[Freeciv-Dev] Re: [PATCH] Each nation having different monetary unit

[Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Aug 20, 2001 at 10:04:53PM -0400, Miguel Farah F. wrote:
>  Raimar Falke [20/08/2001 09:08] dijo/said:
> >[...]
> >Currently the string "gold" in a message is translated just like every
> >normal string. Only depending on the language the player choose. You
> >would like to make this also depending additionally on the nation the
> >player chooses? In this case all but Dunedain or Mordors would use
> >"gold"?!
> 
> There's another can-of-worms here: let's say that we DO implement this
> change. What currency will we use for each nation? Let me clarify:
> 
> Chile had the Peso as its currency, then changed it to Escudo, then
> back to Peso. Argentina has had "peso", then "austral", then another
> one I don't remember, then "peso" again. Spain has had "peseta" for a
> few centuries - before that, there were several different currencies
> and different names for each. France changed its coin name with each
> king. Etcetera.

AFAIK this was the reason why this has been turned down. AFAI
understood the thread it doesn't go about replacing gold with a
currency name which are used today but about other precious things
used in the past and the translation of gold in the language of the
nation.

        Raimar

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