40k money?

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**Doomthumbs**

I'm going to model a 40k treasure pile for an objective, but hit a wall.

What do they use as money in the 40k universe?

**Samus_aran115**

Credits? Space pounds? I have no idea.

**Doomthumbs**

Teef? Only reference I can find.

**winterdyne**

It depends on the planet involved. Coins of various denominations are made reference to (Eisenhorn Trilogy), as are bars of gold / other precious metal, credit chits, letters of credit / authorisation and everything between.

'Course there's always a nice factory-fresh crate of weapons. That's a treasure in itself.

**Doomthumbs**

I think I'll just go with a pile of gold coins. Fairly unarguable that it's money. Thanks winter.

**RaptorsTalon**

I once read a refernce to 'Thrones' being the currency, can't remember where though.

**spookman**

Just go with the coins.

**Popsicle**

Greatly depends what planet you're on, I'm sure. I mean, not everybody is going to have the same currency. The Imperium has different currency from the Tau Empire, for example. At least, one would assume so. Coins will be fine as a general representation.

**SeverePatronage**

Amecyte is referenced as a precious gem similar to rubies in the book "Dead Men Walking"

**Sevenups**

SeverePatronage wrote:Amecyte is referenced as a precious gem similar to rubies in the book "Dead Men Walking"

Great book!

I would use the pile of gold as it obviously shows money, give us pictures when done ;P I know orks use teeth. I think some planets use credit chits, but it's down to the race and the planet obviously.

**nikmeat**

"Wealth and money take many forms throughout the Calixis sector. On some worlds Acolytes may find people trading with precious shell tokens or coins of rare metals, while on others they may encounter cloth trade scrits and currency tracked only on the circuits of cogitators. In Dark Heresy all of these kinds of currency are referred to as throne gelt, or just "thrones". A Throne is a measure of currency throughout the Calixis sector, secured against the massive amounts of wealth generated by imperial planetary tithes. In its most literal form, Throne gealt refers to what is essentially the Emperor's money.
You can use thrones to gauge the price of items from world to world as well as the Acolyte's own personal wealth, even though they may carry a myriad of different forms of currency."

Dark Herecy rpg p.124

**poda_t**

Jewels too. You could have a tiny grot crawling over it "my precioussssssssssssss"

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or perhaps a pile of narcs with a gollum on top.....or slave-women guarded by gangers.... this is the 41st millenium....

**AceBlitzkrieg**

Well seeing how games-workshop is based out of England, I would say its safe to use future Euros!

Deryk

**LunaHound**

Warhammer currency?

It has to be skulls!

**Larotonda1984**

I play Dark Heresy the RPG (Similar to D&D) They used "Thrones" as common currency.

**Breotan**

According to IA9, the only true currency in the imperium is human lives.

**Fairfeldia**

im pretty sure each imperial planet has its own, but it is worth alot less than standard imperial, orks as mention use teef, MEQ i doubt worry about cash

**Connor McKane**

Tyranid Genitals. The BEST currency, am I right Doomykins?

**winterdyne**

I went to buy a new speeder the other day, the salesman was like 'That'll be 8 Gaunt scrotes', I said 'Change from a Tyrant's Todger?'

**Connor McKane**

Nah, the most I could break would be a Tervigon's Twig and Berries.

Sorry :(

Back on topic.

I do not believe that there is any standardized currency... so it would be something, ANYTHING of value??

**Brother SRM**

Imperium uses credits of some sort. GW gave away some pewter aquilas/Imperial currency back in the 90s for events or somesuch.

**Eisenhorn**

Have the objextive be a safe that has been(dropped,blasted)open with coins spilling out.
Crowns are what they call them in the Eisenhorn trilogy
"Backcloth for a Crown Additional"was on the sign for the photographer he investigated in the short story of the same name.

**TNM**

i play orks so ....... teeth.

**Kwapple**

Working out exchange rates whold suck.

**Anpu-adom**

Soul energy, at least that's what C'tan's will take. Just don't try to make change.

**winterdyne**

AceBlitzkrieg wrote:Well seeing how games-workshop is based out of England, I would say its safe to use future Euros!

Deryk

Far, far, far-future Euros. Which will be called pounds, like a proper currency. ;-p

Edit: Doomthumbs, you did realise how silly this thread was gonna get, didn't you? :-)

**poda_t**

winterdyne wrote:
AceBlitzkrieg wrote:Well seeing how games-workshop is based out of England, I would say its safe to use future Euros!

Deryk

Far, far, far-future Euros. Which will be called pounds, like a proper currency. ;-p

Edit: Doomthumbs, you did realise how silly this thread was gonna get, didn't you? :-)

its doomthumbs...... if it didn't get silly, he probably would have done it himself...

**PraetorDave**

AceBlitzkrieg wrote:Well seeing how games-workshop is based out of England, I would say its safe to use future Euros!

Deryk

fail. England doesn't use the euro, they use "British Pound Sterling"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_pound_sterling

**Enzephalon**

Orphans tears...

**WaaaaghLord**

Throne Gelt is the currency used in Dark Heresy if I remember rightly?