Currency Name Generator

Coins, notes, and money names for fictional worlds

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Generate currency names for fantasy kingdoms, sci-fi empires, tabletop campaigns, and video game economies. Names follow how real money is named: after metals, weights, rulers, and stamped symbols.

About currency names

Real currency names come from a handful of sources, and borrowing those patterns instantly makes a fictional currency feel plausible. Many are named for a weight of metal: pound, lira, livre, shekel, mark, talent, mina, and drachma all began as units of weight. Others name the metal itself, like the Polish złoty (golden), the Dutch guilder (golden), or the medieval florin and ducat. Some are named for the ruler or symbol stamped on the coin: the sovereign, the crown, the noble, the angel, the real (royal), the escudo (shield). Sci-fi tends to reach for abstract units, credits, and energy words such as credit, unit, cred, or the caps and casings of a scavenger economy.

Good fictional currencies usually come in a small system rather than a single name. A fantasy kingdom might trade in copper bits, silver marks, and gold crowns, with a rare platinum sovereign for lords and dragons. A cyberpunk city might run on Union Credits with grey-market ration chits underneath. When you pick names, choose one for each tier and make sure they sound like they belong to the same culture, whether that means Latin-flavored (Aurel, Argent, Ferrum), Germanic (Thaler, Groat, Kelmark), or invented soft syllables (Solin, Verin, Orin).

The list mixes historical coins, weights, metal and animal names, coin slang, ruler coins, tokens, and sci-fi units.

How to choose currency names

  • Build a ladder, not a single coin: pick a low, mid, and high denomination (e.g. Copper Bit, Silver Mark, Gold Crown) so prices in your story feel concrete.
  • Give the currency a nickname. Real people say bucks, quid, and loonies; a kingdom whose crowns are called "stags" because of the stamped deer feels lived-in.
  • Match the name to the culture's language flavor: Latin roots (Aurum, Argent) for empires, short Germanic words (Groat, Mark) for northern kingdoms, abstract units (Credit, Quant) for sci-fi.
  • Name coins after what is stamped on them (Sun, Raven, Dragon Scale) if you want a quick way to imply the nation's symbols and rulers.
  • For post-apocalyptic settings, use scavenged objects as currency (Bottle Cap, Casing, Ration Chit); it tells the reader what is scarce.

Frequently asked questions

How are real currencies named?

Mostly after weights of metal (pound, lira, shekel, mark), the metal itself (guilder and złoty both mean golden), the image or ruler on the coin (sovereign, crown, real, escudo), or a place (the thaler is from Joachimsthal, which also gave us the word dollar). Copying one of these patterns makes a fictional currency feel real.

What are good fantasy currency names?

Classic choices are metal-and-shape names like Copper Bit, Silver Mark, and Gold Crown, historical coins like Ducat, Florin, and Groat, or symbol names like Stag, Raven, and Dragon Scale. Many settings use a three-tier system so a loaf of bread, a sword, and a castle can each be priced sensibly.

What do sci-fi settings usually call money?

Credits are the default (Star Wars, Mass Effect, Cyberpunk), often prefixed by the issuing power: Imperial Credit, Federation Credit, Union Credit. Alternatives include units, quants, and energy-based words like volts or cells. Post-apocalyptic worlds often use scavenged items such as bottle caps or shell casings.

Can I use these currency names in my game or novel?

Yes. Historical coin names like florin, ducat, and thaler are public domain, and the invented names here are free to use in any project, commercial or not.

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A: 45 names

  • Abbasi
  • Abbey Mark
  • Abbot
  • Acorn
  • Adamant Piece
  • Aeginetan Turtle
  • Aes Grave
  • Aes Rude
  • Afghani
  • Aggry Bead
  • Agnel
  • Agora
  • Akce
  • Albus
  • Alms Penny
  • Altyn
  • Amber
  • Amphora
  • Anchor
  • Angel
  • Angelet
  • Angster
  • Anna
  • Ant Nose Coin
  • Antler
  • Antoninianus
  • Anvil
  • Archon
  • Argent
  • Argenteus
  • Argentine
  • Ariary
  • Arm Ring
  • Arroba
  • Ashrafi
  • Assignat
  • Astral
  • Augustale
  • Aurel
  • Aureus
  • Aurin
  • Aurochs
  • Aurum
  • Austral
  • Axe Money

B: 69 names

  • Badger
  • Bagattino
  • Baht
  • Baiocco
  • Balboa
  • Ball Bearing
  • Ban Liang
  • Bank Note
  • Banker's Draft
  • Barley Measure
  • Barleycorn
  • Baron
  • Basilikon
  • Basilisk
  • Battery
  • Batzen
  • Bawbee
  • Bazaruco
  • Bear Claw
  • Bear Mark
  • Beaver Pelt
  • Bee
  • Beehive
  • Beggar's Button
  • Bekah
  • Bell
  • Besantel
  • Bezant
  • Bill of Exchange
  • Birr
  • Bit
  • Blackpenny
  • Blaffert
  • Blanc

B, continued

  • Bloodgold Piece
  • Boar
  • Bob
  • Bodle
  • Bolivar
  • Boliviano
  • Bolognino
  • Bond
  • Bone Button
  • Bone Chip
  • Bone Token
  • Bonnet Piece
  • Botdrager
  • Bottle Cap
  • Boy King
  • Bracteate
  • Brakt
  • Braspenning
  • Brass Bit
  • Bread Ticket
  • Brevin
  • Briquet
  • Broken Chain
  • Bronze Drum
  • Bronze Piece
  • Bronze Round
  • Bronze Tear
  • Buck
  • Buckskin
  • Bull
  • Bullet Coin
  • Burgomaster
  • Bushel
  • Butter Firkin
  • Byte

C: 87 names

  • Cacao Bean
  • Candareen
  • Candle Stub
  • Cap
  • Carat
  • Card Money
  • Carlino
  • Carolin
  • Carolus
  • Cash
  • Cash String
  • Casing
  • Castellano
  • Castle
  • Catty
  • Cavallo
  • Cedi
  • Ceitil
  • Cell
  • Cent
  • Centavo
  • Centime
  • Chain Mark
  • Chalice
  • Chalkos
  • Chancellor
  • Charge
  • Checksum
  • Chervonets
  • Chetvertak
  • Chimera
  • Chip
  • Chit
  • Chit Credit
  • Church Penny
  • Cinder
  • Cipher
  • Cistophorus
  • Clam
  • Clay Tablet
  • Clinker
  • Clipper
  • Coal Check

C, continued

  • Cob
  • Cobra
  • Cockatrice
  • Cog
  • Cold Iron Ring
  • Colon
  • Colonial Credit
  • Colony Voucher
  • Comet
  • Compass Rose
  • Condor
  • Conqueror
  • Consul
  • Continental
  • Copper
  • Copper Bit
  • Copper Cross
  • Copper Ingot
  • Copper Penny
  • Copper Rod
  • Copper Star
  • Coral Branch
  • Cordoba
  • Corinthian Colt
  • Coronet
  • Counting House Slip
  • Coupon
  • Cowrie
  • Cowrie Shell
  • Crane
  • Cred
  • Credit
  • Crescent
  • Croeseid
  • Crossed Keys
  • Crown
  • Crown Note
  • Cruzado
  • Cruzeiro
  • Crystal Drop
  • Cupral
  • Cuprin
  • Cycle
  • Cyzicene

D: 52 names

  • Dalasi
  • Dandiprat
  • Danegeld
  • Daric
  • Datum
  • Deben
  • Debenture
  • Debit Key
  • Dekadrachm
  • Denar
  • Denarius
  • Denga
  • Denier
  • Dentalium
  • Diadem
  • Dichalkon
  • Dicken
  • Didrachm
  • Dime
  • Dinar
  • Diobol
  • Dirham
  • Dobra
  • Dock Token
  • Dog Tag
  • Doit
  • Dollar
  • Dolphin
  • Dong
  • Doppia
  • Dosh
  • Double Crown
  • Double Eagle
  • Double Sovereign
  • Doubloon
  • Douzain
  • Drachm
  • Drachma Royal
  • Dragon Scale
  • Dragon's Tithe
  • Dragonfly
  • Drake
  • Dram
  • Dreiling
  • Dubbeltje
  • Ducat
  • Ducaton
  • Duchess
  • Dupondius
  • Duro
  • Dwarven Crown
  • Dwarven Mark

E: 14 names

  • Eagle
  • Eclipse
  • Ecu
  • Efimok
  • Electrum
  • Elk
  • Elven Dewdrop
  • Elven Leaf
  • Elven Star
  • Ember
  • Empress
  • Equinox
  • Erg
  • Escudo

F: 35 names

  • Faerie Gold
  • Fair Token
  • Falcon
  • Fals
  • Fanam
  • Fang
  • Farthing
  • Favor
  • Feather Coil
  • Federation Credit
  • Ferrin
  • Ferrum
  • Ferry Token
  • Ferryman's Fee
  • Filter Cartridge
  • Fish-Hook Money
  • Fiver
  • Flake
  • Flame
  • Flint
  • Florenne
  • Florin
  • Flux
  • Flying Money
  • Follis
  • Forint
  • Fox Penny
  • Franc
  • Franc a Cheval
  • Francescone
  • Friedrich d'Or
  • Fuel Scrip
  • Fuse
  • Fusion Pellet
  • Fyrk

G: 52 names

  • Galactic Standard
  • Galley
  • Gaming Counter
  • Garnet
  • Gauntlet
  • Gazzetta
  • Gear
  • Genovino
  • Gerah
  • Ghost Coin
  • Giant's Penny
  • Giulio
  • Glass Bead
  • Glimmerstone
  • Glyph
  • Gnome Cog
  • Gnomish Sprocket
  • Goblin Nail
  • Gold
  • Gold Bar
  • Gold Crown
  • Gold Ingot
  • Gold Leaf
  • Gold Piece
  • Gold Signet
  • Gold Star
  • Golden Eagle
  • Goldsmith's Receipt
  • Gourde
  • Grain
  • Grak
  • Granary Receipt
  • Grano
  • Greenback
  • Griffin
  • Grivennik
  • Grivna
  • Groat
  • Groschen
  • Grosso
  • Grosso Tornese
  • Grosz
  • Guarani
  • Guild Credit
  • Guild Mark
  • Guild Token
  • Guilder
  • Guinea
  • Guldar
  • Gulden
  • Guldengroschen
  • Gun Money

H: 42 names

  • Hab Card
  • Hack Silver
  • Half Angel
  • Half Crown
  • Half Dollar
  • Half Eagle
  • Half Groat
  • Half Mark
  • Half Measure
  • Half Sun
  • Halfling Penny
  • Halfpenny
  • Hallow
  • Hammer
  • Hammer and Tongs
  • Handful
  • Hansatsu
  • Harbor Mark
  • Hardhead
  • Hare
  • Harp
  • Hart
  • Hawk
  • Hekte
  • Helium Flask
  • Heller
  • Helm
  • Hemidrachm
  • Henri d'Or
  • Heron
  • Hex Nut
  • Hierophant
  • Hippocamp
  • Histamenon
  • Hoe Money
  • Hogshead
  • Horn
  • Hound
  • Hourglass
  • Hvid
  • Hwan
  • Hyperpyron

I: 17 names

  • Ibis
  • Ichibu
  • Imperator
  • Imperial
  • Imperial Credit
  • Ingot
  • Inti
  • Ion
  • Iron Bit
  • Iron Bolt
  • Iron Cross
  • Iron Disc
  • Iron Key
  • Iron Nail
  • Iron Spike
  • Ivory Tile
  • Ivory Token

J: 11 names

  • Jackal
  • Jacobus
  • Jade
  • Jeton
  • Jiao
  • Jiaozi
  • Jingler
  • Jital
  • Joachimsthaler
  • Joey
  • Joule

K: 39 names

  • Kahavanu
  • Kai Yuan
  • Karbovanets
  • Karshapana
  • Katanga Cross
  • Kelmark
  • Kelpie
  • Kernel
  • Kestrel
  • Khan
  • Kikkar
  • Kilowatt Hour
  • Kina
  • King's Face
  • Kingfisher
  • Kip
  • Kissi Penny
  • Klippe
  • Klipping
  • Knife Money
  • Koban
  • Kobo
  • Koku
  • Kopek
  • Koruna
  • Kraken
  • Kreuzer
  • Kromstaart
  • Krond
  • Kronenthaler
  • Kroner
  • Kroon
  • Kuna
  • Kupang
  • Kurus
  • Kwacha
  • Kwanza
  • Kwartje
  • Kyat

L: 42 names

  • Labor Hour
  • Lamb
  • Lamp Wick
  • Lantern
  • Lari
  • Larin
  • Lark
  • Lats
  • Laureate Head
  • Laurel
  • Lawgiver
  • Lead Pellet
  • Leather Money
  • Ledger
  • Leech Money
  • Leeuwendaalder
  • Lek
  • Lempira
  • Leone
  • Leopard
  • Lepton
  • Leu
  • Lev
  • Leviathan
  • Liard
  • Libra
  • Librum
  • Lilangeni
  • Lily
  • Lion
  • Lira
  • Lirin
  • Litas
  • Litra
  • Livre
  • Loonie
  • Loti
  • Louis d'Or
  • Lumen
  • Lunar
  • Lynx
  • Lyre

M: 51 names

  • Mace
  • Macuquina
  • Magister
  • Magpie
  • Maille
  • Mana Crystal
  • Manat
  • Mancus
  • Mangir
  • Manilla
  • Manticore
  • Maravedi
  • Margrave
  • Marin
  • Mark
  • Marker
  • Market Penny
  • Markka
  • Marquet
  • Marten Pelt
  • Masha
  • Matapan
  • Matchbook
  • Maund
  • Meal Ticket
  • Measure of Dust
  • Merchant Mark
  • Merchant Note
  • Merit
  • Merk
  • Metical
  • Miliaresion
  • Millieme
  • Mina
  • Mint Mark
  • Mirel
  • Mite
  • Mithqal
  • Mithril Crown
  • Mithril Piece
  • Mohur
  • Moidore
  • Momme
  • Mon
  • Moneyer
  • Moneylender's Slip
  • Moon
  • Moonpearl
  • Moonsilver Piece
  • Mouton d'Or
  • Mulberry Paper

N: 16 names

  • Naira
  • Nakfa
  • Napoleon
  • Neurocoin
  • Ngultrum
  • Nickel
  • Nickel Bit
  • Noble
  • Nogata
  • Nomisma
  • Note
  • Notgeld
  • Nova
  • Nummus
  • Nutmeg
  • Nyang

O: 35 names

  • Oak Leaf
  • Oban
  • Obelisk
  • Obol
  • Obsidian Blade
  • Obsidian Disc
  • Octadrachm
  • Ogre Tooth
  • Oka
  • Ombrel
  • Ongaro
  • Onyx
  • Onza
  • Opal
  • Open Hand
  • Orb
  • Orbital
  • Orc Tooth
  • Orcish Knucklebone
  • Oren
  • Orichalcum
  • Orichalcum Crown
  • Orin
  • Ortstaler
  • Ortug
  • Osella
  • Oskel
  • Ostmark
  • Ostren
  • Otter
  • Ouguiya
  • Ounce
  • Owl
  • Ox
  • Oxygen Share

P: 57 names

  • Pa'anga
  • Pagoda
  • Paisa
  • Palatine
  • Pana
  • Parsec
  • Pataca
  • Patagon
  • Pavillon d'Or
  • Pawn Ticket
  • Peacock
  • Peag
  • Pearl
  • Pegasus
  • Pelican
  • Pengo
  • Penning
  • Penny
  • Pennyweight
  • Pepper Sack
  • Peppercorn
  • Perper
  • Pesewa
  • Peso
  • Petal
  • Pewter Penny
  • Pfennig
  • Phoenix
  • Photon
  • Picayune
  • Picul
  • Piece of Eight
  • Pike
  • Pilgrim Token
  • Piloncito
  • Pine Tree Shilling
  • Pistole
  • Pitis
  • Plack
  • Plappart
  • Plate Money
  • Platinum
  • Platinum Piece
  • Plough
  • Poltina
  • Poltorak
  • Polushka
  • Pound
  • Prince
  • Promissory Note
  • Prutah
  • Pula
  • Pulse
  • Punch Card
  • Punt
  • Purifier Tab
  • Pyatak

Q: 18 names

  • Qindarka
  • Qirat
  • Quachtli
  • Quadrans
  • Quant
  • Quark
  • Quarter
  • Quarter Eagle
  • Quarter Noble
  • Quarter Sovereign
  • Quattrino
  • Qubit
  • Queen's Head
  • Quetzal
  • Quicksilver Vial
  • Quid
  • Quill
  • Quinarius

R: 45 names

  • Raffia Cloth
  • Rai Stone
  • Ram
  • Rand
  • Rappen
  • Ration
  • Ration Chit
  • Ratti
  • Rattler
  • Raven
  • Ravenmark
  • Reactor Hour
  • Real
  • Reckoning Counter
  • Redbit
  • Regal
  • Regalis
  • Regent
  • Rentenmark
  • Rezana
  • Rial
  • Rice Bale
  • Rider
  • Riel
  • Rigsdaler
  • Rin
  • Ring Money
  • Ring Pull
  • Ringgit
  • Rivet
  • Roc
  • Rooster
  • Rose and Thorn
  • Rose Noble
  • Royal
  • Royal Note
  • Ruble
  • Rufiyaa
  • Rune
  • Runestone
  • Rupee
  • Rupiah
  • Ruspone
  • Ryal
  • Ryo

S: 140 names

  • Sable Pelt
  • Saffron Pinch
  • Salamander
  • Salmon
  • Salt
  • Salt Bar
  • Salt Brick
  • Salt Cake
  • Saltgeld
  • Salut d'Or
  • Salvage Tag
  • Sapeque
  • Satang
  • Sawbuck
  • Scale
  • Scarab
  • Sceat
  • Scepter
  • Scherf
  • Schreckenberger
  • Scrap
  • Scrip
  • Scruple
  • Scudo
  • Sea Glass
  • Seahorse
  • Seal
  • Sealed Note
  • Sealed Pledge
  • Sechsling
  • Seed
  • Seer
  • Sen
  • Serpent
  • Sesterce
  • Sextans
  • Shahi
  • Shard
  • Shark Tooth
  • Shaved Edge
  • Shekel
  • Shell
  • Shell Casing
  • Shilling
  • Shiner
  • Shinplaster

S, continued

  • Ship and Castle
  • Short Weight
  • Shrine Coin
  • Siege Piece
  • Sigil
  • Siglos
  • Signet
  • Silbergroschen
  • Siliqua
  • Silk Bolt
  • Silver
  • Silver Anchor
  • Silver Bar
  • Silver Bit
  • Silver Crown
  • Silver Falcon
  • Silver Feather
  • Silver Ingot
  • Silver Mark
  • Silver Moon
  • Silver Owl
  • Silver Piece
  • Silver Ring
  • Silver Rose
  • Silver Shield
  • Silver Wedge
  • Silver Wheel
  • Sixpence
  • Skell
  • Skilling
  • Sky Iron Piece
  • Slate
  • Sleeping Bear
  • Sliver
  • Slug
  • Smacker
  • Snaphaan
  • Solar
  • Soldar
  • Soldino
  • Soldo
  • Solidus
  • Solin
  • Solstice
  • Solvane
  • Somoni
  • Sou

S, continued

  • Soulstone
  • Sovereign
  • Spade Money
  • Spark
  • Spark Plug
  • Sparrow
  • Speciedaler
  • Spent Round
  • Sphinx
  • Spitzgroschen
  • Spoke
  • Squirrel Skin
  • Stag
  • Stamp
  • Standard Credit
  • Standard Unit
  • Stannum
  • Star
  • Starmetal Bit
  • Starshard
  • Stater
  • Station Share
  • Stavraton
  • Steed
  • Steel Blade
  • Steel Wafer
  • Steelyard
  • Steinmark
  • Stella
  • Stellar
  • Sterling
  • Stockfish
  • Stone Weight
  • Stork
  • Stormgeld
  • Stotinka
  • Stuiver
  • Styca
  • Sucre
  • Sun
  • Sun Cross
  • Sunsteel Piece
  • Sunstone
  • Swan
  • Sycee
  • Szelag
  • Szostak

T: 80 names

  • Tabua
  • Tael
  • Taka
  • Tala
  • Talent
  • Tally
  • Tally Stick
  • Talon
  • Tambala
  • Tambu
  • Tanka
  • Tanner
  • Tari
  • Tavern Round
  • Tavin
  • Tea Brick
  • Temple Coin
  • Ten Spot
  • Tenge
  • Terran Standard
  • Testoon
  • Tetarteron
  • Tetradrachm
  • Tetri
  • Thaler
  • Thane
  • Thebe
  • Thin Jack
  • Thistle
  • Thorn
  • Three Crows
  • Threepence
  • Throne
  • Thrupenny
  • Thrymsa
  • Thumbnail
  • Thumbweight
  • Thunderbolt
  • Tical
  • Tiger Tongue

T, continued

  • Tin Bit
  • Tin of Beans
  • Tin Penny
  • Tin Square
  • Titanium Piece
  • Tithe Mark
  • Tobacco Twist
  • Token
  • Tola
  • Tolar
  • Toll Penny
  • Toman
  • Tomin
  • Tooth
  • Tortoise
  • Tostao
  • Touchstone
  • Tower
  • Trade Bar
  • Trade Bead
  • Trade Token
  • Treasury Bond
  • Treasury Note
  • Tremissis
  • Tribune
  • Trident
  • Triens
  • Triobol
  • Triple Unite
  • Trite
  • Trojak
  • Troll Pebble
  • Troll Toe
  • Tugrik
  • Tungsten Bit
  • Tuppence
  • Tusk
  • Two Bits
  • Tymf
  • Tyrant's Head

U: 7 names

  • Uncia
  • Unicorn
  • Union Credit
  • Unit
  • Unite
  • Universal Unit
  • Uplink Minute

V: 11 names

  • Vael
  • Valen
  • Vatu
  • Veiled Queen
  • Vellum Pledge
  • Verin
  • Victoriatus
  • Vintem
  • Viper
  • Voidglass
  • Volt

W: 27 names

  • Wadmal
  • Wampum
  • Warrant
  • Washer
  • Water Chit
  • Water Ton
  • Watt
  • Weisspfennig
  • Wen
  • Whale Tooth
  • Wheat Sheaf
  • Wheel
  • Widow Queen
  • Widow's Mite
  • Wire Coil
  • Wishing Coin
  • Witten
  • Wolf Mark
  • Wolf Tooth
  • Won
  • Wooden Nickel
  • Work Point
  • Wren
  • Writ
  • Wu Zhu
  • Wyrm
  • Wyvern

X: 1 name

  • Xerafim

Y: 3 names

  • Yen
  • Ysel
  • Yuan

Z: 4 names

  • Zecchino
  • Zloty
  • Zolota
  • Zuz