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[[File:Albany, NY (4426452734).jpg|left|thumb|200px|The Royal Bank of Urcea, pictured here, is primarily responsible for minting and maintaining the [[Taler]], the currency of Urcea. ]] | [[File:Albany, NY (4426452734).jpg|left|thumb|200px|The Royal Bank of Urcea, pictured here, is primarily responsible for minting and maintaining the [[Taler]], the currency of Urcea. ]] | ||
{{Main|Taler}} | {{Main|Taler}} | ||
The [[Taler]], sometimes called the | The [[Taler]], sometimes called the dollar, is considered one of the world's strongest currencies, currently exchanging at ₮1 for $1.95 [[Universal Standard dollar|USD]]. The currency itself is the common currency issued by the [[Levantine Union]]; nevertheless, it is coined in Urceopolis and much of its stability is attributable to the [[Royal Bank of Urcea]]. The Taler is often used as the "default currency" of business in [[Levantia]] and even in some parts of [[Audonia]] and [[Sarpedon]], as well as finding use in parts of [[Crona]] as a general currency of trade. It is a fiat currency, though in the past it was based on a gold standard. The Taler is one of the globally accepted hard currencies and is a primary reserve currency in [[Levantia]] and abroad. | ||
Adoption of the Taler was not uniform in Urcea or within the [[Holy Levantine Empire|Empire]] at first, but rather, continuous efforts through the centuries to adopt a common Imperial currency in place of local currencies found success, many times at the behest of [[Apostolic King of Urcea|Apostolic King]] for the purposes of enhancing Urcean commercial interests. Finding its origin in the thaler of the [[Holy Levantine Empire|Kingdom of Ultmar]] and in some smaller mercantile states in [[Crona]], the Taler eventually became the trade currency of the Empire as a whole, and after the Empire's collapse Urcea continued to use it. | Adoption of the Taler was not uniform in Urcea or within the [[Holy Levantine Empire|Empire]] at first, but rather, continuous efforts through the centuries to adopt a common Imperial currency in place of local currencies found success, many times at the behest of [[Apostolic King of Urcea|Apostolic King]] for the purposes of enhancing Urcean commercial interests. Finding its origin in the thaler of the [[Holy Levantine Empire|Kingdom of Ultmar]] and in some smaller mercantile states in [[Crona]], the Taler eventually became the trade currency of the Empire as a whole, and after the Empire's collapse Urcea continued to use it. | ||