The Nicknames of our Currencies!

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In my previous post I shared that today will be the last day to make a 'buck' . . being a dollar . . . . The buck part coming from the American slang for their one dollar note. ~ "buck" for a dollar or similar currency in various nations including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Nigeria and the United States ~ Australian seem to have given each on of their currencies a nickname: Lets go with a few . . . A Five Dollar note is known as a Fairy Floss, Galah, Skydiver, Pink Lady, Pink Snapper, Prawn, Piglet & Rasher - very strange and whats even stranger is where they come from. The 'One Hundred Dollar Polymer Note' comes up trumps! Also known as a Granny Smith, Hundo, Hungee, Pistachio, Gorilla, Jolly Green Giant, Green Soldier (Monash portrait), Green Phantom, Fat Lady (portrait of Dame Nellie Melba), Avocado, Watermelon, Cabbage Leaf, Lettuce Leaf (or just Lettuce), Apple, Choko, Mouldy Oldie, Green Tree Frog, Crocodile, Grasshopper, Peppermint and Hen's Tooth (as in rare as Hen's Teeth), Ten-Thousand-Cent-a (there are one hundred cents in the dollar), Big Bad Baby Boy (Nellie Melba's boxing name), Johnny Monny's Sweet Sweet Dime (named for John Monash's infamous catch phrase), a Gramble, Twenty Dollars (origins unknown), One Hundred Dollarydoos, a 'Malcolm', a Lime (a part of the fruit naming convention) and The Most Worthy Rectangle." It is my concern that whenever I visit Australia, I would need to know all these terms otherwise I am going to loose a FAT LADY instead of giving a PINK Lady? In South Africa the most obvious and used terms are: A Bob for a 20 cent, (old English) but soon that poor little currency might be a thing of the past. A Grand for R1000 - thats my favourtie - wish I had a Grand! If you want to know more about the strange nicknames for money are - take a look at the Wikipedia on Currencies Nicknames! You will find it most interesting. How do you describe your currencies in your country?