Since 1207RM, after establishing a treaty with Thane of Mjolrunhor, C’assia commissioned the dwarves to stamp coins of copper, silver, gold, and platinum.
The following coins have been circulating within dwarven and human communities for over a thousand years:
- Copper Penny (CP, “Penny”, “Copper”)
- A small coin of copper with a sphere radiating light.
- Value: 01. Represents the 1-cent of the lands.
- Silver Penny (SP, “Silver”)
- A small, flat coin with two moons, one larger than the other.
- Value: .10. Represents the 10-cent piece of the lands. Most common unit used by poor people.
- Half Cap (HC, “Cap”)
- (A Gold Cap broken in half.)
- Value: .50. Made of gold, it is the Gold Cap, broken in half. Worth ½ the value of a Gold Cap.
- Gold Cap (GP, “Gold Cap”)
- A decorative round coin with a seven-cupped candle holder on one side and a long, slim sword on the other.
- Value: 1, This is the standard unit for wealth in Bjornhal, Veorhün, and C’assur.
- Platinum Talent (PP, “Talent”, “Plat”)
- A decorative round coin with an angular shield and bearded face on one side and a long, slim sword on the other.
- Value: 10. Less used and less in circulation.
- Gold Bushel (GB, “Bar”, “Bushel”)
- A smaller-than-hand-sized flat brick stamped with the bushel and hammer on it.
- Value: 100. The most common unit used in transporting and payment in larger sums. Represents 100 gold caps.
- Platinum Bushel (PB, “Plat Bar”)
- A flat brick with the stamp of a bushel, hammer, and fanged shield with a bear’s claw.
- Value: 1,000. Rarely used by anyone, other than nobility.
Ingots
The Candelabra and the Dwarven Thane also commissions long bars, called ingots, to be stamped with their seal for transport.
- Platinum Ingot. Worth 10,000gp is 7 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 2.38 inches in height. It weighs 20 pounds.
- Gold Ingot. Worth 1,000gp is 7 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 2.38 inches in height. It weighs 10 pounds.
When carrying money on your person, larger sums will typically be held in gold bars of ingots. Bars will fit in a pouch; Ingots in a backpack or lager container. Obviously, though, these weights can stack up quickly. A pouch with 5 gold bars would weigh 10lbs.
Monetary Observations
- Peasants and commoners use silver and copper. – Occasionally, you’ll see someone break out a gold, or more likely, a half cap. You could infer that someone of wealth was quite benevolent on that day.
- Platinum Pieces, also known as “Talents”, are rare. – Most of the time, Platinum is used to move large sums of money around. You might see Talents in wealthier districts, but not in poorer ones.
- Ingots suggest a powerful person. – When encountering someone exchanging or carrying an ingot, this suggests you are dealing with a noble, a member of government, or someone very powerful.