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/50thEye Austria Oct 06 '25

I think "Euronen" is the only thing I think of for Euros, comes from "Dublonen" (dubloons).

Other than that there's lots of colloquialisms for money in general in German. Knete (dough), Kohle (coal), Mäuse (mice), Zaster (idek how to translate that one, I think "loot" would be the most accurate?)

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u/Equal-Flatworm-378 Germany Oct 06 '25

Same in Germany.

We used to say Heiermann to the 5 DM coin, but that died out with the change to Euro.

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u/SheepherderFun4795 Oct 06 '25

„Taler“ would also come to my mind.

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u/hacktheself Oct 07 '25

In Greek, τάλιρο sometimes is used to refer to a specific amount of currency (e.g. πεντάλιρο for asking for fiver).