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Throughout the Realms, there are many different currency systems, most of which are variants of the following basic principle:
1000 Coppers = 100 Silver = 10 Gold = 1 Platinum
Sundarian merchants generally accept all common currencies of all Faer?n with few exceptions (one notably being Thay), and most are willing to accept gems and precious stones in lieu of coinage. For large transactions, trade bars smelted by reputable merchant houses and aristocrats are accepted by most reputable merchants, and bank notes issued by the clergy of Waukeen are universally accepted.
The government of Sundren also mints its own coins, following the same principle described above. Apart from differences in nomenclature and appearances, Sundarian coinage is indistinguishable from other standard currencies of the Realms.
A copper coin in Sundren is called an iron, and typically appears as a small square disc with a square hole bored through the middle. This allows merchants and travellers to string up many coins and count them with ease. All irons bear the image of Mundus, the founder of Sundren. The copper coin is the most widely used currency throughout Sundren as well as the Realms.
A silver coin in Sundren is simply called a silver, an oval disc bearing artistic depictions of Sundren City.
A gold coin in Sundren is called a stag, a circular disc wrought in gold with varying images imprinted every few years. The name 'stag' caught on with one particularly popular batch bearing the depiction of a white stag thought native to Sundren. The gold stag itself bears a certain degree of prestige, as most commoners do not see many gold coins throughout their lifetimes.
A platinum coin in Sundren is called a crown, a circular disc with an iron ring encasing it. Only a limited amount has ever been minted. A symbol of luxury, crowns are hard to come by, rare and little demanded, most often exchanged amongst wealthy merchant and noble houses. More practical solutions such as trade bars and bank notes are utilized instead nowadays.
1000 Coppers = 100 Silver = 10 Gold = 1 Platinum
Sundarian merchants generally accept all common currencies of all Faer?n with few exceptions (one notably being Thay), and most are willing to accept gems and precious stones in lieu of coinage. For large transactions, trade bars smelted by reputable merchant houses and aristocrats are accepted by most reputable merchants, and bank notes issued by the clergy of Waukeen are universally accepted.
The government of Sundren also mints its own coins, following the same principle described above. Apart from differences in nomenclature and appearances, Sundarian coinage is indistinguishable from other standard currencies of the Realms.
A copper coin in Sundren is called an iron, and typically appears as a small square disc with a square hole bored through the middle. This allows merchants and travellers to string up many coins and count them with ease. All irons bear the image of Mundus, the founder of Sundren. The copper coin is the most widely used currency throughout Sundren as well as the Realms.
A silver coin in Sundren is simply called a silver, an oval disc bearing artistic depictions of Sundren City.
A gold coin in Sundren is called a stag, a circular disc wrought in gold with varying images imprinted every few years. The name 'stag' caught on with one particularly popular batch bearing the depiction of a white stag thought native to Sundren. The gold stag itself bears a certain degree of prestige, as most commoners do not see many gold coins throughout their lifetimes.
A platinum coin in Sundren is called a crown, a circular disc with an iron ring encasing it. Only a limited amount has ever been minted. A symbol of luxury, crowns are hard to come by, rare and little demanded, most often exchanged amongst wealthy merchant and noble houses. More practical solutions such as trade bars and bank notes are utilized instead nowadays.
The values of coins are confusing me somewhat. Following this description, commoners would have to save up a lifetime for a drink at the tavern, and probably around a hundred lifetimes to rent a room for a week.
My first thought when I read this post was that the coins used by the NWN2 game are actually "irons", the copper coins of Sundren, but I have noticed many referring to the coins as "stags", including DM's.
Does that mean that all adventurers are insanely rich, and that goblins own more money than commoners are likely to see in a lifetime?
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