Renasian pecune
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| Renasian Pecune | |||||
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| ISO 4217 | |||||
| Code | RPC | ||||
| Denominations | |||||
| Plural | Pecunes / Pecuna | ||||
| Symbol | þ - Pecune, ° - Meta | ||||
| Banknotes | 1þ, 5þ, 10þ, 20þ, 50þ | ||||
| Coins | 1° 10° 1þ | ||||
| Demographics | |||||
| User(s) |  Free State of Renasia | ||||
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| Central bank | Free Central Bank, Renasia | ||||
| Printer | Free Central Bank, Renasia | ||||
| Mint | RenTech Minting | ||||
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| Pegged with | Variable | ||||
The pecune was the currency unit utilised by Technocratic Renasia, and subsequently its successor, the Free State of Renasia created by Jacob Tierney just after the birth of the nation between 8 September and 10 September. It had a proposed subunit, the Meta, which was never realised in any form. It was proposed that every Pecune would break down into 100 Metas.
It was a banknote-based currency, with only one coin currently planned. Each note shows on the obverse the likeness of a famous Scientist or Mathematician, their signature, and a quote from the relevant persona to inspire the values that made these men great into the hearts of the population.
The currency was backed by the silver reserve, with each Pecune only one nth of the treasury silver's net worth at a point where n Pecunes are in circulation. Notes were issued in 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 printings.
The notes were printed on professional grade cotton paper, sized with gelatine, and with security "call numbers" and inks to prevent copying. The Pecune became defunct after the dissolution of Renasia on 5 May, 2015.
Devaluation of 2012
The Pecune was devalued in 2012, as the amount of silver they were back by was cut buy 52%. This, in turn, was traced to the fact that the first Pecune coins were being minted, and these contained 0.48g of silver inherently. The Government decided this amount of silver made an acceptable level of backing, and this redefined the entire system of worth in the currency to comply to these new standards.
Banknotes
2011/2012 Series
| Obverse | Reverse | Value | Dimensions | Main Character | Quote | |
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| File:1þfront.png | File:1þback.png | 1þ | 7.27 x 17.37 cm | Isaac Newton | "If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood on the shoulders of giants" | |
| File:5þfront.png | File:5þback.png | 5þ | 7.27 x 17.37 cm | Charles Darwin | "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives.It is the one that is most adaptable to change" | |
| File:10þfront.png | File:10þback.png | 10þ | 7.27 x 17.37 cm | Bertrand Russell | "I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are living in boxes on the street. I believe in honesty. I believe in a good time. I believe in good food." | |
| File:20þfront.png | File:20þback.png | 20þ | 7.27 x 17.37 cm | Albert Einstein | "Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted" | |
| File:50þfront.png | File:50þback.png | 50þ | 7.27 x 17.37 cm | Carl Sagan | "It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring" | |
2012/2013 Series
| Obverse | Reverse | Value | Dimensions | Main Character | Unit/Equation |
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1þ | 7.27 x 17.37 cm | Nikola Tesla | T = Wb/m² |
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5þ | 7.27 x 17.37 cm | Blaise Pascal | Pa = N/m² |
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10þ | 7.27 x 17.37 cm | Michael Faraday | F = J/V² |
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20þ | 7.27 x 17.37 cm | James Watt | W = V/Ω² |