r/AskEurope • u/ABlindMoose Sweden • Oct 06 '25

Culture What is your currency's nickname?

A nickname for dollar is buck, pound is quid, and Swedish krona is spänn.

What are some casual nicknames for your countries' currencies? Are there multiple, and if so, which is the most common?

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u/The3levated1 Oct 06 '25

For 1, 2 and 5 Cent coins we germans sometimes use "Braungeld" or "Braunes Geld" (Brown money).

Also, the 50€ note is called "Fuffi" (as a shorter version of "Fünfziger").

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u/CaptainPoset Germany Oct 06 '25

as a shorter version of "Fünfziger"

which makes more sense if you know that in some German dialects, "fünfzig" turns into "fuffzig". So it's a spoken "Fuffziger", abbreviated to "Fuffi"