Coin of the Realm
The Silver Moon Empire operates with an established universal currency of gold, silver, copper and platinum coins. Since the overthrow of the Dreven Regime, the Klockwork Master has minted his own coins, using the treasury funds and shrinking the base amount of gold/silver/plat/copper by surrounding it with a ring of iron. These coins are referred to as 'gears' and, while the base amounts have changed, the value of the currency has not.
Balthazor has "minted" a form of currency called the Bone Chip. Bone chips are usually accepted only in Balthazor, however gold, silver, etc are also used in Balthazor. Thermador was also once known for its unique currency. Water being a premium in the region once led to the use of liquid currency, the unusual and magical water coins. Under Arch-Mage Lucair's rule, Thermador has adopted the precious metals primarily used by the other regions as new currency.
Rates of Exchange
| ____is worth: | Platinum Royal | Gold Imperial | Silver Regal | Copper Half-Regal |
Half-Copper | Ten-Bit | Bone Chip* |
| 1 Platinum Royal | 1 | 5 | 50 | 500 | 1,000 | 5,000 | 50 |
| 1 Gold Imperial | .2 | 1 | 10 | 100 | 200 | 1,000 | 10 |
| Silver Regal | .02 | .1 | 1 | 10 | 100 | 200 | 1 |
| Copper Half-Regal |
.002 | .01 | .1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | .2 |
| 1 Half-Copper | .001 | .005 | .05 | .5 | 1 | 5 | .1 |
| 1 Ten-bit | .0002 | .002 | .01 | .10 | .2 | 1 | .01 |
| 1 Bone Chip * | .02 | .2 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 100 | 1 |
* Table values are assuming that these special coins are being used in their region of origin. Outside their region of origin, special coins are worth no more than a copper, and may not be accepted at all by some merchants.
The following is an example of prices in the city of Dreven:
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