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Currency and Prices
The Domination's currency is gold-backed. The basic unit is the Auric (A),
1/10 of an ounce of fine gold, divided into 10 denarii (d) and 100 pennies. In
1942, an auric is rated at $3.72 U.S. (Geneva exchange rate).
Comparative prices:
| Entry-level Citizen wage: |
A2,500 per annum. |
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Purchase price, Archona/Central Police Zone:
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| Standard unskilled serf: |
A200 |
| Machine tender serf (assembly-line): |
A350 |
| Skilled domestic servant: |
A250 (up to 1,000 for fancy items) |
| Three-bedroom house in Archona: |
A30,000, depending on neighborhood. |
| Dinner for two with house wine: |
A1.5 (two-star restaurant) |
| Kellerman mini four-seat autosteamer: |
A800 (will last 30 years if maintained) |
| Airship ticket from Archona to Tashkent: |
A90.35 |
| Walking shoes: |
A6 |
| Litre of fresh milk: |
3p. |
| Kilo of sirloin: |
25p. |
| Developed plantation in Police Zone: |
Al,250,000 (includes labor force, manor) |
| 10,000 hectare grant in New Territories: |
Free, if settled and developed by claimant |
| Prime interest rate: |
3.5% (Landholders League Bank) |
Maintaining a serf in a large city, at accepted standards, would cost about
A25 per year, not counting housing.
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