Currency

The exact origin of the system of currency used by the Dyari is a matter for some debate, but it is well established to have been used at least in the cities for over a thousand years and is now in use on a global scale. The system is a simple one based on coins of various sizes and materials, each kind having a different value.

All coins are dodecagonal (twelve sided) in shape, but can vary greatly in terms of decoration. Most major cities, Great Houses, and the Temple all have their own minting facilities and emboss the coins with different designs, but this does not affect the value except to collectors.

Denominations
In order of least valuable to most valuable, the denominations are as follows: Their compared value is as follows: Or to put it a different way:
 * Jon (Clay)
 * Bas (Brass)
 * Pelen (Iron)
 * Denir (Gold)
 * Eton (Lithorite core with electrum coating)
 * Fein (Asuridium)
 * 2 Joni = 1 Bas
 * 2 Basi = 1 Pelen
 * 6 Peleni = 1 Denir
 * 10 Deniri = 1 Eton
 * 2 Etoni = 1 Fein

480 Joni = 240 Basi = 120 Peleni = 20 Deniri = 2 Etoni = 1 Fein

Value
Any accurate and solid estimation of value would be very difficult to calculate and quantify, so instead two different approaches to gauging the relative value of any given denomination are provided.

The average cycle's wage for a laborer is 3 pelini.

1 pelen has the approximate buying power of $10 USD.

Use Offworld
Although most offworld trade is done through exchanges of goods and services, not currency, occasionally there are offworlders willing to deal in the local currency, at least to a certain degree. Due to the rarity elsewhere of gold, lithorite, and asuridium, deniri, etoni, and feini are accepted by many offworld traders (though the lower denominations are not) simply because of their raw material value.