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FWIW, both Switzerland and Japan have coins that are about $5 (5 CHF = $5.14 and ¥500 = $4.5 right now).
by semi-extrinsic 9y ago
FWIW, both Switzerland and Japan have coins that are about $5 (5 CHF = $5.14 and ¥500 = $4.5 right now).
- Symbiote 9y agoPerhaps a more interesting measure is how many coins it takes to buy a Big Mac, or whether the coins are worth so little it would normally be done with paper money. For example, the Big Mac index of the UK is £3.09, which is fairly reasonable for coins (£2 + £2 + 10p). For Switzerland, it's 6.50Fr, so 5Fr + 1Fr + 0.5Fr. But for the US, it's $5.06, which needs the paper $5.