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Late 1938 – March 1939: As above, but Slovakia and Ruthenia gained the status of "autonomous lands". Slovakia was called Slovenský štát, with its own currency and government. 1945–1948: As in 1928–1938, except that Ruthenia became part of the Soviet Union. 1949–1960: 19 regions (kraje) divided into 270 okresy.
Penny is first attested in a 1394 Scots text, [n 1] a variant of Old English peni, a development of numerous variations including pennig, penning, and pending. [n 2] The etymology of the term "penny" is uncertain, although cognates are common across almost all Germanic languages [n 3] and suggest a base *pan-, *pann-, or *pand-with the individualizing suffix -ing.
During the colonial period in Latin America, many indigenous communities produced cochineal under a type of contract known as Repartimiento de Mercancías. This was a type of "contract forwarding" agreement, in which a trader lent money to producers in advance, with a "call option" to buy the product once it was harvested. Communities with a ...
A proposal has been agreed to by the Iranian Parliament to drop four zeros, by replacing the rial with a new currency called the toman, the name of a previous Iranian currency, at the rate of 1 toman = 10,000 rials.
The Purple Mountain Group is described as a "heather–strewn" massif with five classified peaks at its centre: Purple Mountain 832 metres (2,730 ft), Purple Mountain NE Top 757 metres (2,484 ft) and Shehy Mountain 762 metres (2,500 ft), Tomies Mountain (also called An Chathair) 735 metres (2,411 ft), and Tomies North Top (also called Tomies Rock, or Tomies Chimneys after its gullies that lead ...
A currency card, cash strap, currency band, money band, banknote strap or bill strap is a simple paper device designed to hold a specific denomination and number of banknotes. [1] It can also refer to the bundle itself. [2] In the United States, the American Bankers Association (ABA) has a standard for both value and color. Note that all bills ...
Twilight Sparkle (called Twilight) is an alicorn pony with a light purple body, deep purple eyes and a indgo-blue mane and tail with a purple and pink streak. She is the younger sister of Shining Armor and the sister-in-law of Princess Cadance, and is one of the Elements of Harmony.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Brunei Currency and Monetary Board still maintain the interchangeability of their two currencies, as of 2021. [15] The Malaysian Ringgit name was introduced in 1975. In 1993, the currency symbol "RM" (Ringgit Malaysia) was introduced to replace the use of the dollar sign "$" (or "M$").