80 Money And Currency History Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which currency did the Federal Republic of Germany introduce in 1990 for German reunification?
Answer
West German Deutsche Mark
What currency did Singapore introduce in 1967 after leaving the Malaysian dollar system?
Answer
Singapore dollar
What currency did South Africa introduce in 1961 to replace the South African pound?
Answer
South African rand
What currency did Australia introduce on 14 February 1966 to replace the Australian pound?
Answer
Australian dollar
What currency did West Germany introduce in 1948 to replace the wartime Reichsmark?
Answer
Deutsche Mark
Which 1919 German emergency currency was issued by the city of Bielefeld as cloth and linen money?
Answer
Bielefeld Notgeld
Which US coin, authorized in 1792, was the first official silver dollar of the United States?
Answer
Flowing Hair dollar
Which currency did Israel introduce in 1985 to replace the shekel?
Answer
Israeli new shekel
What currency did Finland introduce in 1860 as a unit separate from the Russian ruble?
Answer
Finnish markka
Which medieval English accounting unit was equal to 20 shillings or 240 pence?
Answer
Pound sterling
Which currency was introduced in South Korea in 1945 to replace the Korean yen?
Answer
South Korean won
Which currency did New Zealand introduce in 1967 when it changed from pounds to decimal money?
Answer
New Zealand dollar
What currency did Ghana introduce in 1965 to replace the Ghanaian pound?
Answer
Ghanaian cedi
Which coin, first minted in 1741, was widely used in international trade and named for Empress Maria Theresa?
Answer
Maria Theresa thaler
What currency did Zimbabwe abandon as its official currency in 2009 after extreme hyperinflation?
Answer
Zimbabwean dollar
Which silver coin became the main trade currency of the Spanish Empire in the Americas?
Answer
Spanish dollar