Coins and Wealth of the Realms

The following forms of currency are among the most common types of coinage found throughout the Realms. Some city-states (or even smaller municipalities) mint their own, but the value thereof is too easy to undervalue, effectively making most merchants unwilling to risk accepting them. The following types of currency are almost universally accepted in Faerûn.

Waterdhavian Currency

• Nib: 1 copper piece. A copper coin, diamond-shaped, with a griffon's head on one side, and griffon's talon clutching wheat on the other. About the size of a thumbnail.
• Shard: 1 silver piece. A silver coin, shield-shaped, with the Harbor Torch of the Waterdhavian arms on one side, and the serpent-sword of Aghairon on the other. About the size of a fingernail.
• Taol: 2 gold pieces (Waterdeep only). A brass coin, square-sharped, with a city scene on top and harbor scene on bottom, on both sides. It has a round hole in its center large enough for a nib to fit in. Taols are often strung on string or rings for easy management. About two inches square. These coins are valued only in Waterdeep, though other cities in the Lords' Alliance may value them at half normal value.
• Dragon: 1 gold piece. A gold coin, hourglass-shaped, with the profile of Aghairon on one side, and a gold dragon on the other. About the size of a thumbnail.
• Sun: 1 platinum piece. A platinum coin, scalloped circle-shaped, with the Moon Reflected in Harbor on one side, and a griffon-rider slaying a dragon on the other. About twice the size of a nib or dragon.
• Harbor Moon: 5 platinum pieces. A platinum coin with an electrum insert, crescent-shaped, showing two griffons flanking a castle on one side, and a storm-tossed, monster-infested sea on the other. About three inches long, with a hole in the center that a nib can fit in. These coins are valued in full only in Waterdeep, being honored at about 3 platinum pieces elsewhere.

Sembian Currency

• Steelpence: 1 copper piece. A square steel coin, replacing copper.
• 'Raven: 1 silver piece. A triangular silver coin.
• Blue Eye: 1 electrum piece. A diamond-shaped electrum coin.
• Nobles: 1 gold piece. A pentagonal golden coin.
• Sembia does not mint platinum coins, but does accept those of other nations.

Cormyran Currency

• Thumb: 1 copper piece. A copper coin, with Cormyrean arms and date minted on one side, and an open hand on the other.
• Falcon: 1 silver piece. A silver coin, with Cormyrean arms and date minted on one side, and a falcon in flight on the other.
• Lion: 1 gold piece. A gold coin, with Cormyrean arms and date minted on one side, and a roaring lion rampant on the other.
• Tricrown: 1 platinum piece. A platinum coin, with Cormyrean arms and date minted on one side, and three crowns on the other.

Cormanthyran Currency

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Trade Bars

• Sembian Trade Bars: 5gp • 10gp • 25gp • 50gp. Ingot-shaped silver bars dotted with copper and the Sembian heraldry.

Odd Currency

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