Unlike historical money systems, this one runs on a system similar to modern Japanese one. 1G is not 1 gold coin. It is 1 of the smallest coin available (copper coin).What's the trick with this bullshit monetary system ??? You have 3 levels of currency with a 100 factor between them, ok, classic and all, but even a single fruit costs 10 units of the highest value token, AKA the gold coin. What's the point of having copper and even silver coins if the cheapest and most common daily necessity is already TEN GOLD ?! It also implies that gold is plentiful enough to be used as the main money token, which makes its value negligible. In such context it would be safe to assume that gold is seen as a non-precious metal and that silver should actually be more expensive and/or that there is a bunch of generic fantasy metals holding more value. All in all this kind of setting never makes sense because it implies that the rarity of "normal" precious metals is so low that it MUST be used in daily things, like tablewares and whatnot. This is because the mechanical properties of those metals make em highly sought after regardless of their rarity, thus if they are plentiful they must be used more often. Best examples would be silverwares that protect from "accidental" poisoning and have antibacterial properties. And gold is very easy to shape due to its high ductility so it would be used profusely for fine crafts.
I hate bullshit monetary systems, they are a source of neverending plot holes and just make the universe look cheap and the writing lazy.
the G could also just stand for the name of the money you know?What's the trick with this bullshit monetary system ??? You have 3 levels of currency with a 100 factor between them, ok, classic and all, but even a single fruit costs 10 units of the highest value token, AKA the gold coin. What's the point of having copper and even silver coins if the cheapest and most common daily necessity is already TEN GOLD ?! It also implies that gold is plentiful enough to be used as the main money token, which makes its value negligible. In such context it would be safe to assume that gold is seen as a non-precious metal and that silver should actually be more expensive and/or that there is a bunch of generic fantasy metals holding more value. All in all this kind of setting never makes sense because it implies that the rarity of "normal" precious metals is so low that it MUST be used in daily things, like tablewares and whatnot. This is because the mechanical properties of those metals make em highly sought after regardless of their rarity, thus if they are plentiful they must be used more often. Best examples would be silverwares that protect from "accidental" poisoning and have antibacterial properties. And gold is very easy to shape due to its high ductility so it would be used profusely for fine crafts.
I hate bullshit monetary systems, they are a source of neverending plot holes and just make the universe look cheap and the writing lazy.