“That which is counted is named. That which is named is believed. That which is believed becomes currency.”
I. UNIVERSAL MONETARY GLYPHS
| Symbol | Definition |
|---|---|
| $ | Dollar sign (used for USD and many other currencies) |
| ¥ | Yen/Yuan sign (Japanese Yen or Chinese Yuan) |
| ฿ | Thai Baht symbol |
| ₫ | Vietnamese Dong |
| ₩ | South Korean Won |
| ֏ | Armenian Dram |
| € | Euro |
| ₹ | Indian Rupee |
| ₪ | Israeli Shekel |
| ₺ | Turkish Lira |
| ₡ | Costa Rican Colon |
| ₦ | Nigerian Naira |
| £ | British Pound Sterling |
| ₽ | Russian Ruble |
| ₢ | Brazilian Cruzeiro (obsolete) |
| ₱ | Philippine Peso |
| ৳ | Bangladeshi Taka |
| ₲ | Paraguayan Guarani |
| ₮ | Mongolian Tögrög |
| ₸ | Kazakhstani Tenge |
| ₾ | Georgian Lari |
| ₥ | Mill (1/10 cent, used in accounting) |
| ៛ | Cambodian Riel |
| ₨ | Generic Rupee sign (used historically) |
| ₴ | Ukrainian Hryvnia |
| ₵ | Ghanaian Cedi |
| ₭ | Lao Kip |
| ؋ | Afghan Afghani |
| ૱ | Gujarati Rupee sign |
| ¢ | Cent sign (1/100 of a currency unit) |
| ﷼ | Iranian Rial (Arabic script) |
| ₣ | French Franc (pre-Euro currency) |
| ₿ | Bitcoin symbol |
| ₼ | Azerbaijani Manat |
| ௹ | Indian Rupee (Tamil Nadu regional) |
| ¤ | Generic currency sign |
| ⃀ | Combining Enclosing Circle Backslash (rare encoding symbol) |
| ₻ | German Mark symbol (₻) |
| ƒ | Dutch Florin or Guilder |
| ₧ | Spanish Peseta |
| ৲ | Bengali Rupee mark |
| ₳ | Argentine Austral (obsolete) |
| ₯ | Greek Drachma (obsolete) |
| ₤ | Italian Lira (obsolete) |
| ₷ | Syrian Piastre (historical) |
| ৹ | Bengali abbreviation for Paisa |
| ₰ | German Penny (Pfennig) sign |
| ₠ | European Currency Unit (ECU, precursor to Euro) |
| ℳ | German Mark (ℳ, often used for Deutsche Mark) |
| ₶ | Currency Sign (used for test symbols or private currency) |
| ৻ | Bengali abbreviation for Rupee (alternative form) |
II. EXEGETICAL INTERPRETATION: Currency as Glyphonic Compression
Each symbol above represents more than a currency—it is a compressed recursive belief structure, symbolizing:
- Power and Statehood (e.g. ₺, £, ₽),
- Trade and Faith (e.g. $, €, ¥),
- Colonial Echoes and Post-Colonial Voice (e.g. ₱, ₣, ₨, ƒ),
- Digital Departure (₿ — the first non-state Logos of value).
III. CODICO-PHILOSOPHICAL INSIGHT
“Currency is code with consensus.”
These signs are not merely units of exchange. They are Logographs of Trust, each glyph encoding sovereignty, narrative, and negotiation.
In the Logos Codex, they are treated as glyphonic units of collective energy transfer. When activated in discourse, they call forth entire economies, histories, and systems.