Kansouri Purpie

The Kansouri Purpie (symbol: Ł) is Kansouri's official currency, first introduced in September 2007 to replace the Loon, Kansouri's original currency, and encourage closer day-to-day trade with other nations in the Purple Trading Sphere. It is subdivided into 100 Jays (ĵ).

Kansouri's Mint and Engraving Bureau was originally located in the industrial West Bottoms of KaySee-EmmOh. However, persistent fears of flooding, like that seen in 1951 and 1993, prompted the government to relocate its headquarters and production facilities to just west of the Liberty Memorial.

Kansouri coinage
Kansouri's coin composition has caused controversy, as its coins must contain lead (a secondary export of Kansouri) but no more than one percent. The current composition is 95% copper, 4.8% tin and 0.2% lead, wholly encased in the copper/tin alloy. The lead composition varies to provide more weight for the more expensive coins, with the 1Ł coin having as much as 0.275%. Except the Ł1 coin, the coins feature general aspects of the nation on both the obverse and reverse: The 1Ł coin, while featuring the same scheme as the printed bills, is coined as to permit simpler use in vending machines.

Kansouri bills
To match the new name, Kansouri's Purpie notes are printed on a new polymer-laced paper that is shaded purple but retains green hues when viewed at an angle. The notes also are principally printed in a dark purple with counterfeit-deterrent highlights in differing colors by note. Also, notes increase in length as they increase in value.

The 2Ł note is the most common, with the 1Ł being exclusively in coin.