Questions tagged [money]
This tag is for questions about how money is used in-universe in a work of science fiction or fantasy.
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Why and how did the Star Trek Universe evolve to a cashless/commerce-less society?
I've always wondered this ... I recall fleeting references to the lack of a money system in TNG (something about abandoning the quest for material wealth), but was it ever explained why and how and ...
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Star Wars: The Empire and Taxation
Recently, a friend and I were discussing the logic of the Death Star. The issue of price eventually came up. I stated that since the Empire had so many citizens, they would get massive amounts of tax ...
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Why Did Gringotts Pay Out for Harry's Firebolt?
In Prisoner of Azkaban, Sirius Black anonymously sends Harry a Firebolt broom after the demise of Harry's Nimbus 2000 in the Whomping Willow. At the end of PoA, Sirius writes Harry a letter and ...
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How much money did Harry Potter have?
So, we know Harry inherited his money from James. By descriptions from the books, it looks like he had enough money to spend during his school years with plenty to spare for later life.
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Time as money movie
I'm looking for the name of a short black and white movie in which people were given an allotted amount of time at birth, and used that time to buy things. For example, a can of beans in the store ...
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Why can latinum not be replicated?
According to Memory Alpha, Latinum cannot be replicated. What is the reason for that?
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What is the reason for such a strange exchange rate in the wizard currency in Harry Potter?
There are 17 Sickles in a Galleon, and 29 Knuts in a Sickle. This seems very impractical, as both numbers are primes.
It might be an out-of-universe parody of how old muggle money was divided before ...
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Are the wizard coins in the Harry Potter books international?
The Galleons, Sickles, and Knuts are described as the currency of wizards. I don't remember seeing anything about any other currency used by wizards. Is there such currency? Are Galleons, Sickles, and ...
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A Starfleet officer walks into Quark's [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to reconcile the cashless Human\Federation society with human traders and merchants
...and tries to buy a drink.
From You are Cordially Invited, Season 6, Episode 7:
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Why is latinum pressed in gold?
Why is latinum pressed in gold to make "gold-pressed latinum"? Which is worth more?
Is it because latinum is softer than gold (just a guess)?
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What currency does the galaxy deal in besides credits?
In APM and the Clone Wars series, among other media, there are frequent instances where Republic credits are not accepted. These are typically places outside of the Republic and especially in the ...
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What was the first science fiction work to use "credits" as currency?
I've only been able to trace it back to Asimov's "Foundation" series, first started in 1942. Anyone know if this trend of currency naming goes back any further?
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What is the historical origin of a "Silver Stag"? Why do Golden dragons remain in circulation after Robert's Rebellion?
In Westeros there are three coins:
Copper Stars (The Seven-Pointed Star is the symbol of the Faith of the Seven.)
Silver Stags (The Stag is the sigil of house Baratheon.)
Gold Dragons (The Dragon is ...
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Are groats defined in Game of Thrones?
Just moved on to Book 4 A Feast for Crows and found this word sticking out at me in a few chapters: Groat. It pops up twice in one chapter with Cersei saying something like "so-and-so is not ...
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Would Gringotts convert Wizard money to Muggle money?
The books make it clear that they offer the reverse service (see the following question: What Do the Gringotts Goblins Do With Muggle Money?).
According to the canonical answer to that question,
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What is the bank system in Game of Thrones and why is it legitimate to exist?
Right now, I am in the beginning of the season 4. I haven't read the books themselves, but I understand that the series is pretty close to the original content.
What makes me curious is the financial ...
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What is one Galactic Credit worth?
I am doing a project for school and was wondering what Star Wars credits are worth. I've found out what it would cost to fill up the Millennium Falcon but that doesn't help me to estimate what the ...
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When did the writers of Star Trek decide the Federation doesn't use money?
As I watch old Star Trek episodes on H & I, I'm not sure what to make of Kirk's frequent references to money: is he being humorous or had the writers not yet decided the Federation doesn't use ...
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Is there any canon indication that Galleons and Sickles are actually made of pure Gold and Silver?
A large number of questions and discussions on Wizarding economy seem to take it for granted that Galleons and Sickles are made of pure Gold and Silver respectively, but is there actually any ...
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How rich is Sirius Black?
So we already have answers on how rich Harry Potter is, but the answer (while good) doesn't touch on how rich he is from later books.
My question is, how much did Sirius leave for Harry in terms of ...
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How does the Federation conduct trade with the other species given that money no longer exist in the Federation economy?
Nobody works for a living in the Star Trek Federation since the concept of money does not exist. Without money as a medium of exchange, how does the Federation conduct trade with the other worlds? I ...
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How much do Aurors earn?
In Harry Potter, we only know 2 children of Aurors, namely Harry and Neville. We know that Harry borders on obscenely rich, is there any evidence that Neville is similar? Or is Harry's fortune, to ...
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Manhwa where the main character is a rich businessman who dies and gets isekaied to a medieval fantasy world
I remember him making a delivery service after getting reborn; he also made an insurance company. It all takes place in a medieval fantasy world. He also found a witch in a coffin being trapped in a ...
