Talk:Wizarding currency

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[edit] Pronounciation

I've been listening to the American audio books, and for some reason, it irks me when Jim Dale pronounces "Knut" with the "k." As an American, to be grammatically correct, the "k" should be silent (i.e. it should be pronounced "nut"). To you guys in England, is the word prounounced with the "k" over there? -- Cubs Fan2007 20:00, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Yes, it's pronounced with the "k". It's a male personal name of Danish origin, most associated with Vikings and especially with Knut/Cnut/Canute, king of England, Denmark and Norway until 1035. (In most languages, "kn" at the beginning of a word is pronounced as it looks. Blame the French influence on the English language for why we don't follow suit - French is very light on consonant clusters.) 82.132.139.85 21:23, September 6, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] The size of a hubcap? I think not..

Regardless of what it says about Mr. Roberts, I don't think the galleon can be the size of a hubcap. In the HBP it says that Professor Slughorn has a bald spot the size of a galleon. I highly doubt that he has a bald spot the size of a hubcap. Well, thats my thought on the matter... does any one else have thoughts? --Freakatone 00:29, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, I think that Mr. Roberts is exagerating just because the Wizarding coin is bigger than the Muggle coin. Muggles... Always exagerating! Seth Cooper 02:52, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Global Wizarding Currency

Are Galleons, Sickles and Knuts used throughout the international Wizarding world? Do different countries have different Wizarding currency as they have different Muggle money? Has JKR said anything on this? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Matoro183 (talk • contribs).

I don't think its mentioned. -- DarkJedi613 ^(Talk) 02:48, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Is it possible then that those "coins the size of hubcaps" were foreign currency and not Galleons? Omeganian 21:46, 3 August 2009 (UTC)