| 1. | The cowry is now the symbol of the Maldives Monetary Authority.
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| 2. | The playing order is decided by each player throwing the cowries.
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| 3. | The use of the cowry currency gradually spread inland in Africa.
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| 4. | The largest known fossil cowry was " Gisortia gigantiea"
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| 5. | The cowries are also used to spread the sacred divining powder.
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| 6. | The cowry was the shell most widely used worldwide as shell money.
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| 7. | Cowry shells are also worn as jewelry or otherwise used as charms.
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| 8. | Cowry shells was first used in India as commodity money.
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| 9. | Ancient China, Africa, and India used cowry shells.
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| 10. | Juvenile cowry shells are not at all similar to adult cowry shells.
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