How money got its names
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schopenhauer Rai Stones of Yap
Sunk in the ocean but it still buys land (down in the sand!) / Yeah, you don't even need it in your hand (never in your hand!)
schopenhauer Romania holds the record for printing the smallest paper banknote during wartime shortages.
schopenhauer Several nations print vertical banknotes to match how people actually handle cash.
schopenhauer Sort global currencies by their origins to discover the names of money around the world.
Zimbabwe note: The 100-trillion-dollar bill printed by Zimbabwe in 2008 was worth only about 40 US cents at the time.
Extremely rapid or out-of-control inflation that devastates a nation's currency value. In 1946, Hungary printed a hundred-quintillion pengő banknote, the highest denomination ever officially put into circulation.
Which European country issued the smallest paper banknote in history, measuring just 27.5 by 38 millimeters, in 1917?
Which African nation printed a 100-trillion-dollar banknote in 2008 due to hyperinflation?
The Cook Islands once minted a legal tender silver coin that could actually perform what artistic function?
During the 1920s hyperinflation crisis, German towns printed emergency money called 'Notgeld' on what unusual material?
What is the highest denomination banknote ever printed, issued by Hungary in 1946?
Which country issued a coin in 2013 containing a tiny piece of real meteorite dust?
Why did countries like Switzerland and Israel switch to vertical banknote designs?