Ducat

The ducat is the currency used in the Kingdom of Forgotten Sound.

Ducats are only minted in coin form; paper money is not used. The worth of a coin is determined by its material; a copper coin is the smallest denomination, followed by silver coins, then gold coins, with gold coins being the largest known denomination of ducat. It is unknown if ducats are marked; given that they are identified by material and presumably color, it is unlikely. The ducat was used in the Holy Kingdom before its fall.

A copper ducat is the base currency, and can be exchanged for the equivalent amount in silver or gold coins. The exchange rate is never revealed; however, there are many examples of ducats being used that hint at each coin’s value. At one point, Neo Sun uses “one gold ducat and more than ten silver ducats” to cover a bill worth 35 silver ducats, which implies that a single gold ducat is worth roughly 25 silver ducats.

COPPER DUCAT
10 Copper ducats = roughly the daily wage of a commoner.

SILVER DUCAT
1 Silver ducat = the cost of a lollipop as big as a grown man’s head, the cost of a bottle of good wine, or the sharpening fee of a sword. Note: this is described by Grisia Sun as “very pricey.”

20 Silver ducats = the tax on imported goods brought into a city by merchants.

35 Silver ducats = the total cost of both registering a party with the Adventurer’s Guild and sending a message through the guild.

GOLD DUCAT
1 Gold ducat = the cost of a new sword, or the sharpening fee for the Divine Sun Sword. Note: this would be performed by “the most famous smith in [Leaf Bud City],” which would explain the difference in price. A single gold ducat covers both the cost of a room in an inn, and the cost of drastic repairs to another room.

300 Gold ducats = the cost of the Staff of Radiance, used by warpriests of the Monastery of the God of Light. Note: this is something the typical warpriest cannot afford.

500 Gold Ducats = a reward once offered by the Adventurer’s Guild in exchange for a live unicorn. Note: this is not a realistic reward, as the “worth of [a] unicorn is much higher (...)” 5,000 Gold ducats was estimated as a decent “starting bid” for the cost of a unicorn.

10,000 Gold ducats = a “healer’s fee” once paid by a visiting queen to the Church of the God of Light, on behalf of the wounded Sun Knight.