A couple of weeks ago, the World has welcomed the youngest state. And since one of the signs of statehood is a currency,
some days ago also the World's youngest currency has appeared. And what did the South Sudanese come up with ... the pound
and the piastre. Very disappointing

-- BTW, didn't they want to invent a fancy country name, as well, instead of the horrible
"The South of Something in the North".
In a quick count I have found 7 different pounds (not including the Jersey, Guernsey, Falkland pounds, which are clones of the GBP).
Almost half of the currencies share only six names: dollar, franc, rupee, peso, dinar, pound. With one exception they all are of European
origin.
It is crucially important to have a distinct flag, coat of arms, anthem, a national plant and/or national animal, and what not.
But apparently the money, which is used day by day, is not considered a national symbol. Or at least not its name.
I'd love to see more of the ekwele, kwanza, kwacha, ngultrum, pa'anga, vatu, ...
cheers
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Harald