Standardization of World Commerce

The Standardization of World Commerce - also referred to as the Mono-Market - was a push in the last few decades by Repenian peoples from multiple countries to create a single standard by which all currency, and, consequently, all trade could be measured. They did this through what they called "the Trichotomy". This system placed standard value on copper, silver, and gold, thereby establishing a standard worth for currency. Under this system, an equal weight of copper, silver, and gold would be worth 100/10/1; one-hundred copper coins of equal mass to ten silver coins of equal mass to a single gold coin would be worth the same amount.

Countries that accepted this did so to varying degrees, but the system was no less effective in standardizing the market and establishing a metric by which trade could be measured. This revealed massive disparity in the wealth of nations and their people, as, previously, such issues had been masked by muddied monetary values. For example, it was discovered that Cervoya - as a nation - was actually quite poor, despite the opulence of the aristocracy. This was due in large part to the disparity between the aristocracy and the common folk. This led to a societal push for greater equality from outside the government.

The standard mass for coins is 5g. This places copper and silver coins at 5mm thick and 22mm wide, and 5mm thick and 16mm wide for a gold coin