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Charrian Gold Coin

The Charrian Gold Coin (CGC, Gold Coin, or simply 'gold') is the official currency of the United Clans of the Charr. It is a metric fiat currency, and is subdivided into one hundred copper. The Charrian Gold Coin is the strongest currency in Gholgoth as of writing.
Contents

1 History
2 Value
3 Denominations
3.1 Coins
3.1.1 Gold
3.1.2 Copper
3.2 Banknotes

History

The Gold Coin was originally introduced in 1311 A.D. by the newly formed Council of Clans in an attempt to modernise the barter-based system of economy that had prevailed in the years following the destruction of the human empires of Ascalon, Orr and Kryta, who took their currencies with them to the grave. At the time the value of the Gold Coin was directly proportional to the value of the metal it was made out of. With gold being comparatively scarce on Tyria compared to the rest of the world, few ordinary citizens saw one, and dealt only with valuable copper coins instead.

It wasn't until the isolation of Tyria ended and financial dealings with outside countries began in the mid-20th century that the Council of Clans sought to address the problems caused by coinage and exchange rates, and took the plunge into hard currency with a floating value. The currency was decimalised, with one hundred copper making up a single gold, and banknotes began to be printed. The Charrian Mint was established as the central authority controlling the currency, and the CGC began to be traded on the foreign exchange market.

The CGC has been operated this way ever since. Despite its name, very few coins are still in circulation, and the names 'gold coins' and 'copper coins', have generally become simply 'golds' and 'coppers', and they remain only as traditional terms.
Value

The Charrian Gold Coin is traditionally a valuable and stable currency, its value having changed very little against the NS Dollar over the last few years. For this reason it is a moderately popular investment on the international foreign exchange market.

As of 24 August 2011, the Charrian Gold Coin is worth NS$1.92.
Denominations

Since the inception of banknotes as legal tender, many more denominations of the CGC have appeared on the market over the years to improve its flexibility.
Coins

Coins in circulation consist of the traditional 1 gold coin and the 1 copper coin, but have also diversified to include higher valued coins for the sake of practicality and versatility. Despite their names, gold coins are no longer made of real gold, but rather a gold coloured nickel-brass alloy. Likewise, the copper coin is actually steel with copper plating.
Gold

5 Gold coin
2 Gold coin
1 Gold coin

Copper

50 copper coin
25 copper coin
10 copper coin
5 copper coin
1 copper coin

Banknotes

Until 2005 all Charrian banknotes were made from heavy paper with cotton fibres, and incorporated a magnetic security thread and watermark for security. In late 2005 the Charrian Mint began to issue polymer banknotes, which have improved durability and more security features - as well as a magnetic security thread and watermark, they also have holographic imprints, transparent windows and diffraction grating. Otherwise they retain the same designs as their paper predecessors. Most paper banknotes have now been replaced by polymer banknotes, although a few still remain in circulation.

Patterns vary on each denomination, but they all detail a different epic battle from past victories in Charrian history on the obverse, with a portrait of an honourable warrior from that battle on the reverse. The 500 gold note, for example, details the Battle for the Great Northern Wall; the first battle of the Charr rebellion, lead by the great Teerf Burntfur and often cited as one of the most important battles in their history. A portrait of Teerf Burntfur is displayed on the right side of the reverse, with an image of his distinctive battleaxe weapon on the left side.

As well as being interesting to study and aesthetically pleasing, and having cultural significance, these detailed depictions are extremely complex, embossed in places and printed on multiple overlapping layers, making them very difficult to counterfeit.

500 gold note
100 gold note
50 gold note
20 gold note
10 gold note
5 gold note

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