#currency

• Afghani (currency) — A term with a dual function. First, the unarticulated plural form of the masculine noun or adjective 'afgan' (Afghans). Second, the singular noun denoting the official currency of Afghanistan (afghani), introduced in 1925 and divided into 100 puls.
• Agorot — The plural noun form of agorot; it refers to the fractional currency unit of Israel, representing exactly one-hundredth part of an Israeli New Shekel (ILS). Coins minted in agorot denominations are actively circulated for retail and governmental transactions.
• Altun — An old Ottoman gold coin, occasionally used also in the Romanian Principalities during the period of Turkish suzerainty; a high-value monetary piece made of precious metal, used in major commercial transactions, for hoarding, or for paying tribute to the Sublime Porte.
• Altunluk — An Ottoman fractional silver or billon coin, with a fixed nominal value representing a fraction of an altun (or the equivalent of six piastres / kurus); it circulated temporarily in the Balkans and the Romanian Principalities during the 18th and 19th centuries as exchange currency for daily medium-scale transactions.
• Altun — Traditional graphical variant (spelled with 'î') for 'altângea'; an old high-value Ottoman gold coin that also circulated in the Romanian Principalities, specifically used for hoarding, large-scale commercial transactions, and paying tribute to the Sublime Porte.
• Altunluk — Traditional graphical variant (spelled with 'î') for 'altângic'; an Ottoman fractional silver or billon coin, equivalent to an altunluk (six kurus), which circulated as a daily exchange instrument in the Balkans and Romanian Principalities during the 18th and 19th centuries.
• Amero — A hypothetical name proposed for a single structural currency of the North American Union, theoretically designed to replace the US dollar, Canadian dollar, and Mexican peso within an extended process of macroeconomic integration. The concept is frequently used in niche geopolitical analyses and comparative financial theories regarding the future of transatlantic markets.
• Anna — A historical subdivisionary monetary unit used in British India and adjacent Asian regions, representing the sixteenth part of a rupee. In the traditional metrology of the Indian subcontinent, the term also denoted a fractional unit of measurement for areas or weights, completely withdrawn from official circulation with the transition to the decimal currency system in the mid-20th century.
• Appreciate — To determine the value, importance, price, or quality of an object, action, or state through critical analysis or estimation; to recognize the merits, qualities, or moral and professional worth of someone. In an economic sense, it reflects the increase in value of a currency or asset on financial markets, while in a reflexive context, it expresses how an individual evaluates their own self-esteem or competence.
• Appreciation — The act of appreciating and its result; esteem, praise, consideration, or respect shown toward the merits, qualities, or worth of a person or object. In an economic and financial context, it represents the process of an increase in the market value of an asset or a national currency relative to other international currencies, driven directly by supply and demand forces.
• Appreciation — The act of appreciating and its result; esteem, praise, consideration, or respect shown toward the merits or qualities of a person; an opinion or critical judgment formulated on the value of a thing. In economics, it defines the increase in the market value of a currency within a flexible exchange rate regime, while in psychology, it represents an essential factor in validating self-esteem.
• Silver token — An archaic or regional term of Hellenic origin, rarely used in the past within certain alchemical glossaries, traditional recipes, or chancellery notations as a direct equivalent for silver or coins minted from this precious metal; also, a spelling variant for the proper name 'Arghir'. In a structural-linguistic sense, it reflects the technical lexical borrowings or Balkan monetary nomenclatures circulating in the Romanian Principalities prior to modern scientific standardization.
• Arol coin side — An archaic and regional Romanian term attested in southern Moldova denoting the obverse (face) of a coin or medal, traditionally featuring an emblem like an eagle. By extension, it signifies an old rural gambling game similar to heads or tails.
• Assignat — Paper money issued in France during the 1789 Revolution, structurally guaranteed by the value of the nationalized properties of the clergy and the crown. As an adjective or participle, it refers to an asset, a financial fund, or a task that has been officially allocated, transferred, or designated to a specific person or use.
• Assarion — An archaic name or rare lexical variant designating an ancient monetary unit of small value (the Roman as or its subdivision) used in the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire or in ancient ecclesiastical texts to translate the copper coins mentioned in the Gospels; it represents a reference term in the study of monetary circulation in the Mediterranean basin.
• Astratinii — A structural archaeological and numismatic term used to denote a special type of ancient silver coins minted or discovered in the Pontic and Balkan regions, characterized by specific geometric markings resembling star rays. In niche studies, the term indicates rare monetary series issued by local confederations or specific late Hellenistic hoards used in regional commercial trade.
• Obverse — The obverse or principal face of a coin, medal, seal, or decoration, usually bearing the effigy of the issuer, the state coat of arms, the ruler's name, or the primary symbolic motif; popularly known as 'heads' in contrast to the reverse ('tails'). As an adjective, in technical or specialized usage, it describes the element facing forward or the side directly presented to view during the minting or printing process.