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'''Latinum''' is a valuable material in the Star Trek universe that has evolved into a common currency among various [[alien]] races. | '''Latinum''' is a valuable material in the Star Trek universe that has evolved into a common currency among various [[alien]] races. | ||
In its natural state, latinum is a silver liquid<ref name=morn>[[DS9]]: Who Mourns for Morn</ref>. It has no known industrial uses, but its rarity and the fact it cannot be [[replicator|replicated]] | In its natural state, latinum is a silver liquid<ref name=morn>[[DS9]]: Who Mourns for Morn</ref>. It has no known industrial uses, but its rarity and the fact that it cannot be [[replicator|replicated]] have made it a valuable substance. For ease of handling, it is often placed within strips, bars, or bricks of gold - hence its informal name of ''gold-pressed latinum''. Latinum-plated jewels or tools are considered valuable items<ref>[[DS9]] "Family Business"</ref>. | ||
Latinum is the standard currency of the [[Ferengi]] | Latinum is the standard currency of the [[Ferengi]]<ref>DS9 "Ferengi Love Songs"</ref>, Bolian<ref name=morn/> and Lissepian<ref name=morn/> central banks, and the ''de facto'' currency for interstellar trade by independent systems<ref>DS9 "Prodigal Daughter"</ref>. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 19:55, 20 January 2010
Latinum is a valuable material in the Star Trek universe that has evolved into a common currency among various alien races.
In its natural state, latinum is a silver liquid[1]. It has no known industrial uses, but its rarity and the fact that it cannot be replicated have made it a valuable substance. For ease of handling, it is often placed within strips, bars, or bricks of gold - hence its informal name of gold-pressed latinum. Latinum-plated jewels or tools are considered valuable items[2].
Latinum is the standard currency of the Ferengi[3], Bolian[1] and Lissepian[1] central banks, and the de facto currency for interstellar trade by independent systems[4].