Dragaera

Mass, money, and the e'Barritt Line (Jhereg, Yendi spoilers)

Gomi no Sensei gomi at speakeasy.net
Fri Apr 23 10:58:45 PDT 2004

On Fri, 23 Apr 2004, Gomi no Sensei wrote:

> The inevitable conclusion is that the Empire does use higher denominations,
> with a single coin representing a value of gold far in excess of the worth
> of its metallic weight. These high-denomination coins have never been
> directly mentioned, to my knowledge.

Doh! 'Taltos,' page 33 (paperback):

"...I slowly counted out fifteen hundred gold imperials in fifties and tens."

So now we know at least two denominations.

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