Coins of the Realms
Coins usually have the profile of the current ruler, the name of the territory or city, and a date on one side, and another icon/picture on the reverse. The names of the coins (Cormyran silver falcon, for example) often originate from the picture on the reverse of the coin.
Most coins are accepted (perhaps with some grumbling) at face value anywhere in the Realms. I have discontinued the use of electrum as currency, except as noted for the high trading places on of western Faerûn such as Waterdeep, Neverwinter, Amn, and Calimshan).
The coins minted below are listed in order, beginning with the most frequent, as related to our specific campaign area, The Far Vast.
Mulmaster (cp,sp,gp): Knarr, Cog, Drakkar
Hilsfar (cp,sp,gp): Weight, Shill, Crown
Procampur (cp,sp,gp): Sestus, Drachma, Pyron
Raven's Bluff (cp,sp,gp): Denari, Hyper, Ducat
Cormyr (cp,sp,gp,pp): Thumb = cp, Falcon = sp, Lion, Tricrown
Sembia (cp,sp,gp,pp): Groat, Dollar, Florin, Eagle
Thay (1/2cp,cp, sp,gp,pp): Shek, Fen, Drama, Talon, Regal
Silverymoon (cp, sp, ep, gp, pp): Farthing, Grout, Electrum Moon, Talent
Zhentil Keep (cp, sp, gp): Con, Nob, Aura
Impiltur (cp,sp,gp,pp): Copper Mark, Silver Mark, Gold Mark, Platinum Mark Neverwinter (cp, sp, gp): Miner, Smith, Lord
Waterdeep (cp, sp, ep, gp, 2gp, 10gp): Copper Bit, Gross, Cup, Dragon, Shield, Toal, Harbour Moon
Amn (cp, sp, ep, gp, pp) : Fandar, Taran, Centaur, Danter, Roldon * Amn also uses trade bars of silver or electrum valued at 500 or 1000 gold pieces. Balder’s Gate (cp, sp, gp): Head, Sword, Double Eagle
Calimshan
*Calimshan: Calimport (Copper Unarche, Silver Decharche, Electrum Centarche, Gold Bicenta, Platinum Kilarche)
*Calimshan: Almraiven (Copper Rada, Electrum Tazo)
*Calimshan: Teshburi (Copper Niften, Gold Pulon)
*Calimshan: Mashanka (Copper Spanner, Electrum Djendive, Platinum Djendjen)
*Calimshan: Keltar (Silver Messine, Platinum Redoline)
*Calimshan: Memnon (Silver Red Worm, Electrum Zonth, Gold Great Worm)
*Calimshan: Volothamp (Silver Espedrille, Gold Rekatik, Platinum Mandrille)
*Individual city-states of Calimshan mint their own coins but all can be found anywhere in the country, and often elsewhere in the Forgotten Realms. These coins (including thier weird names) are from the Empire of the Sands sourcebook.
Trade Bars
Merchants in the Forgotten Realms commonly use small trade bars of electrum or silver in 10, 25 and 50 gp denominations. They will be stamped with the denomination, the trading company's trail mark or merchant's symbol, and sometimes a date (30% chance). The merchant nation of Amn mints large trade bars valued at 500 and 1000 gp.
Damaran Bloodstone
The nation of Damara at its height exported chalcedony (bloodstone) bars in 25 gp denominations. After its fall these bloodstone bars were deemed worthless. However the country is now struggling to get back on its feet, and the bars may once again become valuable.
Most coins are accepted (perhaps with some grumbling) at face value anywhere in the Realms. I have discontinued the use of electrum as currency, except as noted for the high trading places on of western Faerûn such as Waterdeep, Neverwinter, Amn, and Calimshan).
The coins minted below are listed in order, beginning with the most frequent, as related to our specific campaign area, The Far Vast.
Mulmaster (cp,sp,gp): Knarr, Cog, Drakkar
Hilsfar (cp,sp,gp): Weight, Shill, Crown
Procampur (cp,sp,gp): Sestus, Drachma, Pyron
Raven's Bluff (cp,sp,gp): Denari, Hyper, Ducat
Cormyr (cp,sp,gp,pp): Thumb = cp, Falcon = sp, Lion, Tricrown
Sembia (cp,sp,gp,pp): Groat, Dollar, Florin, Eagle
Thay (1/2cp,cp, sp,gp,pp): Shek, Fen, Drama, Talon, Regal
Silverymoon (cp, sp, ep, gp, pp): Farthing, Grout, Electrum Moon, Talent
Zhentil Keep (cp, sp, gp): Con, Nob, Aura
Impiltur (cp,sp,gp,pp): Copper Mark, Silver Mark, Gold Mark, Platinum Mark Neverwinter (cp, sp, gp): Miner, Smith, Lord
Waterdeep (cp, sp, ep, gp, 2gp, 10gp): Copper Bit, Gross, Cup, Dragon, Shield, Toal, Harbour Moon
Amn (cp, sp, ep, gp, pp) : Fandar, Taran, Centaur, Danter, Roldon * Amn also uses trade bars of silver or electrum valued at 500 or 1000 gold pieces. Balder’s Gate (cp, sp, gp): Head, Sword, Double Eagle
Calimshan
*Calimshan: Calimport (Copper Unarche, Silver Decharche, Electrum Centarche, Gold Bicenta, Platinum Kilarche)
*Calimshan: Almraiven (Copper Rada, Electrum Tazo)
*Calimshan: Teshburi (Copper Niften, Gold Pulon)
*Calimshan: Mashanka (Copper Spanner, Electrum Djendive, Platinum Djendjen)
*Calimshan: Keltar (Silver Messine, Platinum Redoline)
*Calimshan: Memnon (Silver Red Worm, Electrum Zonth, Gold Great Worm)
*Calimshan: Volothamp (Silver Espedrille, Gold Rekatik, Platinum Mandrille)
*Individual city-states of Calimshan mint their own coins but all can be found anywhere in the country, and often elsewhere in the Forgotten Realms. These coins (including thier weird names) are from the Empire of the Sands sourcebook.
Trade Bars
Merchants in the Forgotten Realms commonly use small trade bars of electrum or silver in 10, 25 and 50 gp denominations. They will be stamped with the denomination, the trading company's trail mark or merchant's symbol, and sometimes a date (30% chance). The merchant nation of Amn mints large trade bars valued at 500 and 1000 gp.
Damaran Bloodstone
The nation of Damara at its height exported chalcedony (bloodstone) bars in 25 gp denominations. After its fall these bloodstone bars were deemed worthless. However the country is now struggling to get back on its feet, and the bars may once again become valuable.
posted by The Dungeon Master | 11:14 AM
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