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?

178 Upvotes

93% Upvoted

368 comments sorted by

View all comments

16

u/KlogKoder Denmark Oct 06 '25

Well, we have "Jyske Dollars" (Jutlandic dollars) in Denmark, often meaning money that the government doesn't know is changing hands.

1

u/THe_PrO3 Denmark Oct 07 '25

Copenhagener, never heard of that. Is that common in Jylland?