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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]] has 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>.
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]]nar<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>.
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].

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 DS9: Who Mourns for Morn
  2. DS9 "Family Business"
  3. DS9 "Ferengi Love Songs"
  4. DS9 "Prodigal Daughter"