As a general rule, coins of other lands, if not repatriated through business, are usually melted down and re-stamped. This is done because the shapes and weights of coinage varies considerably. Many merchants use scales, weighing the coins for their value. The oldest standard coins are Covenant Coinage. Since the eras of their minting, the Dawn Era and the God Era, many nations and city-states have come about, leading to their own unique sets of coins.
| Type | Abbreviation | GP Conversion (1,2) |
|---|---|---|
| copper piece | CP | 200 CP = 1 GP |
| silver piece | SP | 10 SP = 1 GP |
| gold piece | GP | 1 GP = 1 GP |
| red gold piece | RGP | 1 RGP = 2 GP |
| crystal piece | CYP | 1 CYP = 10 GP |
| royal mint | RM | 1 RM = 15 GP |
| platinum piece | PP | 1 PP = 5 GP |
| Fimbulwinter Gold | FG | 1 FG = 3 GP |
| Varelay Platinum | VP | 1 VP = 10 GP |
| merchant trade bar | MTB | 1 MTB = 100 GP |
| government trade bar | GTP | 1 GTP = 500 GP |
- ten coins weigh one pound
- raw materials, such as ingots are worth 20% more than coins
Covenant Coinage
Coins of the Dawn Era and the God Era, engraved with a tree and five branches. This engraving also serves as one of the mottoes of the Nawirrûs Covenant and the Quara'tun Covenant - "Many paths of the same trunk." Covenant Coinage circulated extensively across numerous realms, spanning the celestial systems. Presently, millennia later, Covenant Coinage is regarded as scarce, yet no more valuable than its intrinsic worth.
The majority of Covenant currency was melted down and reforged on Regulus; those pieces not originating there are mere facsimiles.
Royal Mint
The Royal mint represents the official currency of the Khazarkar Empire. It consists of a platinum piece featuring an inset bloodstone of ten gold pieces. The majority of the bloodstone utilized for this coinage is extracted from the mines of Izgarrêth.
Trade Bars
Trade bars are used for large exchanges of money.