Slang terms for money often derive from the appearance and features of banknotes or coins, their values, historical associations or the units of currency concerned. Within a language community, some of the See more

In Canada, the one-dollar coin is known as the loonie. This is because it bears an image of the common loon, a bird.
The See more

Since its introduction in 1999, a number of slang terms for the euro have emerged, though differences between languages mean that they are not common across the whole of the eurozone. Some terms are inherited from the legacy currencies, such as quid from the See more

In Argentina, over the years and despite many devaluation milestones, the lunfardo managed to persist in time some special nicknames to certain … See more

Current denominations
The five-cent coin is sometimes referred to as "shrapnel" as the smallest remaining coin in value and … See more

A 5 Czech koruna (CZK) coin is called a bůr in Czech, the CZK 10 coin is called a pětka (lit. 'five'), the CZK 100 note is called a kilo – a reference to the kilogram, the CZK 500 note is called a pětibába (lit. 'five old woman') – a reference to the woman on its face, the CZK … See more

In India slang names for coins are more common than the currency notes. For 5 paisa (100 paisa is equal to 1 Indian rupee) it is panji. A 10 paisa coin is called dassi and for 20 paisa it is bissi. A 25 paisa coin is called chavanni (equal to 4 annas) and 50 … See more