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'''Money''' was a medium of exchange used to facilitate transactions of goods or services. |
'''Money''' was a medium of exchange used to facilitate transactions of goods or services. |
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+ | In the [[20th century]] and early in the [[21st century]], [[dollar]]s were a commonly used form of money. ({{DS9|Little Green Men}}; {{ENT|Carpenter Street}}) |
During the [[2020s]], the [[United States of America]] used [[credit chip]]s as a form of currency. ({{DS9|Past Tense, Part I}}) |
During the [[2020s]], the [[United States of America]] used [[credit chip]]s as a form of currency. ({{DS9|Past Tense, Part I}}) |
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Money in the [[21st century]] sense was not used on [[24th century]] [[Earth]]. The exact nature of the [[Federation]] economy was difficult to describe; while money may not have entirely ceased to exist, it did not play the central role in the lives of Federation and Earth citizens that it once did. The descriptions given by various Federation citizens varied: |
Money in the [[21st century]] sense was not used on [[24th century]] [[Earth]]. The exact nature of the [[Federation]] economy was difficult to describe; while money may not have entirely ceased to exist, it did not play the central role in the lives of Federation and Earth citizens that it once did. The descriptions given by various Federation citizens varied: |
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| ⚫ | * During their excursion to [[1986]]-era [[San Francisco]], [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] told [[Spock]] about [[20th century]] Earth: "''They're still using money. We need to get some.''" Later on, while Kirk was having dinner with [[Gillian Taylor]] and was unable to pay in the restaurant, Gillian asked sarcastically, "''Don't tell me they don't use money in the [[23rd century]],''" and Kirk earnestly replied, "''Well, we don't.''" ({{film|4}}) |
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| − | * When preparing to fight the [[Klingon|Klingons]] on [[Organia]] in [[2267]], [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] said "Well, the Federation has spent a lot of money on our training..." ({{TOS|Errand of Mercy}}) |
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| ⚫ | * [[Jean-Luc Picard]] tried to explain to [[Ralph Offenhouse]] from the 20th century that there would be no need for his law firm any longer: "''A lot has changed in three hundred years. People are no longer obsessed with the accumulation of 'things'. We have eliminated hunger, want, the need for possessions.''" ({{TNG|The Neutral Zone}}) |
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| ⚫ | * During their excursion to [[1986]]-era [[San Francisco]], Kirk told [[Spock]] about [[20th century]] Earth: "''They're still using money. We need to get some.''" Later on, while Kirk was having dinner with [[Gillian Taylor]] and was unable to pay in the restaurant, Gillian asked sarcastically, "''Don't tell me they don't use money in the [[23rd century]],''" and Kirk earnestly replied, "''Well, we don't.''" ({{film|4}}) |
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| ⚫ | * When [[Lily Sloane]] asked how much the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} cost to build, Picard told her "''The economics of the future is somewhat different. You see, money doesn't exist in the 24th century... The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in our lives. We work to better ourselves and the rest of Humanity.''" ({{film|8}}) |
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* When [[Nog]] suggested that [[Jake Sisko|Jake]] should bid for a baseball card in an auction, Jake said "''I'm Human, I don't have any money.''" Nog replied "''It's not my fault that your species decided to abandon currency-based economics in favor of some philosophy of self-enhancement.''" Jake said "''Hey, watch it. There's nothing wrong with our philosophy. We work to better ourselves and the rest of humanity.''" Nog then replied "''What does that mean?''" Jake responded "''It means we don't need money!''" Nog quickly pointed out, however, that Jake wouldn't be able to bid or borrow. ({{DS9|In the Cards}}) |
* When [[Nog]] suggested that [[Jake Sisko|Jake]] should bid for a baseball card in an auction, Jake said "''I'm Human, I don't have any money.''" Nog replied "''It's not my fault that your species decided to abandon currency-based economics in favor of some philosophy of self-enhancement.''" Jake said "''Hey, watch it. There's nothing wrong with our philosophy. We work to better ourselves and the rest of humanity.''" Nog then replied "''What does that mean?''" Jake responded "''It means we don't need money!''" Nog quickly pointed out, however, that Jake wouldn't be able to bid or borrow. ({{DS9|In the Cards}}) |
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* [[Tom Paris]] said about the significance of [[Fort Knox]]: "''When the [[New World Economy]] took shape in the late [[22nd century]] and money went the way of the [[dinosaur]], Fort Knox was turned into a [[museum]].''" ({{VOY|Dark Frontier}}) |
* [[Tom Paris]] said about the significance of [[Fort Knox]]: "''When the [[New World Economy]] took shape in the late [[22nd century]] and money went the way of the [[dinosaur]], Fort Knox was turned into a [[museum]].''" ({{VOY|Dark Frontier}}) |
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| + | == Money as a figure of speech == |
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| − | However, wealth was not totally abandoned by all Federation citizens and some individuals, such as [[Carter Winston]], acquired vast personal fortunes during this same period. ({{TAS|The Survivor}}) Money also continued to be used on many other alien worlds, and for certain limited purposes in the Federation itself, especially when dealing with non-Federation members. Additionally, the crew of the {{USS|Voyager}}, faced with severe resource limitations after being flung into the [[Delta Quadrant]], treated [[replicator ration|rations on replicator]] and [[holodeck]] use as currency and traded these among themselves. |
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| + | In certain cases, references to money were made in a manner that were construed or explained as euphemistic or idiomatic, with no literal implications of money directly being used: |
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+ | * When preparing to fight the [[Klingon|Klingons]] on [[Organia]] in [[2267]], Kirk said "''Well, the Federation has spent a lot of money on our training...''" ({{TOS|Errand of Mercy}}) |
| + | * On two occasions later that year, Kirk commented to a subordinate, "''You just earned your pay for the week!''" ({{TOS|The Doomsday Machine|Who Mourns for Adonais?}}) |
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| + | * That same year, [[Cyrano Jones]], after giving her one for free, told [[Lieutenant]] [[Nyota Uhura]] that "''a [[tribble]] is the only [[love]] that money can buy.''" ({{TOS|The Trouble with Tribbles}}) |
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| − | * Quark sold his damaged [[Ferengi shuttle|shuttle]] ''[[Quark's Treasure]]'' for scrap, in the [[Sol system]], and was given enough to cover passage back to Deep Space 9. ({{DS9|Little Green Men}}) |
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| ⚫ | * [[Jake Sisko]]: (big smile) "''I sold my first book today.''" [[Quark]]: "''Really? How much did you get for it?''" Jake: "''It's just a figure of speech. The [[Federation News Service]] is going to publish a book of my stories about life on the station under [[Dominion]] rule.''" Jake then confirmed Quark's suspicion that he was not paid. ({{DS9|You Are Cordially Invited}}) |
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| − | * When he first entered [[Starfleet Academy]], [[Benjamin Sisko]] beamed back to his home in [[New Orleans]] so often that he later claimed to have used up a month's worth of [[transporter credit]]s. ({{DS9|Explorers}}) |
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| − | * In [[2373]], Quark indirectly caused damage to a [[cargo bay]]. Quark was informed that he would have to bear the cost burden for the repairs, though it was not clear if this burden was financial in nature. ({{DS9|Business as Usual}}) |
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| + | However, wealth was not totally abandoned by all Federation citizens and an individual such as [[Carter Winston]] could acquire a vast personal fortune during the late [[23rd century]]. ({{TAS|The Survivor}}) |
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| + | Notably, the crew of the {{USS|Voyager}}, faced with severe resource limitations after being flung into the [[Delta Quadrant]], treated [[replicator ration|rations on replicator]] and [[holodeck]] use as currency and traded these among themselves. |
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| + | [[Bartender]] Quark had repeated financial interactions with Federation personnel. On numerous occasions, Starfleet officers gambled to win latinum at [[Quark's Bar]], including [[Julian Bashir]], [[Thomas Riker]], and [[Jadzia Dax]]. ({{DS9|Statistical Probabilities|Playing God|Business as Usual|Change of Heart|Defiant}}; {{TNG|Firstborn}}) His bar would also extend [[credit]] to its patrons, including Federation citizens and members of Starfleet. ({{DS9|Little Green Men}}, {{VOY|Caretaker}}) In [[2372]] he sold his damaged [[Ferengi shuttle|shuttle]] ''[[Quark's Treasure]]'' for scrap in the [[Sol system]], and was given enough to cover passage back to Deep Space 9. ({{DS9|Little Green Men}}) Later that year Benjamin Sisko threatened Quark to collect on five years "back rent" that was unpaid, though the actual motivation behind the threat was not fiscal. ({{DS9|Bar Association}}) Quark later stated that he was in debt to some unnamed Humans, but considered defaulting on them a trivial matter. ({{DS9|Body Parts}}) In [[2373]], he indirectly caused damage to a [[cargo bay]], and was informed that he would have to bear the burden for the repairs, though it was not clear if this burden was financial in nature. ({{DS9|Business as Usual}}) When Quark rescued {{dis|Gaila|Ferengi}} from a Federation starbase after his arrest on [[Thalos VI]], he had to pay a [[fine]] before he could be released. ({{DS9|The Magnificent Ferengi}}) |
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| − | * When [[Quark]] rescued {{dis|Gaila|Ferengi}} from a Federation Starbase after his arrest on [[Thalos VI]], he had to pay a [[fine]] before he could be released. ({{DS9|The Magnificent Ferengi}}) |
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+ | {{bginfo|It was not specified that the fine was owed or paid to Starfleet or the Federation.}} |
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| − | * [[Benjamin Sisko]] threatened Quark to collect on five years "back rent" that was unpaid, though the actual motivation was not fiscal. ({{DS9|Bar Association}}) |
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| + | * Captain Kirk offered to reimburse the [[miner]]s of [[Rigel XII]] for [[lithium]] crystals in [[2266]], but was rebuffed in favor of bartering for [[Harcourt Mudd|Harry Mudd's]] female companions. ({{TOS|Mudd's Women}}) |
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| − | * [[Quark's Bar]] would extend credit to its patrons, including Federation citizens and members of Starfleet. ({{DS9|Little Green Men}}, {{VOY|Caretaker}}) |
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| − | * On numerous occasions, [[Starfleet]] officers gambled to win latinum at [[Quark's Bar]], including [[Julian Bashir]], [[William Riker]], [[Jadzia Dax]]. |
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| + | * In [[2366]], Picard purchased a [[Horga'hn]] on [[Risa]]. ({{TNG|Captain's Holiday}}) |
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== Monetary units == |
== Monetary units == |
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*[[Dorak]] ([[Barkon IV]]) |
*[[Dorak]] ([[Barkon IV]]) |
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*[[Federation credit]] ([[United Federation of Planets]]) |
*[[Federation credit]] ([[United Federation of Planets]]) |
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*[[Looney|Dollar]] ([[Canada]]) |
*[[Looney|Dollar]] ([[Canada]]) |
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*[[United States dollar|Dollar]] ([[United States of America]]) |
*[[United States dollar|Dollar]] ([[United States of America]]) |
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*[[Franc]] ([[France]]) |
*[[Franc]] ([[France]]) |
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+ | *[[Frang]] ({{dis|Takar|region}}) |
*[[Isik]] (various) |
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*Gold-pressed [[latinum]] (various) |
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*[[British pound|Pound]] ([[Old Britain]]) |
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*[[Quatloo]] ([[Provider]]s of [[Triskelion]]) |
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+ | *[[Reichsmark]] ([[Germany]], [[1924]]-[[1948]]) |
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*[[Scudo]] ([[Italy]]) |
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*[[Terran Imperial credit]] ([[Terran Empire]]) |
*[[Terran Imperial credit]] ([[Terran Empire]]) |
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| + | === Background information === |
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| − | [[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}} |
+ | [[Ronald D. Moore]] commented: "''By the time I joined [[TNG]], [[Gene Roddenberry|Gene [Roddenberry]]] 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}} |
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| + | A cut scene in the script of {{film|8}} would have established that, as of [[2063]], "no one" had used currency in ten years, apparently due to scarcity. However, a currency called [[Dome money]] was also mentioned. |
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| + | An ultimately omitted line of dialogue from the final draft script of {{ENT|Carpenter Street}} featured [[21st century]] [[Human]] {{dis|Loomis|21st century}} exclaiming to [[22nd century]] [[Vulcan]] [[T'Pol]], "''You act like money doesn't mean anything!''" |
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| ⚫ | [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]], screenwriters of {{film|11}} and {{film|12}}, said in a question-and-answer session with [[Trekkie|fans]] that "there's money, or some kind of credit system" in the [[alternate reality]]. {{TrekMovie.com|2009/05/22/orci-and-kurtzman-reveal-star-trek-details-in-trekmovie-fan-qa/}} |
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| + | === Apocrypha === |
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| − | At least once, Kirk commented to Scotty, "''You just earned your pay for the week!''" (Season 2 "The Dooms Day Machine") It is not known whether this was a simple vestigial idiom or an error of the episode's writer. ({{TOS|The Doomsday Machine}}) A similar comment was made to Chekov, again by Kirk. ({{TOS|Who Mourns for Adonais?}}) |
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Revision as of 09:01, 4 April 2016
A Ferengi coin
"Well, if you don't need money, then you certainly don't need mine!"
– Nog, 2373 ("In the Cards")
Money was a medium of exchange used to facilitate transactions of goods or services.
In the 20th century and early in the 21st century, dollars were a commonly used form of money. (DS9: "Little Green Men"; ENT: "Carpenter Street")
During the 2020s, the United States of America used credit chips as a form of currency. (DS9: "Past Tense, Part I")
The New World Economy
Money in the 21st century sense was not used on 24th century Earth. The exact nature of the Federation economy was difficult to describe; while money may not have entirely ceased to exist, it did not play the central role in the lives of Federation and Earth citizens that it once did. The descriptions given by various Federation citizens varied:
- During their excursion to 1986-era San Francisco, Kirk told Spock about 20th century Earth: "They're still using money. We need to get some." Later on, while Kirk was having dinner with Gillian Taylor and was unable to pay in the restaurant, Gillian asked sarcastically, "Don't tell me they don't use money in the 23rd century," and Kirk earnestly replied, "Well, we don't." (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
- Jean-Luc Picard tried to explain to Ralph Offenhouse from the 20th century that there would be no need for his law firm any longer: "A lot has changed in three hundred years. People are no longer obsessed with the accumulation of 'things'. We have eliminated hunger, want, the need for possessions." (TNG: "The Neutral Zone")
- When Lily Sloane asked how much the USS Enterprise-E cost to build, Picard told her "The economics of the future is somewhat different. You see, money doesn't exist in the 24th century... The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in our lives. We work to better ourselves and the rest of Humanity." (Star Trek: First Contact)
- When Nog suggested that Jake should bid for a baseball card in an auction, Jake said "I'm Human, I don't have any money." Nog replied "It's not my fault that your species decided to abandon currency-based economics in favor of some philosophy of self-enhancement." Jake said "Hey, watch it. There's nothing wrong with our philosophy. We work to better ourselves and the rest of humanity." Nog then replied "What does that mean?" Jake responded "It means we don't need money!" Nog quickly pointed out, however, that Jake wouldn't be able to bid or borrow. (DS9: "In the Cards")
- Tom Paris said about the significance of Fort Knox: "When the New World Economy took shape in the late 22nd century and money went the way of the dinosaur, Fort Knox was turned into a museum." (VOY: "Dark Frontier")
Money as a figure of speech
In certain cases, references to money were made in a manner that were construed or explained as euphemistic or idiomatic, with no literal implications of money directly being used:
- When preparing to fight the Klingons on Organia in 2267, Kirk said "Well, the Federation has spent a lot of money on our training..." (TOS: "Errand of Mercy")
- On two occasions later that year, Kirk commented to a subordinate, "You just earned your pay for the week!" (TOS: "The Doomsday Machine", "Who Mourns for Adonais?")
- That same year, Cyrano Jones, after giving her one for free, told Lieutenant Nyota Uhura that "a tribble is the only love that money can buy." (TOS: "The Trouble with Tribbles")
- Shortly before his retirement in the 2290s, Montgomery Scott stated that he had "just bought a boat." (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
- Leonard McCoy responded to Chang's constant quotations of William Shakespeare during the battle of Khitomer that "I'd give real money if he'd shut up." (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
- In 2366, an illusory representation of Rishon Uxbridge referred to her husband Kevin Uxbridge as a "starving student" when she first met him. (TNG: "The Survivors")
The term "starving" is certainly relative, as Trek generally has established that in the Federation, poverty, hunger, etc. have been eradicated among member planets. The implication is that while everyone in the Federation enjoys, at a minimum, a comfortably adequate standard of living, there are some whose standard is higher than others.
- While inside the Nexus, Kirk described an illusion to Picard: "It's my house... I sold it years ago," referring to his former home on Earth. (Star Trek Generations)
- Jake Sisko: (big smile) "I sold my first book today." Quark: "Really? How much did you get for it?" Jake: "It's just a figure of speech. The Federation News Service is going to publish a book of my stories about life on the station under Dominion rule." Jake then confirmed Quark's suspicion that he was not paid. (DS9: "You Are Cordially Invited")
The Federation and money
However, wealth was not totally abandoned by all Federation citizens and an individual such as Carter Winston could acquire a vast personal fortune during the late 23rd century. (TAS: "The Survivor")
Notably, the crew of the USS Voyager, faced with severe resource limitations after being flung into the Delta Quadrant, treated rations on replicator and holodeck use as currency and traded these among themselves.
Bartender Quark had repeated financial interactions with Federation personnel. On numerous occasions, Starfleet officers gambled to win latinum at Quark's Bar, including Julian Bashir, Thomas Riker, and Jadzia Dax. (DS9: "Statistical Probabilities", "Playing God", "Business as Usual", "Change of Heart", "Defiant"; TNG: "Firstborn") His bar would also extend credit to its patrons, including Federation citizens and members of Starfleet. (DS9: "Little Green Men", VOY: "Caretaker") In 2372 he sold his damaged shuttle Quark's Treasure for scrap in the Sol system, and was given enough to cover passage back to Deep Space 9. (DS9: "Little Green Men") Later that year Benjamin Sisko threatened Quark to collect on five years "back rent" that was unpaid, though the actual motivation behind the threat was not fiscal. (DS9: "Bar Association") Quark later stated that he was in debt to some unnamed Humans, but considered defaulting on them a trivial matter. (DS9: "Body Parts") In 2373, he indirectly caused damage to a cargo bay, and was informed that he would have to bear the burden for the repairs, though it was not clear if this burden was financial in nature. (DS9: "Business as Usual") When Quark rescued Gaila from a Federation starbase after his arrest on Thalos VI, he had to pay a fine before he could be released. (DS9: "The Magnificent Ferengi")
It was not specified that the fine was owed or paid to Starfleet or the Federation.
Other mentions
- Captain Kirk offered to reimburse the miners of Rigel XII for lithium crystals in 2266, but was rebuffed in favor of bartering for Harry Mudd's female companions. (TOS: "Mudd's Women")
- In 2285, Leonard McCoy wanted to pay a smuggler to transport him to the Genesis Planet. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
- In 2364, Beverly Crusher bought a roll of cloth at Farpoint Station and had her account on the USS Enterprise-D billed. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint")
- In 2366, Picard purchased a Horga'hn on Risa. (TNG: "Captain's Holiday")
- As of the 24th century, the Bank of Bolias was a major financial institution, and Bolarus IX had a market economy that fluctuated in value. (DS9: "Starship Down", "Who Mourns for Morn?")
- When Kathryn Janeway told Kes the story of Tuvok and the Vulcan master he acquired a meditation lamp from, she included the bit about how the price was doubled when he discovered they were with Starfleet. (VOY: "The Gift")
Monetary units
- Darsek (Klingon Empire)
- Dirak (Karemman)
- Dorak (Barkon IV)
- Federation credit (United Federation of Planets)
- Dollar (Canada)
- Dollar (United States of America)
- Franc (France)
- Frang (Takar)
- Isik (various)
- Gold-pressed latinum (various)
- Lek (Cardassian Union)
- Lita (Bajoran Provisional Government)
- Penny
- Pound (Old Britain)
- Quatloo (Providers of Triskelion)
- Reichsmark (Germany, 1924-1948)
- Renn (Mari)
- Scudo (Italy)
- Shilling
- Terran Imperial credit (Terran Empire)
Appendices
Background information
Ronald D. Moore commented: "By the time I joined TNG, Gene [Roddenberry] 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 cut scene in the script of Star Trek: First Contact would have established that, as of 2063, "no one" had used currency in ten years, apparently due to scarcity. However, a currency called Dome money was also mentioned.
An ultimately omitted line of dialogue from the final draft script of ENT: "Carpenter Street" featured 21st century Human Loomis exclaiming to 22nd century Vulcan T'Pol, "You act like money doesn't mean anything!"
Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, screenwriters of Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness, said in a question-and-answer session with fans that "there's money, or some kind of credit system" in the alternate reality. [1]
Apocrypha
There are many mentions of payment and currency in the TNG novel Balance of Power by Dafydd ab Hugh.
There are non-canonical references to Federation citizens receiving allotments of Replicator Credits (to provide food and other material needs) and Structure Credits (for housing and storage) in some Star Trek-derived works.