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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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