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Empers are the smallest official Imperial coin, each being worth ten Dagits. Over the years, prices have risen to the point that this is the most common coin in the Empire. They are made of gold, copper and nickel and are about the size of a dime, being round and thin. Since they look like pure gold, they are often called gold pieces. On the face they always bear the profile of the Emperor and the date, as well as various scrollwork designs, and other decorations. The back always has the Peacock Throne and the name of the Emperor, as well as various admonitions and pledges. | Empers are the smallest official Imperial coin, each being worth ten Dagits. Over the years, prices have risen to the point that this is the most common coin in the Empire. They are made of gold, copper and nickel and are about the size of a dime, being round and thin. Since they look like pure gold, they are often called gold pieces. On the face they always bear the profile of the Emperor and the date, as well as various scrollwork designs, and other decorations. The back always has the Peacock Throne and the name of the Emperor, as well as various admonitions and pledges. | ||
Plats are the most valuable provincial coin, even though they are now all made in Imperial mints. Their origin came when inflation made the Emper too bulky to be of ready use when dealing with large transactions, such as in business or between arms of the Bureaucracy. With typical Imperial inertia the government failed to introduce a new coin so the provinces came up with the plat about eight thousand years ago. Each plat is worth 1000 dagits and quite handily solved the problem. A plat is made of platinum and nickel and is even smaller than an Emper, being only as big as the iris of your eye. They are thick for their diameter, being as thick as a nickel. Plats are very durable coins, in keeping with their practical origin. The face of a plat will have the profile of the Ordinate in question, as well as the name of the Province and the date. On the back is the Peacock Throne and a pledge of the undying loyalty of the province to the greater whole. Plats have become much more common after the Nightmare Wars and are often seen in circulation. They are occasionally referred to as platinum pieces, in convention | Plats are the most valuable provincial coin, even though they are now all made in Imperial mints. Their origin came when inflation made the Emper too bulky to be of ready use when dealing with large transactions, such as in business or between arms of the Bureaucracy. With typical Imperial inertia the government failed to introduce a new coin so the provinces came up with the plat about eight thousand years ago. Each plat is worth 1000 dagits and quite handily solved the problem. A plat is made of platinum and nickel and is even smaller than an Emper, being only as big as the iris of your eye. They are thick for their diameter, being as thick as a nickel. Plats are very durable coins, in keeping with their practical origin. The face of a plat will have the profile of the Ordinate in question, as well as the name of the Province and the date. On the back is the Peacock Throne and a pledge of the undying loyalty of the province to the greater whole. Plats have become much more common after the Nightmare Wars and are often seen in circulation. They are occasionally referred to as platinum pieces, in convention with the casual naming of the lower value coins, but this is not common. A plat represents a good sum of money, the coin is treated with some respect. | ||
The last two Imperial coins are much newer, barely 2000 years old. These coins came about when silver was devalued in the Desolation, making the Emper and plat much more in demand. Rather than have a new higher denomination coin thrust upon them in the course of events, the Empire created two new coins, with an eye to solving the problem once and for all. | The last two Imperial coins are much newer, barely 2000 years old. These coins came about when silver was devalued in the Desolation, making the Emper and plat much more in demand. Rather than have a new higher denomination coin thrust upon them in the course of events, the Empire created two new coins, with an eye to solving the problem once and for all. | ||