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Anaxi Currency

Concord

In Anaxas, the basic monetary unit is called a concord. It splits thusly:

• 1 concord = 10 shills
• 1 shill = 10 tallies
• 1 tally = 2 hats (half tallies) or 4 forts (fourths of a tally)
• 1 hat = 2 forts

For approximation, here's a comparison price list. This list will change with the game economy.

• 1 concord is a decent amount of money - approximately $300 in modern US money, enough to pay off half the monthly rent.
• 1 shill is about $30 in today's money, enough to pay for a regular dinner out, or a large fancy bar tab.
• 1 tally is about $3 in today's money, enough to buy a loaf of bread or a couple drinks.
• 1 hat is enough to buy a paper, a beer or cheap bread.
• 1 fort is enough to buy a small piece of candy - it's mostly used as kid's pocket change.

These coins are all square in shape. The concord is stamped with the head of the current Headmaster. The shill is stamped with the head of the King, and tallies are stamped with the head of the Queen. These designs change as new leaders are put into power, making it easy to tell when a coin was issued by the face on it. Hats and forts have moon designs - a half moon for a hat, and a quarter moon for a fort. The coins are sized in a hierarchical manner.

Because of their designs, so-called "face" coins can be referred to by their rank: Heads, Kings, and Queens.

Coins are plated with gold, because gold is subject to the least decay; however, gold is technically worthless in the Anaxi economy, because it is so easily reproduced by magic. Coins are minted with a complicated process involving magical imprinting, making them very difficult to forge; they are a combination of nickel and copper on the inside.