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Coins questions

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Currencies quiz
What was the currency in Italy before the euro?
Italian shilling
189
Italian lira
2547
Italian crown
203
Italian forint
221
The lira was the official unit of currency in Italy until January 1, 1999, when it was replaced by the euro (euro coins and notes were not introduced until 2002). Old lira denominated currency ceased to be legal tender on February 28, 2002. The conversion rate is 1,936.27 lire to the euro.
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Money questions
Where does the name "dollar" come from?
from the United States
2610
from Great Britain
1553
from Germany
998
from Czech Republic
3964
The history of the dollar is a story involving many countries in different continents. The word 'dollar' itself derives from the Flemish or Low German word daler (in German taler or thaler), short for Joachimstaler, referring to a coin from the silver mines of Joachimstal, in Bohemia (now Jáchymov in the Czech Republic).
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Currencies questions
What coin is that?
obol
674
stater
170
drachma
181
follis
97
The obol was a form of ancient Greek currency and weight. Obols were used from early times. In Classical Athens, obols were traded as silver coins. Three obols was a standard rate for prostitutes.
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Ancient Greece questions
Where were the first coins developed?
in Syria
341
in China
344
in India
124
in Turkey
400
The first coins were developed in Iron Age Anatolia around the 7th and 6th centuries BC. They spread rapidly in the 6th and 5th centuries BC, throughout Greece and Persia, and further to the Balkans.
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Turkey questions
What's the name of a non-round coin?
Quadrates
669
Klippe
710
Wedges
551
Triangles
277
A klippe is a square coin minted on more easily produced square flans either using round or square dies. These coins were originally issued under unfavourable conditions, such as a city under siege. Such emergency coins were issued in Vienna in 1529, while the city was besieged by the troops of the Ottoman Empire.
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Scandinavia questions
Which of the following currencies was decimalised last?
Polish zloty
2003
Austro-Hungarian gulden
1730
Russian ruble
2229
pound sterling
3640
On 15 February 1971, the UK decimalised the pound sterling, replacing the shilling and penny with a single subdivision, the new penny. Under the old currency, the pound was made up of 240 pence, with 12 pence in a shilling and 20 shillings in a pound.
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England questions
Who are considered to be the creators of coins?
Phoenicians
6348
Egyptians
1088
Turks
263
Chinese
799
The creators of coins were probably Phoenicians. Phoenicia is an ancient land that encompasses the areas of today's Lebanon, western Syria and northern Israel. In addition to the invention of coins, the Phoenicians also created the first ever alphabetical magazine.
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Inventions questions
Where does the name of the Russian currency come from - the ruble?
from breaking
1374
from the red color
973
from a two-headed eagle
1071
from notches on the edge
887
The word "ruble" comes from the verb meaning "break" and refers to the Middle Ages, when pieces of silver were broken into smaller ones when changing money. The ruble was the world's first decimal currency: it was decimalised in 1704 when the ruble became legally equal to 100 kopeks.
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History of Russia questions
Which currency was the first to be converted to the decimal system?
American dollar
1838
British pound sterling
2464
Frank of revolutionary France
2839
Russian ruble
3795
The new ruble, introduced by the monetary reform of Peter the Great in 1704, was the first currency based on the decimal system.
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Numbers questions
What was the Russian beard token used for?
proof of tax payment
5699
money in Vostok Antarctic Station
1385
Bolshevik's propaganda symbol
3000
barber's payment
3894
In 1705, Emperor Peter I of Russia instituted a beard tax to modernize the society of Russia following European models. Those who paid the tax were required to carry a "beard token" with them all the time.
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