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The ''' | The '''cantaure''' (''<small>CAN</small>-tore''; IPA: /ˈkæntɔɹ/; High Ciána: ''Cántaurë'' {{cs|ciana|kántaurë}} [ˈkan.to.rə]; Femps: ''Cántora'' []), plurally '''cantaurei''' (''can-tore-<small>REE</small>''; /kæntɔˈɹi/), is the official currency and legal tender of [[Sensuîerreí]]. The [[Union Bank]] issues both banknotes and mints coins. Its smaller denomination, the ''sensúäurë'' (lit. 'little hundred') is one hundredth of a cántaurë, but is no longer used in day to day exchange. | ||
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The name of the currency derives from the High Ciána noun ''cánta'' 'crown', in reference to an earlier gold coin that featured the solar crown. | |||
Latest revision as of 18:32, 29 December 2025
The cantaure (CAN-tore; IPA: /ˈkæntɔɹ/; High Ciána: Cántaurë kántaurë [ˈkan.to.rə]; Femps: Cántora []), plurally cantaurei (can-tore-REE; /kæntɔˈɹi/), is the official currency and legal tender of Sensuîerreí. The Union Bank issues both banknotes and mints coins. Its smaller denomination, the sensúäurë (lit. 'little hundred') is one hundredth of a cántaurë, but is no longer used in day to day exchange.
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The name of the currency derives from the High Ciána noun cánta 'crown', in reference to an earlier gold coin that featured the solar crown.