Symbolic Currency Bureau | Division of International Commerce
“Trust, Tender, and Tokens of the Realm.”
📘 Overview
The Royal Bank of Eyehasseen (RBE), through its specialized Symbolic Currency Bureau, manages all matters related to the issuance, exchange, and ceremonial use of currency within the Kingdom. While Eyehasseen recognizes both physical and symbolic economies, the Bank primarily operates within the dignified realm of formalized tokens, theoretical credits, gift-value vouchers, and currency with poetic subtext.
Originally chartered in 1950 by the Decree of Worth and Exchange, the Royal Bank maintains the integrity of coinage, stability of value metaphors, and the respectable handling of large sacks of pennies.
🪙 Official Currencies
| Currency | Description | Typical Use |
|---|---|---|
| The Royal Mark | Standard trade coinage of the Realm | Market transactions |
| The Whispernote | Paper currency, lightly scented and embossed | Diplomatic gifting |
| Trade Tokens | Brass or carved ceramic medallions | Festival stalls, tollways |
| Scrollbacks | Symbolic vouchers used in cross-border bartering | Theoretical trade agreements |
| Gilded Talents | Ceremonial use only | Knighthood awards, high tea tips |
💱 Exchange & Value Maintenance
The Royal Bank oversees:
- Daily exchange rates for recognized currencies (including foreign coins, shells, stamps, and objects of speculative worth)
- Valuation tables for bartered goods, noble favors, and glowing stones
- Conversion protocols between tangible and poetic currencies (“1 ballad = 3 Tokens, if well-metered”)
- Retirement ceremonies for worn coins and fading pouch-string purses
🏛️ Departments of the Symbolic Currency Bureau
• Treasury of Coins and Tokens
- Mints physical coins under supervision of the Minister of Metal & Metaphor
- Issues Ceremonial Coin Rolls for state occasions
• Office of Imagined Finance
- Manages symbolic and artistic currency formats
- Issues honorary credit to upstanding citizens (“Esteem Value”)
- Oversees the Registry of Fictional Accounts, mainly for ducal children
• Guild of Exchange and Trust
- Operates official currency exchanges at fairs, markets, and summits
- Offers wallet weighing, pouch inspection, and ribbon appraisal services
🧑💼 Personnel
Master Treasurer of the Realm
Sir Fenlo Bram, K.T.M.
- Keeps the Master Coin and speaks only in full transaction clauses
Mistress of Currency Lore
Dalia Verin
- Author of Whispernote Rhyme Schemes and the Currency of Love
Vault Curator & Tokenmaster
Ebbin Thorne
- Sleeps near the vault. Still waiting for someone to request a Gilded Talent.
🧾 Notable Financial Policies
- The Three-Sack Rule: No transaction requiring more than three sacks of coin may occur in a public square without music
- Non-Physical Tender Law: A poem may constitute legal tender if witnessed and well-recited
- Token Inflation Limitation: No vendor may issue more than 7 decorative tokens per transaction unless it’s snowing
📬 Contact the Bank
Royal Bank of Eyehasseen – Symbolic Currency Bureau
Vault Hall, Ministry of the Exterior
📧 bank@eyehasseen.gov.realm
📞 +EHS-34-2025-COIN
For currency exchange inquiries, please include weight, intention of use, and mood.