Consisting entirely of gold, these pieces are the most valuable coins in the Fire Nation. The gold piece is the longest coin in the Fire Nation and is mostly rectangular in shape with a long slit running from its base to slightly below its top. It is pentagonal in shape with the national emblem on its front. The silver piece is the smallest and second most valuable coin in the Fire Nation. It is a rectangle with two concave sides and a small image of a flame in its center. The copper piece is the least valuable coin in the Fire Nation. įire Nation currency bears the national insignia.
Fire Nation coins suffered from debasement during the time of Fire Lord Yosor, but their value was restored through Avatar Szeto's economic reforms. They vary by weight, size, and shape, though all have the nation's emblem on one side and writing on the other. Fire Nation coins are much more angular than their Earth Kingdom counterparts. The Fire Nation's currency is called the ban. The Earth Kingdom also uses small, gold ingots on rare occasions, with a shape resembling a boat. Besides their material and increasing value, the only notable difference between the copper, silver, and gold pieces is that the borders for the latter are marked by a richer shade of gold. Īn Earth Kingdom copper piece is of the standard design for the nation: round, with a square hole in the center.Įarth Kingdom coins are typically the same shape as the nation's insignia: round with a square hole in their center, which allows many coins to be strung together. īy 171 AG, the yuan became an accepted form of currency in the Southern Water Tribe. Water Tribe money is accepted in certain parts of the Earth Kingdom, though some local areas, such as Chin Village, explicitly refuse to accept it. Prior to the end of the Hundred Year War, the re-involvement of the Northern Water Tribe in international affairs, and the rebuilding of the Southern Water Tribe, the Water Tribes had a relatively primitive economy, largely based on subsistence and small-scale trading, so their currency was not as advanced as those of more developed nations. Water Tribe money is blue and circular with a hole through the center, giving the currency a ring-like shape, and it seems to be thicker than an average coin.
0 kommentar(er)
