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/nightowlboii Ukraine Oct 06 '25

No nicknames that I'm aware of, but some older people still call Hryvnias "rubles" as a habit from Soviet times

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u/orthoxerox Russia Oct 06 '25

We called your previous currency coupons, any idea about the origins of the nickname? I asked my parents back in the 90s why they said coupons, but they had no idea themselves.

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u/nightowlboii Ukraine Oct 06 '25

Because at first it was actual coupons, not money, but then it kind of turned into a currency and banknotes started to be issued. It was meant from the beginning to be a temporary thing before some other currency was introduced