Bretonnian Coins

Billet
Bretonnian nobles are keen to use a form of paper money which is known as "billet" throughout the country. One simply signs a piece of paper stating the amount of money owed and the recipient can then claim the money later. Obviously, it's not always easy to get paid real money by a noble after he's had what he wanted. Everybody knows that... But, the more powerful the noble, the more dangerous it is to refuse his billet... It should be noted that commoners can also issue billets, if they find someone willing to accept that kind of payment.

Foreign Coins
If Estalian, Tilean and Imperial coins are occasionnaly encountered in Bretonnia, Marienburghese coins are far more common. As a general rule, these foreign coins will have values far greater than a Franc.Some will be accepted at their nominal value, whereas others like Imperial coins will usually be accepted at only 90% of their nominal value. Small value foreign coins will only be accepted at a fraction of their nominal value and therefore it is advisable to have them exchanged for Bretonnian currency at a money changer. Outside the country's borders, Bretonnian coins are not well liked. Most of them are debased -the quantity of precious metal they contain is slightly inferior to their nominal value- therefore it is unusual to obtain more than 80% of their nominal value for them.

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Some Simple Questions

- I've never heard of coins worth several crowns.

Having to carry and count out more than 20 coins is hardly practical. That's why coins worth more than a crown probably do exist.

- Aren't Imperial Crowns made of gold (hence their name GC) ?

Well, I assume gold to be actually precious. If you need to pay out several gold coins for your meal at the inn, this is not really the case, is it ?
A Gold Crown probably contains only a very small quantity of gold in it.

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Last Updated: 30/ August / 2001

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