Questions tagged [money]
This tag is for questions about how money is used in-universe in a work of science fiction or fantasy.
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How much is a Berry in One Piece worth?
In One Piece the major currency appears to be the Berry. Bounties for various pirates seem to clock in at around the 10 to 20 million range.
When Nami is looking at ducking out from the Straw hat crew ...
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Manhwa where the main character is a rich businessman who dies and gets isekaied to a medieval fantasy world
I remember him making a delivery service after getting reborn; he also made an insurance company. It all takes place in a medieval fantasy world. He also found a witch in a coffin being trapped in a ...
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Has the (Dune universe) Solari ever been represented physically?
I wanted to design a Solari note, but I'm wondering if the Solari has ever been represented physically in any other official Dune-related media.
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What (if anything) does the Romulan Empire use for money?
I've looked for what might be currency used by the Romulans, but couldn't find anything either on Memory-Alpha or any memories concerning TOS or any spinoffs- has anyone ever found something that ...
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What monetary system did Hobbits use in the Shire?
In Book I, Chapter 3 of The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien wrote, "Just why Mr. Frodo was selling his beautiful hole was even more debatable than the price."
After appreciating this example of (...
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Is Bajor's post-occupation economy money-based?
Other than a single reference to money in DS9: "Necessary Evil" (which could well be edited away without hurting any story arc), I don't remember the Bajoran economy being portrayed as being based on ...
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Is Quark really supposed to have a negative asset balance?
In DS9 Season 4 Episode "Body Parts", Quark believes he's going to die, and is preoccupied with settling his debts. That means he has more debt than liquid assets. However - we know Ferengi, ...
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How do Starfleet personnel get credits or Latinum? [duplicate]
Quark's bar takes payment in Latinum; and perhaps, as discussed in this question - in Federation "credits" (backed by something - not clear what). Now, in another discussion e.g. in this answer, the ...
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What would be the 1990s equivalent of Wizard's currency to then-U.K. currency? [duplicate]
For instance, how many US dollars or Pounds Sterling would one Galleon be worth?
Considering they are actual gold they should be fairly expensive, but is there some standardized exchange rate?
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What does it mean to press latinum into gold?
Curious whether the actual process for gold pressed latinum is ever mentioned. It's possible to encase a liquid into gold, but then you would call it gold encased latinum, rather than gold pressed ...
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Who is the wealthiest wizard in the Harry Potter universe?
Economics in the Harry Potter world is weird, not least because there's a single bank controlling all the money.
But who has (or needs) the biggest chamber at Gringotts? Who is the richest wizard?
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What would have happened to Harry's property if he died during the Battle of Hogwarts?
What would have happened if Harry died during the Battle of Hogwarts? What would have happened to Grimmauld Place and his vault of money and his possessions? Who or what would these items go to?
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Where did the idea of using bottle caps as money come from?
Being a fan of both the DuckTales and the Fallout series, I have only recently noticed that in the former there was an episode The Land of Trala La where the main characters introduce a concept of ...
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What money is used on Tatooine? [duplicate]
If Republic credits are no good, what is used for or what is money called on Tatooine? Water would be an obvious currency but some form of 'cash' is seen being used.
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What is one Galactic Credit worth?
I am doing a project for school and was wondering what Star Wars credits are worth. I've found out what it would cost to fill up the Millennium Falcon but that doesn't help me to estimate what the ...
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