1 Gold Crown (gc) = 20 Silver Shillings (s) = 240 Brass Pennies (p)

1 Silver Shilling = 12 Brass Pennies

All cities mint their own coins. Variations are quite common. One year, Altdorf marked the backs of their lesser coins with a deathly figure; the next year they displayed a rampant griffon. One thing uniting all the coins is the profile of the current Elector Count of each state that adorns the front. A profusion of differently minted coins in circulation combined with regional dialect and an Old Worlder’s tendency to wilful obscurity makes the situation even worse. Examples include the Gelt, a northlander term for gold coins; the Mark, which is pretty much used throughout the Empire for gold; Shimmies is a street term of unknown origin for Shillings; and Mucks is used by rural folk for the Shillings. Even Pennies aren’t exempt from the slang of the Empire’s streets, earning evocative names like “Shrapnels” from soldiers and “Clanks” from the guttersnipes.