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==Economy==

===Currency===

The ''yaltan'' (officially known as Inquisitorial Yaltan, in Chlouvānem ''murkadhānāvīyi yaltan''; pl. ''yaltan''; abbrev. CHY or '''y''' — commonly also Chlouvānem Yaltan (''chlouvānumi yaltan'')) is the currency of the Chlouvānem Inquisition, and also legal tender in the Republic of Fathan and in the Republic of iKalurilut, and de facto currency in Soenyŏ-tave, Leny-tḥewe, and other countries of the former ''Kaiṣamā''<ref>Or KṢM; Union of the Purified States (''kailārcūmi ṣarivāṇumi mālyāva'')</ref>. The name ultimately comes from Ancient Kūṣṛmāṭhi ''yalottan'', meaning "seashell".

The yaltan is divided in two units: the first division is called ''nalasьkai'' (pl. ''nalasьkāye''; abbr. '''n''') and the second is called ''kurunappum'' (pl. ''kurunappuvye''; abbr. '''k'''). As any other Chlouvānem measurement, the yaltan is not decimal but duodecimal: one yaltan equals to 8 nalasьkāye, and one nalasьkai equals to 20 (2410) kurunappuvye; thus there are 140 (19210) kurunappuvye in one yaltan.

The current yaltan (CHY) was formally introduced in 4E 73 (8710) replacing the former Yaltan of the Union of the Purified States (YPS; ''kailārcūmi ṣarivāṇumi mālyāvi yaltan''), which was however already colloquially known as Chlouvānem Yaltan and, as 1 CHY equalled 1 YPS and the old coins and banknotes kept being legal tender for a few years, this was not perceived as a real change in the Inquisition.

The yaltan is a fairly stable currency; when compared with other Calemerian currencies, recent exchange rates value one yaltan around 0.4 Cerian róniéde (1 CRO ≅ 2⅓ CHY) ≅ 2 Holenagiki ręynat ≅ 0.8 Nordúliki sivorn ≅ 22 Skyrdegan soszt.

The coins of the yaltan are (all values are base 12; all coins are round unless specified):

# the smallest denomination, the 1k coin; 100% aluminium, unholed, smooth edge;

# three different denominations of copper-plated steel coins, valued 3k (unholed, smooth edge, square); 4k (unholed, reeded edge), and 10k (holed, smooth edge)

# the brass-plated steel coins; 2n (unholed, smooth edge, square), 3n (unholed, reeded edge), and 1y (holed, reeded edge);

# the 2y coin of nickel-plated steel, holed with smooth edge, which is the largest; and the 3y coin, the highest-valued (and heaviest) coin, bi-metallic with a ring of copper-plated steel and a center of brass-plated steel, with reeded edge.

All coins are scaled, each one being slightly larger than the one with the smaller value, except for the 2y coin being larger than the 3y one and for the 4k and 10k ones having identical size.

The banknotes of the yaltan are readily identifiable by their colour:

# the 10y banknote is red;

# the 20y one is green;

# the 40y one is lilac;

# the 60y one is blue;

# the 100y one is orange;

# the 200y one is bluish gray;

# the 400y one is yellow.

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===Transport===

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 ==Economy==
+===Currency===
+The ''yaltan'' (officially known as Inquisitorial Yaltan, in Chlouvānem ''murkadhānāvīyi yaltan''; pl. ''yaltan''; abbrev. CHY or '''y''' — commonly also Chlouvānem Yaltan (''chlouvānumi yaltan'')) is the currency of the Chlouvānem Inquisition, and also legal tender in the Republic of Fathan and in the Republic of iKalurilut, and de facto currency in Soenyŏ-tave, Leny-tḥewe, and other countries of the former ''Kaiṣamā''<ref>Or KṢM; Union of the Purified States (''kailārcūmi ṣarivāṇumi mālyāva'')</ref>. The name ultimately comes from Ancient Kūṣṛmāṭhi ''yalottan'', meaning "seashell".
+The yaltan is divided in two units: the first division is called ''nalasьkai'' (pl. ''nalasьkāye''; abbr. '''n''') and the second is called ''kurunappum'' (pl. ''kurunappuvye''; abbr. '''k'''). As any other Chlouvānem measurement, the yaltan is not decimal but duodecimal: one yaltan equals to 8 nalasьkāye, and one nalasьkai equals to 20 (24<sub>10</sub>) kurunappuvye; thus there are 140 (192<sub>10</sub>) kurunappuvye in one yaltan.<br/>
+The current yaltan (CHY) was formally introduced in 4E 73 (87<sub>10</sub>) replacing the former Yaltan of the Union of the Purified States (YPS; ''kailārcūmi ṣarivāṇumi mālyāvi yaltan''), which was however already colloquially known as Chlouvānem Yaltan and, as 1 CHY equalled 1 YPS and the old coins and banknotes kept being legal tender for a few years, this was not perceived as a real change in the Inquisition.
+The yaltan is a fairly stable currency; when compared with other Calemerian currencies, recent exchange rates value one yaltan around 0.4 Cerian róniéde (1 CRO ≅ 2⅓ CHY) ≅ 2 Holenagiki ręynat ≅ 0.8 Nordúliki sivorn ≅ 22 Skyrdegan soszt.
+The coins of the yaltan are (all values are base 12; all coins are round unless specified):
+# the smallest denomination, the 1k coin; 100% aluminium, unholed, smooth edge;
+# three different denominations of copper-plated steel coins, valued 3k (unholed, smooth edge, square); 4k (unholed, reeded edge), and 10k (holed, smooth edge)
+# the brass-plated steel coins; 2n (unholed, smooth edge, square), 3n (unholed, reeded edge), and 1y (holed, reeded edge);
+# the 2y coin of nickel-plated steel, holed with smooth edge, which is the largest; and the 3y coin, the highest-valued (and heaviest) coin, bi-metallic with a ring of copper-plated steel and a center of brass-plated steel, with reeded edge.
+All coins are scaled, each one being slightly larger than the one with the smaller value, except for the 2y coin being larger than the 3y one and for the 4k and 10k ones having identical size.
+The banknotes of the yaltan are readily identifiable by their colour:
+# the 10y banknote is red;
+# the 20y one is green;
+# the 40y one is lilac;
+# the 60y one is blue;
+# the 100y one is orange;
+# the 200y one is bluish gray;
+# the 400y one is yellow.
 ==Science, technology, infrastructure==
 ===Transport===