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	~~<span class="DROPCAP">W</span>hen~~ Raklin "The True" Diamoniar was crowned emperor of [[Layonara]] around the year 500 A.C. (after [[Cataclysm]]), coins were minted by anyone who could lay hands on the gold and a tinkerer and blacksmith to create them. The standard weight of a coin was one ounce of pure gold, but many unscrupulous individuals would shave gold off the edges of their coins in an attempt to cheat the merchants and tradespeople and until a coin was weighed, it was hard to tell whether or not it was fair currency. The practice of shaving coins became so common that the markets were filled with scales and arguments. Raklin decided to right this situation to encourage fair trade to flourish, both within his own kingdom as well as with other lands.		When Raklin "The True" Diamoniar was crowned emperor of [[Layonara]] around the year 500 A.C. (after [[Cataclysm]]), coins were minted by anyone who could lay hands on the gold and a tinkerer and blacksmith to create them. The standard weight of a coin was one ounce of pure gold, but many unscrupulous individuals would shave gold off the edges of their coins in an attempt to cheat the merchants and tradespeople and until a coin was weighed, it was hard to tell whether or not it was fair currency. The practice of shaving coins became so common that the markets were filled with scales and arguments. Raklin decided to right this situation to encourage fair trade to flourish, both within his own kingdom as well as with other lands.

	In an attempt to standardize the currency, Raklin created a coin bearing the seal of [[Dregar]] on one side and a portrait of himself on the other. He added a raised ridge around the outside of the coin to discourage the practice of shaving the coins. This ridge caused Dregar's coins to become the favored currency of traders both near and far, and over time Raklin's coin did become the standard. His gold piece became known as the <span class="ITALIC">True</span>, both after his likeness on one of its faces and for the fact that all knew it was a true ounce of gold because of its raised ridge. Monarchs and lords around the world have minted their own coins but none have ever been as successful as the True.		In an attempt to standardize the currency, Raklin created a coin bearing the seal of [[Dregar]] on one side and a portrait of himself on the other. He added a raised ridge around the outside of the coin to discourage the practice of shaving the coins. This ridge caused Dregar's coins to become the favored currency of traders both near and far, and over time Raklin's coin did become the standard. His gold piece became known as the <span class="ITALIC">True</span>, both after his likeness on one of its faces and for the fact that all knew it was a true ounce of gold because of its raised ridge. Monarchs and lords around the world have minted their own coins but none have ever been as successful as the True.