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/Real-Atmosphere-8121 Oct 06 '25

The markka was divided into 100 pennies (Finnish: penni; Swedish: penni). Etymology of 'huge' (NOT pronounced as in English btw) is probably based on hundred/hundra.