Currencies by Etymology

Can you guess these world currencies based on how they got their names?

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# of Countries	Origin	Currency
34	Old Bohemian currency called Joachimstaler	Dollar
22	Named after EU continent	Euro
8	Spanish for weight	Peso
4	Anglo-Saxon term for "Twentieth of a Pound"	Shilling
1	El Libertador	Bolivar
1	Named after Witwatersrand" ,where tons of gold is found	Rand

# of Countries	Origin	Currency
1	Named after a pretty bird	Quetzal
1	Named for "The Graveyard of Empires"	Afghani
1	Polish for "Gold" or "Golden One"	Zloty
1	Named after the grivna of the Kievan Rus	Hryvnia
1	Named for Alexander the Great's nickname "Leka"	Lek

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