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| − | The '''Federation credit''' was the monetary unit of the [[United Federation of Planets]]. |
+ | The '''Federation credit''' was the monetary unit of the [[United Federation of Planets]]. |
| − | Although it was stated on more than one occasion that the economy of the future was very different, and that [[money]] no longer existed in the [[Federation]] as late as the [[24th century]], |
+ | Although it was stated on more than one occasion that the economy of the future was very different, and that [[money]] no longer existed on Earth from as early as the late [[22nd century]] or in the [[Federation]] as late as the [[24th century]], this medium of exchange did still exist within that period. ({{VOY|Dark Frontier}}, {{film|8}}) |
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| − | In the [[24th century]], some establishments would not accept Federation credits. ({{DS9|In the Cards}}) |
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| + | Later that same year, [[Nyota Uhura|Uhura]] was offered a [[tribble]] for ten credits by a [[bartender]] on [[Deep Space Station K-7]], before receiving one ''gratis'' from [[Cyrano Jones]] . ({{TOS|The Trouble with Tribbles}}) |
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| − | {{bginfo|This explains why Jake (the son of a Starfleet officer, who would have had access to credits) was nonetheless unable to directly bid for the Willie Mays baseball card.}} |
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| − | * [[James T. Kirk]] stated that the Federation [[Starfleet]] had a lot invested in both him and [[Commander]] [[Spock]]. In fact, Starfleet had 122,200 plus credits invested in Spock by the end of [[2267]]. ({{TOS|Errand of Mercy|The Apple}}) |
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| − | + | [[2366|Almost a century later]], the [[Federation]] would have paid 1.5 million Federation credits as a lump sum and then 100,000 credits every [[Barzan]]ian year for the rights to the [[Barzan wormhole]]. ({{TNG|The Price}}) |
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| ⚫ | {{bginfo|[[Ronald D. Moore]] commented: "''By the time I joined TNG, Gene had decreed that money most emphatically did NOT exist in the Federation, nor did 'credits' and that was that. Personally, I've always felt this was a bunch of hooey, but it was one of the rules and that's that.''" {{AOLchat|Ronald D. Moore|ron009|1997}}|A {{class|Constitution}} [[starship]] was stated to be worth several billion credits in the novel ''[[The Kobayashi Maru]]''. In the [[DC Comics]] story "[[The Final Voyage]]", Spock's back pay was stated to be around 611,700 credits when the five-year mission ended.}} |
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| − | * In 2267, the [[mirror universe]] {{mu|James T. Kirk|Kirk}} attempted to [[bribery|bribe]] prime universe [[Spock]] with "credits" – indicating that the [[Terran Empire]] currency was also referred to as the "credit" – promising that Spock would become a rich man and would have a command of his own, in an attempt to gain release from the [[brig]]. ({{TOS|Mirror, Mirror}}) |
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| + | ===See also=== |
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| + | * [[Terran Imperial credit]], the equivalent monetary unit in the [[Mirror universe]]. |
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| − | * Shortly before his retirement in the [[2290s]], [[Montgomery Scott]] bought a boat. ({{film|6}}) |
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| − | * In [[2364]], [[Beverly Crusher]] bought a roll of cloth and had her account on the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} billed. ({{TNG|Encounter at Farpoint}}) |
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| − | * The [[Federation]] would have paid 1.5 million Federation credits as a lump sum and then 100,000 credits every [[Barzan]]ian year for the rights to the [[Barzan wormhole]]. ({{TNG|The Price}}) |
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| − | * [[Quark]] accepted credit in his bar when doing business with Federation citizens. ({{DS9|Body Parts|Take Me Out to the Holosuite}}; {{VOY|Caretaker}}) |
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| ⚫ | {{bginfo|[[Ronald D. Moore]] commented: "''By the time I joined TNG, Gene had decreed that money most emphatically did NOT exist in the Federation, nor did 'credits' and that was that. Personally, I've always felt this was a bunch of hooey, but it was one of the rules and that's that.''" {{AOLchat|Ronald D. Moore|ron009|1997}}|A {{class|Constitution}} [[starship]] was stated to be worth several billion credits in the novel ''[[The Kobayashi Maru]]''. In the [[DC Comics]] story "[[The Final Voyage]]", Spock's back pay was stated to be around 611,700 credits when the five-year mission ended |
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Revision as of 14:33, 26 January 2016
The Federation credit was the monetary unit of the United Federation of Planets.
Although it was stated on more than one occasion that the economy of the future was very different, and that money no longer existed on Earth from as early as the late 22nd century or in the Federation as late as the 24th century, this medium of exchange did still exist within that period. (VOY: "Dark Frontier", Star Trek: First Contact)
In 2267, Engineer DeSalle euphemistically wagered "credits to navy beans" that the Enterprise could penetrate a force field with its impulse drive. (TOS: "Catspaw")
Later that same year, Uhura was offered a tribble for ten credits by a bartender on Deep Space Station K-7, before receiving one gratis from Cyrano Jones . (TOS: "The Trouble with Tribbles")
In 2269, Harry Mudd was selling love potion crystals on Motherlode, a planet outside Federation jurisdiction, for three hundred credits apiece. (TAS: "Mudd's Passion")
Almost a century later, the Federation would have paid 1.5 million Federation credits as a lump sum and then 100,000 credits every Barzanian year for the rights to the Barzan wormhole. (TNG: "The Price")
Ronald D. Moore commented: "By the time I joined TNG, Gene had decreed that money most emphatically did NOT exist in the Federation, nor did 'credits' and that was that. Personally, I've always felt this was a bunch of hooey, but it was one of the rules and that's that." (AOL chat, 1997)
A Constitution-class starship was stated to be worth several billion credits in the novel The Kobayashi Maru. In the DC Comics story "The Final Voyage", Spock's back pay was stated to be around 611,700 credits when the five-year mission ended.
See also
- Terran Imperial credit, the equivalent monetary unit in the Mirror universe.
External link
- Credit at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works