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Molaichi |
Posted - 2010.01.20 04:46:00 - [ 1]
This came up in a conversation with others and I feel very curious as to why.
I searched wallet and account in Icelandic and they do not start with Z apparently...
Can anyone give me an answer? |
Boltorano
Fourth Circle
Total Comfort |
Posted - 2010.01.20 05:04:00 - [ 2]
It's the official symbol for InterStellar Kredits, as determined by convention of CONCORD, of course.
Beyond that, it's just a symbol that is not used by any real world currency, so it works as well as anything else. |
Culmen
Caldari
Culmenation
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Posted - 2010.01.20 05:05:00 - [ 3]
Edited by: Culmen on 20/01/2010 05:05:42
Cause that's where Zee money is. |
Zeba
Minmatar
Honourable East India Trading Company
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Posted - 2010.01.20 05:13:00 - [ 4]
 Originally by: Culmen
Cause that's where Zee money is.
/rimshot |
Chaos Incarnate
Faceless Logistics |
Posted - 2010.01.20 05:25:00 - [ 5]
Most importantly, why are the coins such an odd shade of green |
Artassaut
Minmatar
Shadow Striders
Property Management Solutions |
Posted - 2010.01.20 05:41:00 - [ 6]
Originally by: Chaos Incarnate
Most importantly, why are the coins such an odd shade of green
Oxidized copper, silly. |
Chaos Incarnate
Faceless Logistics |
Posted - 2010.01.20 05:55:00 - [ 7]
Originally by: Artassaut
Oxidized copper, silly.
You'd think for us immortal pod pilots we could come up with a currency that isn't susceptible to simple things like rust |
cal nereus
The Graduates
Morsus Mihi |
Posted - 2010.01.20 06:09:00 - [ 8]
It isn't. All of our monetary transfers are done electronically, so we never actually handle solid money (unless you own the item "A lot of Cash" or something like that). I wish I owned that item. It's second only to the thing that does stuff. |
Boltorano
Fourth Circle
Total Comfort |
Posted - 2010.01.20 06:11:00 - [ 9]
Originally by: cal nereus
It isn't. All of our monetary transfers are done electronically, so we never actually handle solid money (unless you own the item "A lot of Cash" or something like that). I wish I owned that item. It's second only to the thing that does stuff.
I have a Device, but you can't have it. It's all MIIIIIIIIIINE. (Ninja edit: This thread is officially off the main line and switched off into derail junction.) |
Chaos Incarnate
Faceless Logistics |
Posted - 2010.01.20 06:22:00 - [ 10]
Originally by: Boltorano
(Ninja edit: This thread is officially off the main line and switched off into derail junction.)
The entire thread was made pre-derailed, you can't really pull it off topic further |
sue denim |
Posted - 2010.01.20 07:07:00 - [ 11]
Originally by: Chaos Incarnate
Most importantly, why are the coins such an odd shade of green
what are you talking about, space coins are always green. |
DearMotherOfGod
Tim and Sasha Savings and Loans |
Posted - 2010.01.20 07:28:00 - [ 12]
Originally by: Chaos Incarnate
You'd think for us immortal pod pilots we could come up with a currency that isn't susceptible to simple things like rust
Our currency is minmatar tech. |
FlameGlow
Gypsy Band |
Posted - 2010.01.20 09:51:00 - [ 13]
Originally by: Molaichi
This came up in a conversation with others and I feel very curious as to why.
I searched wallet and account in Icelandic and they do not start with Z apparently...
Can anyone give me an answer?
How do you explain $ for dollars then? They don't start with S either. |
Serge Bastana
Gallente
GWA Corp
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Posted - 2010.01.20 10:50:00 - [ 14]
Quite a few possible explanations if you search, unit of silver, shortened form of U.S., derived from the Spanish coat of arms, and so the list goes on. |
Some Advisor |
Posted - 2010.01.20 11:51:00 - [ 15]
Originally by: cal nereus
I wish I owned that item. It's second only to the thing that does stuff.
like..... The Device ? :P |
KPPA
Dead 2 Rights |
Posted - 2010.01.20 12:21:00 - [ 16]
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Asuka Smith
Gallente
Royal Black Watch Highlanders |
Posted - 2010.01.20 12:30:00 - [ 17]
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De'Veldrin
Minmatar
Norse'Storm Battle Group
Intrepid Crossing |
Posted - 2010.01.20 13:02:00 - [ 18]
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Roger Kiyosaki
Native Freshfood |
Posted - 2010.01.20 13:24:00 - [ 19]
Edited by: Roger Kiyosaki on 20/01/2010 13:24:50
Correct answer:
Because it may reach inflation levels of the Zimbabwean Dollar. |
Jacob Holland
Gallente
Weyland-Vulcan Industries
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Posted - 2010.01.20 13:37:00 - [ 20]
Originally by: FlameGlow
How do you explain $ for dollars then? They don't start with S either.
One of my favourite legends on this subject is that it was once 8 (as in peices of...) As the direction of a pen stroke was important it was often entered in ledgers as if writing an "S" and then striking through it with a "/" (The pen moving down the page at all times). Over the years the slash became more and more vertical until the familiar symbol became normal. The symbol of course predates the United States and therefore the legend of the overlaid "U" and "S" is rather far fetched. The "Z" with the Horizontal Bar echoes the ¥ of the Yen and I suspect that it's a nod towards the William Gibson tradition, cultural crossover and gritty darkness dominated by the Japancorps. |
XJennieX
Minmatar
Brutor Tribe
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Posted - 2010.01.20 13:37:00 - [ 21]
ZOR |
Barakkus |
Posted - 2010.01.20 13:41:00 - [ 22]
Originally by: DearMotherOfGod
Our currency is minmatar tech.
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Miyamoto Uroki
Caldari
Sarum Industries |
Posted - 2010.01.20 15:05:00 - [ 23]
Originally by: cal nereus
It isn't. All of our monetary transfers are done electronically, so we never actually handle solid money (unless you own the item "A lot of Cash" or something like that). I wish I owned that item. It's second only to the thing that does stuff.
Back in the days you actually were able to pull ISKies from your wallet into your hangar, as an item. So it seems that we capsuleers only recently (like 5 years ago?) switched from partially solid money to all-out electronic ISKies ^^ |
Zeredek
Gallente
The Scope |
Posted - 2010.01.20 15:16:00 - [ 24]
The Z stands for Zero, which is how much ISK you will have after giving me your stuff
Well it was worth a shot |
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