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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
2476
Italian crown
202
Italian forint
213
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
2596
from Great Britain
1534
from Germany
987
from Czech Republic
3918
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
655
stater
169
drachma
173
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
337
in China
335
in India
123
in Turkey
388
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
652
Klippe
692
Wedges
534
Triangles
270
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
1991
Austro-Hungarian gulden
1715
Russian ruble
2206
pound sterling
3603
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
6240
Egyptians
1079
Turks
259
Chinese
787
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
1333
from the red color
957
from a two-headed eagle
1058
from notches on the edge
870
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
1828
British pound sterling
2444
Frank of revolutionary France
2810
Russian ruble
3736
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
5634
money in Vostok Antarctic Station
1372
Bolshevik's propaganda symbol
2979
barber's payment
3863
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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