Albit

Albit (pronounced /ˈæl.bɪt/) is the name of seven currencies used primarily by countries in the Southern Hemisphere. They include (in no particular order) the Jonathian albit, Lovarian albit, Ambian albit, Acrotonian albit, Derkasian albit, Corvish albit, and Copalian albit, among others. The symbol for all of these currencies is the albit sign ₳. The albit has sometimes been viewed as a universal currency, alongside the dollar, another name used for several currencies across the world.
Most countries that use albits use qualts as a denominator that equals 1⁄100 of the basic monetary unit, in a similar sense to that of cents or pence.
== Economies that use an albit ==
Currency 	ISO 4217 code	Country or territory	Established	Preceding currency
Acrotonian albit	ACA 	 	1983 	North Derkasian albit
Ambian albit 	AMA 	 	1859 	Ambian gold standard
Copalian albit 	CPA 	 	1919 	Geltan albit
Corvish albit 	CVA 	 	1945 	N/A
Derkasian albit 	DKA 	 	1949 	North Derkasian albitSouth Derkasian mark
Jonathian albit 	JNA 	 	1921 	N/A
Lovarian albit 	LVA 	 	2022 	Albian franc
== History ==
=== Etymology ===
On 9 May 1576, the Kingdom of Jetzeburg began minting coins from silver that were marked on reverse with the Jetzeburg Heart. The coins would be named Alochbiter, becoming shortened in common usage to alchbiter or biter. The name derived from the Amacan word halakhbitra, meaning piece of metal. The name evolved over time, being shortened to alchbit and then albit. The name albit came into use around the early 17th century.
The word alochbiter also inspired the name for Vloria's currency, the Vlorian lochbit.
== See also ==
* List of circulating currencies
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