Siroccan simoleon

Simoleon Sirijie (Siroccan) Gured (Edallic)
ISO 4217
Code	SRS
Denominations
Plural	Simoleons
Symbol	§
Shilling	ȿ
Nickname	Quid
Banknotes	§5, §10, §20, §50, §100, §200
Coins	1ȿ, 2ȿ, 5ȿ, 10ȿ, 20ȿ, 50ȿ, §1, §2
Demographics
User(s)	Sirocco
Issuance
Central bank	Imperial Bank of Sirocco
Printer	Imperial Bank of Sirocco
Mint	Imperial Bank of Sirocco
Valuation
Pegged with	NZ$1.60

The Simoleon (Siroccan: Sirijie, Edallic: Gured) (sign: §; code: SRS) is the currency of the Federal Commonwealth of Sirocco. It is subdivided into 100 shillings (sign: ȿ). It was created by Premier Daniel Anderson and is printed by the Imperial Bank of Sirocco, in Alston, National Capital District. All coins and banknotes are designed by the Premier.

History

As part of Sirocco's foundation preparations in late 2010, it was decided to adopt the unit of currency, the simoleon, from the SimCity series of games (not from The Sims as commonly thought). Until the country's coins were first issued on December 11, 2010, and the banknotes on February 5, 2011, Sirocco de facto used the New Zealand dollar, which is still accepted nationwide.

After over a year of using the old coins and notes, the Ministry of Finance unveiled the new "2012 series" banknotes on May 16, 2012. The "2012" notes are the first to have their denominations in English, Siroccan and Edallic.

Written styles

Amounts can be written in three different ways: as §.ȿ (known as the Standard Format, written as §5.25ȿ), as § d (known as the Decimal Format, written as §5 2d) or as § /5d (known as the Half-Decimal Format, written as §5 2/5d).

Sirocco's current simoleon banknotes, running from §5 to §200.

If the amount is less than one Simoleon, its sign (§) is never written (such as §.15ȿ). If the amount is one simoleon or more, its sign is always written (such as §1.15ȿ). The shilling symbol is generally used, but is not compulsory. Amounts over 99ȿ are never written as shilling totals (102ȿ is invalid, §1.02ȿ is to be used instead).

If the shilling count is less than ten, then the zero is omitted (9ȿ instead of 09ȿ), but it may not be removed if it is part of a full simoleon (§1.09 instead of §1.9ȿ).

Standard Format

The Standard Format is the predominant style of writing amounts in Simoleons and shillings, and in some cases the only way of writing it. The style is always used for amounts that do not equal a Decimal or Half-Decimal (such as 52ȿ or §12.16ȿ) but can also be used if the amount does equal a Decimal or Half-Decimal. If the amount is less than one simoleon, the Standard Format is always rendered as xȿ (as in 12ȿ). If the amount is greater than one Simoleon, it is rendered without the shilling symbol.

Decimal Format

The Decimal Format may be used if the shilling total comes to an exact ten shillings. It is, in some cases, a quicker way of writing a total than the Standard Format. Its symbol is a d. If the amount is less than one Simoleon, the Decimal Format is always rendered as xd (as in 1d for 10ȿ). If the amount is greater than one Simoleon, it is rendered as § d (as in §1 1d).

Half-Decimal Format

The Half-Decimal Format is only used for 25ȿ and 75ȿ totals. This format is rarely used but is acceptable. It is written using /5d. It is most often used for totals less than one Simoleon (usually 2/5d is used more than §1.2/5d). If the amount is less than one Simoleon, the Half-Decimal Format is always rendered as /5d (as in 2/5d for 25ȿ). If the amount is greater than one Simoleon, it is rendered as § /5d (as in §1 2/5d for §1.25ȿ).

Banknotes

Image		Value	Colour	Description
Obverse	Reverse			Obverse	Reverse	Date of Issue
		§5	Pink	John Key, 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand	Dirigible	May 16, 2012
		§10	Gold	Livia Aïrosser, Ambassador to Argentina	SimCity 3000
		§20	Purple	Chanelle Gibson, Minister of National Services	Tram
		§50	Red	Nicholas Woode-Smith, Shogun of the Dominion of Zona	Flying Toasters
		§100	Green	Jesse Coles, Vice-Premier of Sirocco	Power pole
		§200	Blue	Daniel Anderson, Premier of Sirocco	Douglas DC-3

2010/2011 series

Coins

Image		Value	Colour	Description
Obverse	Reverse			Obverse	Reverse	Description	Date of Issue
		1ȿ	Bronze	Map of Australia and New Zealand		The location of the Federal Commonwealth.	December 11, 2010
		2ȿ	Silver	Sailing ship		Represents the immigrant ships that built the populations of New Zealand and Australia in the 19th and 20th Centuries.
		5ȿ		Siroccan flag		Represents the Federal Commonwealth of Sirocco.
		10ȿ		Siroccan Star		Represents unity and valour.
		20ȿ		Pelican		The pelican is Sirocco's national bird.
		50ȿ		Cat		The cat is Sirocco's national animal.
		§1	Gold	Southern Cross		Represents Sirocco's location as a South Pacific micronation and also represents the host macronations of New Zealand and Australia.
		§2		Capital Cross		Represents the Provinces of Sirocco.

Banknotes

Image	Value	Colour	Description	Date of Issue
	§5	Grey	Coat of Arms Lion	February 5, 2011
	§10	Purple	Capital Cross	February 5, 2011
	§20	Orange	Livia Aïrosser, Minister of Finance	February 5, 2011
	§50	Yellow	Annabelle Morgan, Minister of Internal Affairs	February 5, 2011
	§100	Red	Chanelle Gibson, Minister of Health and Education	February 5, 2011
	§200	Green	Jesse Coles, Vice-Premier	February 5, 2011
	§500	Blue	Daniel Anderson, Premier	February 5, 2011

Exchange Rate

There is no variation in the exchange rate of the Simoleon - once an exchange rate is calculated, both the Simoleon and the currency to be exchanged are pegged together. The Simoleon is also macronationally pegged to the New Zealand dollar at 62.5ȿ to the dollar.

Micronational

• 0.33 Tarvin (§3 to the Tarvin)
• 1.90 Yablokon Kon (53ȿ to the Kon)
• 0.85 Zealandian Krona (§1.18 to the Krona)

Macronational

• 1.60 New Zealand dollars (62ȿ to the dollar)
• 1.49 Australian dollars (67ȿ to the dollar)
• 1.01 United States dollars (99ȿ to the dollar)
• 0.92 euros (§1.09 to the euro)

Cryptocurrency

• 1 Bitcoin = §8,090

New Zealand exchange rate

The following are the values for the New Zealand dollar and the simoleon: (note that values are truncated)

	0.01	0.02	0.05	0.10	0.20	0.50	1	2	5	10	20	50	100	200	Calculation
New Zealand dollar to Siroccan simoleon	§0.006 (0.6ȿ)	§0.012 (1.2ȿ)	§0.031 (3.1ȿ)	§0.062 (6.2ȿ)	§0.125 (12.5ȿ)	§0.312 (31.2ȿ)	§0.625 (62.5ȿ)	§1.25	§3.12	§6.25	§12.50ȿ (§12 5d)	§31.25ȿ	§62.50ȿ (§62 5d)	§125	$ value ÷ 1.6
Siroccan simoleon to New Zealand dollar	$0.016 (1.6¢)	$0.032 (3.2¢)	$0.08 (8¢)	$0.16 (16¢)	$0.32 (32¢)	$0.80 (80¢)	$1.60	$3.20	$8	$16	$32	$80	$160	$320	§ value x 1.6