Currency (Principia Moderni IV Map Game)

Currency is a medium of exchange widely used for the purchase of goods and services and usually backed up or endorsed by a government.

List of currencies
This is a list of all known currencies within the Principia Moderni IV universe, sorted alphabetically and by date of establishment. You may add your own nation's currency or update it if this information is outdated. Do not remove currencies no longer in use; they are kept for archival purposes.

Ottoman akçe
The silver akçe is the standard monetary unit of the Ottoman Empire. Three akçes are equal to one para.

Gurkani Ashrafi
The gold Ashrafi is the standard currency of the Gurkani Sultanate. It is equivalent to two mohurs, or thirty rupees.

Abbasid Dinar (1415)
The gold Dinar is the standard currency of the Abbasid Caliphate, minted with the seal of Muhammad. It is further subdivided into the silver Fils. The Dinar and Fils are backed by gold and silver mines in Upper Egypt.

Mogadishu dinar (1417–1447)
The copper dinar was the standard currency of Mogadishu from 1417 to 1447. It was inscribed with a calligraphy of Muhammad's name on the obverse, and the names of all Mogadishu sultans on the reverse. The dinar was made with copper from Kilwa. It was apparently replaced by the silver dinar in 1447.

Swahili silver dinar (1447)
The silver dinar is the standard currency of the Swahili Sultanate (earlier Mogadishu). It was established in Mogadishu in 1447. It retains the features of the copper dinar, but is backed by mines in Mtwara.

Bulgarian Lev (1472?)
The gold Lev is the standard currency of the Bulgarian Empire.

Austrian Pfund (1403)
The silver Pfund is the legal currency of Austria, based on one pound of silver. The Pfund is minted in silver bars, as well as a gold coin weighing six Drams (or one Geldmarke). It is further subdivided into three Markes, minted in gold, weighing two Drams. The Marke is subdivided into twenty-one silver Thaler of the same weight, and further into four Groschen, each weighing five Scrupels. The Groschen is finally subdivided into four Pfenning, minted with one Dram, three Scrupel of silver. Austrian currency is backed by silver mines in Tyrol. The coins are minted in Tyrol and Vienna.

Epirote Phoenix (1406–1412)
The Phoenix was the standard currency of Epirus from 1406 until its conquest by the Ottomans in 1412. It was replaced by the Ottoman akçe.

Delhavi rupee
The silver rupee is the standard currency of Delhi. It is equivalent to 11.53 grams of silver. Fifteen rupees are equivalent to one gold mohur. The rupee is further subdivided into the copper dam.

Bahmani rupee
The silver rupee is the standard currency of the Bahmani Sultanate and Oman. It is identical in value and denominations to the Delhavi rupee, but is inscribed with a portrait of the Bahmani sultan.

Chinese tael
The silver tael is the official currency of the Ming Dynasty. It is subdivided into 1000 tongyi tongbao, the general currency of China used for trade.

Bini zuruoke (1401)
The gold zuruoke is the standard currency of Benin, equivalent to 3.83 grams of gold. It is further subdivided into the mpempe (25.984 grams of silver) and the mina (3.248 grams of silver). The mina was established in 1432. As of 1434, it was estimated that the average yearly pay for a Bini subject was about 150 mina.

Undocumented currencies
Undocumented currencies that must be expanded before they are added to the main list.


 * Danish silver coins?
 * Ryukyu currency? (1458)
 * Taiwanese currency? (1458)
 * Wichita copper currency?