Yes, they're what we used where I came from, though I know not all countries did so.

[enough books mentioning everything from rubles to pounds to anything else, and money showed itself to be quite distinct everywhere. and her mind fairly itches to ask the stranger what he means by Earth, since the implication is that he doesn't come from there...

it's better than harassing the poor souls on stage, and it's a good distraction.]

Some of these other currencies are nothing I could assist with, though. I'm not sure what "gald" is, nor why the captain is betting in figs...

[don't tell her it's Jason. let her live in her delusions.]