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[edit] Canon

Coins are an ersatz currency created by units on a side for purposes of exchanging minor goods and services.^Erf-b1-p028 Unlike Shmuckers and Rands, coins are physical objects which can be created by units with the fabrication special. Coins have no association with Moneymancy and cannot be directly converted to other currencies.

[edit] Proposed Canon

The coins of Jetstone are made out of brass, and are traded amongst its units as a sort of barter credit for gambling, trinkets and services. ^{LIAB Text 42}