa in 1961.

Answer: C

It is the Jordanian dinar.

The dinar replaced the Palestine pound in 1950 and is pegged to the US dollar. It is also widely used in the West Bank alongside the shekel.

Answer: A

It is the Hungarian forint.

The forint was introduced in 1946 to end the worst hyperinflation ever recorded, in which prices doubled roughly every fifteen hours and a hundred quintillion pengo note was printed. It takes its name from Florence, where the florin was struck.

Answer: A

It is the Ugandan shilling.

The shilling replaced the East African shilling in 1966 and was reissued in 1987 at a hundred to one with a thirty per cent levy, after years of inflation under Amin and the wars that followed.

Answer: C

It is the Turkmenistani manat.

The manat replaced the Soviet rouble in 1993 and was redenominated in 2009 at five thousand to one. The name comes from the Russian moneta, coin, and is shared with Azerbaijan.