On the other hand, currency frequently serves as another vehicle to flesh out a story. Examples include:
- Altairian dollars from '' The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy '' (in the TV series the currency symbol is a lower case "a" with a line through it).
- Ankh-Morpork dollars (AM$) and pence from '' Discworld '' novels.
- Auric s in the '' Domination Of The Draka ''.
- Beri (Berries) from the Anime '' One Piece ''.
- Clam s from '' The Flintstones '' and '' B.C. ''.
- CBills (also ComStar credits) from the '' BattleTech '' Sci-Fi Universe.
- Credits (also Galactic credits) from '' Doctor Who '' (in one serial the currency symbol is a "Z" with a line through it).
- Credits (dataries) from the '' Star Wars '' universe.
- Credits from the '' Star Trek '' universe, '' Batman Beyond '', '' Babylon 5 '' and multiple other sources.
- Crabs (edits '''Ab'''solute) from the '' Nyrond '' universe.
- Creds from '' Judge Dredd ''.
- Crescents in the nation of Calormen in C.S. Lewis ' '' Chronicles Of Narnia '' book series.
- Cubits from '' Battlestar Galactica ''.
- Dollarpounds () and pennycents (p¢) from '' Red Dwarf ''.
- $$ or Double Dollars from '' Trigun ''.
- Energy , mentioned as a world currency in a "future timeline" by Arthur C. Clarke .
- Flanian pobble bead from ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy''. Not an especially useful currency as it can only be exchanged for other Flanian pobble beads.
- Fretzers from ''Dr Trifulgas: A Fantastic Tale'' by Jules Verne .
- Galleons, Sickles, And Knuts from the '' Harry Potter '' series.
- Grotzits in the '' Doctor Who '' serials '' The Mysterious Planet '' and '' Dragonfire ''.
- Hytes and Kules, believed to be the currency of the Riah colonies, from '' Gundam 0080 ''.
- Kongbucks in '' Snow Crash ''. Also the ''Hong Kong Dollar'', the hard currency used in Luna in '' The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress '' by Robert A. Heinlein .
- Jan-jan from the movie '' A Good Man In Africa ''.
- Kalganids from '' Second Foundation '' by Isaac Asimov .
- Latinum slips, strips and bars used by Ferengi in the '' Star Trek '' universe.
- Marks from '' Pern ''. The Mark is also the currency of the planet Barrayar in the '' Vorkosigan Saga ''.
- Monies from '' Invader Zim ''.
- Naqahdah (also spelled "Naquadah") from '' Stargate SG-1 '' (NOTE: Not strictly currency, but rather the standard medium of exchange in the galaxy)
- Nick, from the '' Left Behind '' series.
- Ningi, a triangular rubber coin six thousand eight hundred miles along each side, from '' The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy ''. It is valued at the rate of eight Ningis to one Triganic Pu. No one has ever owned a Pu. The inspiration for this may have been the Rai Stones of the island of Yap .
- Piastra s were used in many of the comics of Spanish '' Editorial Bruguera '' during the Franco Era . Using an undetermined foreign currency instead of Peseta s allowed more leeway against the Censorship ..
- Quatloo s from '' Star Trek ''.
- Rasbukniks, currency of Lower Slobbovia in '' Li'l Abner '', had literally no value.
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- Solari from the ''Dune'' Universe .
- Space bucks in '' Spaceballs ''.
- Stellars and minims from '' Citizen Of The Galaxy ''.
- SVUs (Standard Value Units) from '' The Demon Princes ''.
- Whuffie , a reputation-based currency from Cory Doctorow 's novel '' Down And Out In The Magic Kingdom ''.
- Widgets, from Lego 's Bionicle franchise by the Matoran of Metru Nui / Mata Nui though introduced relatively recently in the timeline.
- Wong, basic currency in the universe of the Anime series '' Outlaw Star ''.
- Woolong s (₩) used in the Anime '' Cowboy Bebop ''.
- Zeni , currency in the '' Dragon Ball '' universe.
- Bell from '' Animal Crossing '' and '' GiFTPiA ''.
- Bottle Cap s from '' Fallout ''.
- Buckazoids from '' Space Quest ''.
- Coins from the '' Mario '' Video Game series.
- Dagols from '' Radiata Stories ''.
- Energy , used in the '' Alpha Centauri '' computer game.
- Filari from ''''.
- G Or GP , currency used in many Computer Role-playing Game s.
- Gald from '' Tales Of Symphonia ''.
- Gella from the Wild Arms series.
- Gil from some games in the '' Final Fantasy '' series.
- Guilders from '''' (a Real Currency formerly bore this name).
- Influence and Infamy, from '' City Of Heroes '' and '' City Of Villains '', respectively.
- Inter Stellar Kredits (ISK) from '' EVE Online ''.
- Lucre from the '' Seiken Densetsu '' series.
- Linden Dollars (Represented commonly as L$) from Second Life .
- Meat from '' Kingdom Of Loathing '', in the form of slabs "dropped" by monsters.
- Meseta from the ''Phantasy Star'' Series .
- Monetari from ''''.
- Moolah in the '' Oddworld '' series and '' Chibi-Robo! ''.
- Munny from '' Kingdom Hearts ''.
- Neopoints, from the Neopets web site.
- NuYen, in the '' Shadowrun '' RPG .
- Obsidian coins from '' Ultima VIII ''.
P from the '' Pokémon '' series.
- Pang, from Pangya or Albatross18
- Pokos from the '' Pikmin '' series.
- Potch, from the '' Suikoden '' series.
- Rings , from the '' Sonic The Hedgehog '' video game series. These did not have actual money value until '' Sonic Adventure '', where they could be used to buy items for the player's Chao.
- Rupees from the '' Legend Of Zelda '' universe. A Real Currency also bears this name.
- Septims (also drakes) from '' The Elder Scrolls '' series.
- Simoleon s from '' SimCity '', '' The Sims '' and other similar computer games.
- Sovereigns from '' Knights Of Xentar ''.
- Taters and Spider Webs from '' Cartoon Network Block Party ''.
- Tiberium , a disruptive resource that served as currency in the Video Game '' Command & Conquer ''.
- Warl from the Video Game '' Trapt ''.
- Zulie, currency used in the '' Rose Online '' MMORPG . A Z with two vertical lines through it.
- Zeny, currency in the '' Ragnarok Online '' MMORPG .
- Zenny , used in certain Capcom Video Game s such as '' Breath Of Fire '' or '' Megaman Legends ''.
- Zorkmid s from the '' Zork '' series of Interactive Fiction ; also used in '' NetHack ''.
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