Money in Fangea

While the precise minting and images may vary from kingdom to kingdom, the monetary system of Fangea is basically the same. Coins may vary in size from one precious metal to the next, but the weight is fairly consistent. Fifty pieces of coin, regardless of the type or value, will weigh one pound (a standard unit of measurement throughout the lands). So a sack of 500 mixed coins will weigh 10 pounds, regardless of the total value.

The Gold Falcon is the standard monetary unit of measurement, although it is not the most common coin to change hands. Most peasants seldom have two gold pieces to rub together and the most impoverished may live their whole lives without ever touching a gold coin. Does this mean that a local farmer could not afford to buy a pint of oil that costs one Golden Falcon? Of course not. The farmer will merely pay in silver and copper. A Falcon almost always has the image of a bird of prey upon its face.

The Silver Moon is the coin that involves the lower classes in commerce. It is the most prolific in both cities and rural inns, and most business is conducted through use of silver. While the Falcon is used as the standard of measuring wealth, the Silver Moon is what drives business in Fangea. The Silver Moon always has a moon upon it, and the phase of the moon on each coinvaries greatly between nations.

The Platinum Dragon is used only by the wealthy and powerful, and peasants caught with Dragons in their possesion are assumed to have gotten it illegally. It's true value is in weight consolidation, making more wealth by fewer coins and thereby allowing the wealthy to remain unburdened by the extreme weight of wealth in silver. This Platinum coin always bears the visage of the most powerful of creatures, the Dragon.

Named the Goblin by the elite, the rich seldom deal in copper coins and consider them virtually useless. This is because of the low value versus the weight. Most nobles will not touch a Copper Goblin for fear of where it might have been and what manner of creature held it before. Depending on the country that minted the Copper Goblin, you might find its face adorned with goblins, gremlins, kobolds or red caps. Some especially snobbish nobles have had the coins minted with the likenesses of peasants.

Coin Exchange Value Table