[Mkguild] A question of money exchange

[christian okane]

I assume it would depend on how much material is in each link.  I assume
most business people would go with the metal weight and content per link.
How much does each link weigh? i would think one gold link is roughly equal
to one or 2 gold coins.

 

 

Chris

The Lurking Fox

 

 

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I am working on a character who comes from an area where trade is mostly
barter but does have a currency that is measured in links of chains made of
various metals.

 

The links are a standardized size measurements are: One inch inside
diameter. The links are initially round when made but deform into elongated
ovals over time depending on the hardness of the metal.

 
Thickness of each link is about 3/16ths of an inch.

 

The metals used for currency links are: copper, bronze, silver, and gold.

 

The currency ranking is in 10:1 increments. So ten links of a lesser metal
will equal one of the next higher ranked metal.

 

When shopping, the currency is most often worn around the neck like a
necklace in standard 100 link chains held in loops by steel rings. If the
chain comes from a smith specializing in the minting of currency, the ring
will have the mark of the smithy on it. As there are very few smithies that
are minters, seeing such a mark is not common and is looked upon as a
guarantee of the value of the currency. As a chain is used up it often will
be placed in the person's pouch along with any change received.

 

My question is; how would a currency exchange work? How many links of each
metal would exchange for its closest Metamor equivalent?

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