Auric (currency)
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The auric is the currency of the fictional state Domination of the Draka. It is a gold-backed currency, equivalent to 0.1 troy ounces of gold (about US$60 now) and is divided into 10 denarii and 100 pennies. By coincidence, tt was also the name for the basic currency in Galactica 1980, which is rather inexplicable as the same unit was called a Cubit in both the 1979 and 2004 versions of Battlestar Galactica.
In 1942 the Auric was worth $3.72. The following table lists 1942 wages and prices - in Archona (OTL Pretoria) unless otherwise mentioned. Since this is a society based on slavery, the prices mentioned include the price of slaves ("serfs"), who are considered a commodity like all others:
| Entry-level citizen wage: | A2,500 per annum. |
| Standard unskilled serf: | A200 |
| Assembly-line serf: | A350 |
| Skilled domestic servant: | A250 - A1,000 |
| Three-bedroom house: | A30,000, depending on neighborhood. |
| Dinner for two with house wine: | A1.5 (two-star restaurant) |
| Kellerman mini four-seat autosteamer: | A800 (will last 30 years if maintained) |
| Airship ticket Archona-Tashkent: | A90.35 |
| Walking shoes: | A6 |
| Litre of fresh milk: | 3p. |
| Kilogram of sirloin: | 25p. |
| Developed plantation in Police Zone: | A1,250,000 (includes labor force, manor) |
| 100 square kilometre grant in New Territories: | Free, if settled and developed by claimant |
| A ten room villa and six servants: | A5,000 |
