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Asêneam is a currency used in Samarkainia. Alternative spelling is aseneam. Asêneam is pronounced /əˈsenɪəm/ in English and /a'sɛːneam/ in Laefêvëši.
The basic unit is 1 (one) asêneam, which is divided into 100 (one hundred) asênefa (singular is asênefi)
The official symbol of the currency is ɇ. When talking about cents (asênefa), it is also possible to use ȼɇ.
This currency has bank-notes and coins. Bank-notes are in values for 5ɇ, 10ɇ, 20ɇ, 50ɇ, 100ɇ, 200ɇ, 500ɇ, 1000ɇ; and coins: 2ɇ, 1ɇ, 0.5ɇ (50ȼɇ), 0.2ɇ (20ȼɇ), 0.1ɇ (10ȼɇ), 0.05ɇ (5ȼɇ), 0.02ɇ (2ȼɇ), 0.01ɇ (1ȼɇ).
The old currency symbol was ಌ (ಇ for asênefis). Due to coding issues with the symbol 'ɇ' , another alternative symbol can be used: 'ß'.
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Banknotes
| Image | Value | Dimensions (millimetres) | Design | |
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| Obverse | Reverse | |||
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| ß5 | 120 × 62 | Bird |
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| ß10 | 127 × 67 | Butterfly |
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| ß20 | 133 × 72 | Tree |
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| ß50 | 140 × 77 | Rose |
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| ß100 | 147 × 82 | Wolf |
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| ß200 | 153 × 82 | Owl |
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| ß500 | 160 × 82 | Moon and sun |
Design
Each banknote is printed in different colour and thus identifying a specific banknote is easier. Notes also vary in size, with ß5 being the smallest and ß500 being the largest. The background of the notes is generally the same with only small differences, however, the main theme on the obverse side of each banknote is different, the theme on the reverse side is the same.
Colour
Distinct colours are applied to each type of banknotes. The colour is featured in the background as well as in the main theme of each banknote, on both sides. The colours are: ß5 is orange, ß10 is chartreuse, ß20 is green, ß50 is red, ß100 is blue, ß200 is cyan and ß500 is purple and orange.
Obverse side
Every banknote has a distinct theme on the obverse side; namely silhouettes of a flying bird on ß5, a flying butterfly on ß10, a tree on ß20, a rose's blossom on ß50, a howling wolf's head on ß100, a flying owl on ß200, a waning crescent and the sun with rays on ß500.
On each banknote there is also one of the stanzas of the Samarkainian national anthem. The ß5 note has the short version of the first stanza, the ß10 note has the short version of the second stanza, the ß20 note has the long version of the second stanza, the ß50 note has the short version of the third (and main) stanza, the ß100 note has the short version of the fourth stanza, the ß200 note has the long version of the fourth stanza, and the ß500 note has the long version of the third (main) stanza.
The notes ß5, ß10, ß20 and ß50 also include the Samarkainian national motto: Wáiþþottommori Mihélentyeu, translated as Dream infinity. The other three notes, ß100, ß200 and ß500, include a slightly modified motto of the coat of arms: As Elénta, As Válava, Os Wáiþ, translated as Imagination, knowledge, dreams.
The lesser coat of arms is also featured on the left side of the notes, next to the currency's symbol ß.
Reverse side
The reverse side of the notes is more unified and only smaller background details along with the note's colour change; the main theme is the same throughout. The theme features a stylised silhouette of a human eye, a symbol of knowledge and good wealth. Left of it is a stylised figure of the human body, with a ring behind it symbolising human mind which is expanding outwards and thus going beyond the limitations of the body.
Serial number
A specific serial number is given to each banknote. The serial numbers are applied to the notes according to some rules. The serial number consists of two parts; the first part is a letter, one of 4 possible letters for each banknote, and the second part is an 11-digit number which, when calculated their digital root, give a checksum particular to the letter used in the first part.
| Note | Code | |||||||
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| Letter | Checksum | Letter | Checksum | Letter | Checksum | Letter | Checksum | |
| ß5 | A | 1 | W | 4 | G | 9 | B | 7 |
| ß10 | Y | 9 | T | 6 | X | 2 | F | 4 |
| ß20 | E | 6 | R | 8 | C | 1 | K | 9 |
| ß50 | I | 3 | S | 9 | M | 5 | D | 2 |
| ß100 | O | 7 | Þ | 2 | Ʒ | 4 | Z | 5 |
| ß200 | U | 4 | Ħ | 7 | Ð | 3 | V | 8 |
| ß500 | Ø | 5 | Ȝ | 1 | Ŋ | 8 | Ƿ | 3 |
None of the vowel letters with one diacritic appears as a code letter, as well as the letters H, L and P.
Colloquial names
In colloquial language the banknotes have different names, all of them deriving from the name of the main theme on the obverse side.
| Note | Name | Translation | Example sentence | Value |
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| ß5 | jellénd | bird | Pól ízzolavøyhý jellénneȝiaša. This costs exactly three birds. | 3 birds = ß15 |
| ß10 | línlant | butterfly | Sélíellasle vrâtø línlantieu? Do you have two butterflies? | 2 butterflies = ß20 |
| ß20 | kâlent | tree | Líelasa kâlentelvies. I have five trees. | 5 trees = ß100 |
| ß50 | lamínd | rose | Tasílekoirî lamínniȝeśiša. He found ten roses yesterday. | 10 roses = ß500 |
| ß100 | nárant | wolf | Frǿlemo nárantevelaes ûnëttaa. They got fifteen wolves for the prize. | 15 wolves = ß1500 |
| ß200 | inénd | owl | Ljanílipa se inénneȝieša. We'll offer them six owls. | 6 owls = ß1200 |
| ß500 | alláhent | sun-moon | Újelasa ýśamø alláhenteu. I want one sun-moon. | 1 sun-moon = ß500 |
Coins
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