Money

Although there are many different types of coins and currencies in the world, all prices and treasures in the palladium rules are given in standard coinage. Your GM may have specific names for different coins and may have different rates of exchange, but this is material particular to his campaign. He will tell you if there are differences from the coins listed here. The standard rate of exchange for each coin is given in the following table:

Standard Exchange Rates
Coinage Base: Silver
Exchange Rates
Coin
Name
Appearance
Back / Front
CP
TP
BP
BZP
STP
SP
GP
PP
MP
Copper Piece (CP)
Copper Sheild
1
1/5
1/10
1/25
1/50
1/100
1/500
1/1000
1/2000
Tin Piece (TP)
Tin Dagger
5
1
1/2
1/5
1/10
1/20
1/100
1/200
1/400
Brass Piece (BP)
Brass Cup
10
2
1
2/5
1/5
1/10
1/50
1/100
1/200
Bronze Piece (BZP)
Bronze Unicorn
25
5
2.5
1
1/2
1/4
1/20
1/40
1/80
Steel Piece (STP)
Steel Sword
50
10
5
2
1
1/2
1/10
1/20
1/40
Silver Piece (SP)
Silver
Shield
100
20
10
4
2
1
1/5
1/10
1/20
Gold Piece (GP)
Golden
Maiden
500
100
50
20
10
5
1
1/2
1/4
Platinum Piece (PP)
Platinum
Goddess
1000
200
100
40
20
10
2
1
1/2
Mithral Piece (GP)
Mithral
Dragon
2000
400
200
80
40
20
4
2
1

The basic coins are the copper piece (CP) and the silver piece (SP). These form the backbone of the monetary system and are the coins most frequently found in the hands of the common folk.

However, remember that not all wealth is measured by coins. Wealth can take many forms--land, livestock, the right to collect taxes or customs, and jewelry are all measures of wealth. Coins have no guaranteed value. A gold piece can buy a lot in a small village but won't go very far in a large city. This makes other forms of wealth, land for instance, all the more valuable. Indeed, many a piece of jewelry is actually a way of carrying one's wealth. Silver armbands can be traded for goods; a golden brooch can buy a cow, etc. In your adventures, wealth and riches may take many different forms.

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