Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Questioin 1365: The name of the rose

The denier was a Franksih coin created by Charlemagne. This system and the denier itself served as the model for many of Europe's currencies, including the pund, lira, peseta and dinheiro. The name denier was derived from the name of the Roman coin denarius.

This following is a denarius/denier issued by Louis the Pious, during his reign:


What is its current day significance ?


Answer: The new Indian two-rupee coin issued by RBI in 2006 resembles the denarius leading to an outrage amongst Hindu Nationalists.

1 Answers:

pranav said...

the symbol on the indian 2 rupee coin