Verse:Chlouvānem Inquisition: Difference between revisions
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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 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 6378 (3836<sub>12</sub>) replacing the former Yaltan of the Union of the Purified States (YPS; '' | The current yaltan (CHY) was formally introduced in 6378 (3836<sub>12</sub>) replacing the former Yaltan of the Union of the Purified States (YPS; ''ekailai 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 coins of the yaltan are (all values are base 12; all coins are round unless specified): | The coins of the yaltan are (all values are base 12; all coins are round unless specified): | ||