Re: OT: coins and currency (was: [Theory] Types of numerals)

--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, "Mark J. Reed" <markjreed@M...>
wrote:

>Have y'all designed currency systems for your cultures?
Thus far I've discovered two coins in the Senjecan culture.  They
are named for the metal out of which they are made (if no basic
lexical entry exists).

lêma = shatter; -ûros = suffix to name a metal.
lemûros = zinc.

âjos = copper; âjos + lemûros = ájlemûros, brass.
An ájlemûros, used as a count noun, is a brass coin. It is about the
diameter of a nickel but with the thickness of a quarter.

ôôßa = shine; + -ûros = ooßûros, silver.  ß = dz)
An ooßûros, used as a count noun, is a silver coin.  It is about the
size of a quarter.

100 ajlémurôes = 1 ooßûros.

I will probably change the names once I decide what designs to put
on these coins.

This coins are not made any more.  Now that the Senjecuni are
dispersed thoughout the world, they use the currency of the country
in which they live.  Any remaining coins are secreted away so as not
to reveal the existence of the Senjecuni.

Charlie
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