A few currencies, such as the British pound, had begun to float earlier.

It was the first serious effort by a central bank to stem the dollar's fall since the currency began its current slide 10 days ago.

At the same time, China's currency, the yuan, has begun sinking in value on the black market.

After a year of relative stability, the local currency, the dinar, has begun to plummet in value.

Immediately, Brazil's currency - the real - began a precipitous decline.

Rather it seems that the currency began being manufactured in the specific form of the kissi penny around 1880.

But since the currency began appreciating in 1999, costs have risen some 30 percent.

In 1999, national currencies will begin to fade out and the euro will take over.

In 1848 local currency began circulating, though these coins were not considered the official medium.

The currency began its downward spiral a few weeks before I arrived, and since then conditions have only worsened.