Currency

Currency is any item accumulated and used to make purchases.

Ellesemere Economy
In Ellesemere, four primary metals are utilized as the monetary standard and valued in increasing value: Copper, Silver, Gold, and Platinum. About 1/4 of the copper coins were made from brass. Platinum coins were rarely used with the exception of merchants and nobles.

In addition to that, there does exist financial institutions supported by the government. For example, the Imperial Bank located in the Empire. Trusts in the form of metallic plates are used by the banks within the Empire, similar to that of a cheque. Trade between nations exists through numerous official and unofficial channels; platinum in particular is used in international trade.

All trade of currency, is to be marked with the symbol of the God of Business which is the wheel, and on the other side the symbol of the merchant guild that issued the currency.

If gold coins were too heavy to be used as payment, big transactions were typically made with gemstones and the like. Some countries used gemstones to make a type of extremely high-value currency called gem coins, or they made coins of mithril or adamantite, or “gold plaques” which had value beyond their weight.

Exchange Rate
The exchange rate between the Kingdom and the Empire is 1:1