Zavr

The currency used by Girug'kagh, who conduct trade and commerce between their communities and with other subject races of the Two Thousand Worlds -- under strict K'kree supervision.

The zavr is subdivided into seven ezi; an ezi itself comprises seven sohi. These circulate physically -- as gold, electrum, and silver respectively -- not electronically. This coin represents their actual money supply and they religiously transfer bullion between worlds to settle accounts. This means that for price stability they must regulate their growth so that it keeps pace with their extraction of new precious metals. It is indeed still possible for newly discovered lodes or random trade successes to destabilize prices. In these circumstances, excess currency is melted down, worked into jewellery not considered legal tender, and distributed to all castes according to their status. If the money supply tightens, the ruling Priests call for the populace to contribute jewelry for melting down and minting.

Aside from being of a standard weight, hallmarked to guarantee purity, and milled to discourage trimming, there is no established shape to a zavr. Each coin is designed to be worn as an ornament, with a hole for a hook or a length of string, but can otherwise be as outlandish as its minter chooses.

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