The Nuyen (pronounced New Yen), symbol ¥, is the currency of Japan and the primary monetary unit of international trade. It replaced the older Yen on 1 June 2012 as part of the Yamato act.

The Nuyen is accepted in virtually every country of the Sixth World and even used as official currency by various nations.

Contents 1 Base exchange rates 2 Currency exchange fees 3 Background 4 External links

Base exchange ratesEdit

The rates below are relatively stable in the long run, varying by up to ten percent in the short run, with rare spikes up to plus or minus 25%.

1 Nuyen (¥) equals:

• North America
  • 2 Québec franc (f)
  • 3 CAS dollar (u$)
  • 4 UCAS dollar (c$)
  • 500 Aztlan peso (az$)

• 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)

• Asia
  • 2.5 Indian rupee (INR)
  • 3 Russian ruble (RUB)
  • 50 Malaysian ringgit (R$)
  • 1,000 Korean won (W)

Currency exchange feesEdit

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%	Varies ‡
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.

BackgroundEdit

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.

External linksEdit

• "Cost of Doing Business" (web supplement to Shadows of North America)