In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
TUGRIK
tugrik, tughrik
(noun) the basic unit of money in Mongolia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tugrik (plural tugriks)
The Mongolian unit of currency; abbreviated MNT, ₮; formerly subdivided into 100 möngö.
Usage notes
Tugrik is the transliteration used in the ISO 4217 standard for currency names, and is therefore widely used in business and banking. CIA World Factbook also recognizes togrog, and Wikipedia has chosen tögrög as the main entry.
Source: Wiktionary
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