What does each generated currency include?

Every result gives you a main unit name, an ISO-style three-letter code, a symbol, a fractional sub-unit with an exchange ratio, a colloquial slang term, and the name of the issuing authority such as a national bank or royal mint.

Where do real currency names come from?

Many real currencies are named after units of weight (pound, peso, shekel), precious metals (crown, sovereign), or rulers and royal words (real, sovereign). The generator draws on those traditions plus abstract sci-fi terms like credit and unit.

Are the three-letter codes real ISO 4217 codes?

No. They are styled to look like ISO 4217 currency codes (three uppercase letters) but are invented for fiction. They will not match any real-world currency registry.

Does it work offline or send data anywhere?

It runs entirely in your browser from bundled word lists. Nothing you generate is uploaded, logged, or stored on a server.

Can I change the exchange ratio?

The generator randomly picks a common sub-unit ratio such as 100, 12, 20, or 64 to the main unit. You can simply override the number in your own notes if you want a different decimal or non-decimal system.

Fictional Currency Name Generator

Give your fictional economy a name

Money grounds a setting. A coin with a name, a sub-unit, a street slang term, and a mint feels real in a way that “gold pieces” rarely does. This tool generates a complete fictional currency in one click for fantasy, sci-fi, historical, and invented-nation settings.

How it works

Real currency names come from a few recurring sources, and the generator mirrors them:

Weight and measure — the pound, peso, and shekel were all originally units of weight.
Metals and materials — the crown and sovereign evoke precious metal and royalty.
Authority and rulers — the real means “royal”; the generator pairs units with mints, reserves, and central banks.
Abstract / future — sci-fi leans on credits, units, chits, and scrip.

For each result it assembles a main unit, a fractional sub-unit with a randomly chosen ratio (such as 1 = 100), a slang nickname, a three-letter ISO-style code, and an issuing authority. All of it runs locally.

Tips and notes

Pair a formal unit name with the slang term in dialogue — characters say “twenty clinks”, not “twenty Crowns”.
A non-decimal ratio (12 or 20 to the unit) instantly signals a pre-modern or alien economy.
Reuse the issuing authority as a faction: who controls the mint controls the money, and that is a plot.
The codes look like real ISO 4217 codes but are invented — do not use them in software that talks to real financial systems.