Nuyen
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The Nuyen (pronounced New Yen), symbol ¥, is the currency of Japan and the primary monetary unit of international trade.
The Nuyen is accepted in virtually every country of the Sixth World and even used as official currency by various nations.
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[edit] Base exchange rates
The rates below are relatively stable in the long run, varying by up to ten percent in the short run, with rare spikes of plus or minus 25%.
1 Nuyen (¥) equals:
- South America SoLA
- 4.25 Argentine peso ($, ARP)
- 10 Bolivian peso ($b., BOP)
- 20 Caribbean League doubloon
- 5,000 Venezuelan bolívar (Bs.F, VEF)
- Europe
- 0.5 Swiss franc (SFr., CHF)
- 1 Euro (€)
- 1.4 Tír na nÓg punt (£) circa 2063
- 1.8 British pound (£)
- 2 German mark (DM) circa 2054 (Germany converted to the Euro by 2063)
- 2.2 Tír na nÓg punt (£) circa 2054
- 20 Polish zloty (zl)
[edit] Currency exchange fees
| Type of Exchange | Surcharge | Max Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Street Machine | 1–6% | 2,000 ¥ |
| Currency Exchange | 1–6% | 5,000 ¥ |
| Bank | ½–3% | 10,000 ¥† |
| Black Market | 5–25% | —‡ |
| Business (PoS) | 5–10% | 5,000 ¥ |
† Only if you do not have an account with the bank, otherwise unlimited.
‡ Only limited by the brokers available funds.
[edit] Background
The nuyen has about the same buying power as a real life US dollar. This means that a good estimate for the cost of a basic item (clothes, meals, etc.) is a price in nuyen equal to the real world price in dollars.
[edit] External links
- "Cost of Doing Business" (web supplement to Shadows of North America)
