In the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling, a fictional system of currency is used by the wizards of the United Kingdom. The currency is bimetallic and uses only coins as the units of account. It is based on three types of coin; in order of decreasing value, the gold Galleon, the silver Sickle, and the bronze Knut. Wizarding banks provide moneychanging services for those with Muggle currency. This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Joanne Jo Murray née Rowling OBE (born 31 July 1965[2]), who writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling,[3] is an English writer and author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. ... FicTioNaL is a Gaming Legend. ... Hogwarts, a wizarding school. ... In economics, bimetallism is a monetary standard in which the value of the monetary unit can be expressed either with a certain amount of gold or with a certain amount of silver: the ratio between the two metals is fixed by law. ... A unit of account is a standard numerical unit of measurement for the market value of goods, services, and other transactions. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Standard atomic weight 196. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Standard atomic weight 107. ... Assorted ancient Bronze castings found as part of a cache, probably intended for recycling. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

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Coins

Galleon

The galleon is the largest and most valuable coin in the British wizard currency. It is gold coloured (implied to be solid gold), round and larger than either of the other coins. Around the rim of the galleon is inscribed at least one serial number which identifies the goblin who was responsible for minting the coin. In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Hermione Granger enchants a number of galleons such that the serial number changes to show other information. General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Standard atomic weight 196. ... In the Harry Potter universe, goblins are magical creatures (defined as beings, rather than beasts), chiefly involved with metal work and the running of Gringotts bank. ... MiNT (MiNT is Now TOS) is an alternative operating system (OS) kernel for the Atari ST computer and its successors which is free software. ... It has been suggested that Inquisitorial Squad be merged into this article or section. ... Hermione Jean Granger is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

The exact size of the gold galleon is never specified in canon. Some analysts have speculated that the coins might actually be shaped like their namesakes, the galleon, sickle and nut respectively^[1]. However, numerous references to other objects in the Harry Potter universe being "as round as galleons" ^{OP Ch.16} imply that the galleon, at least, is not shaped like a ship but is shaped like a traditional coin. In Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire the Muggle who owns the campsite in which the Quidditch World Cup is held refers to Galleons as solid gold coins the size of hubcaps. A Spanish galleon. ... Using a sickle A Adam is a curved, hand-held agricultural tool typically used for harvesting grain crops before the advent of modern harvesting machinery. ... Look up nut in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... It has been suggested that Inquisitorial Squad be merged into this article or section. ... Italian Full rigged ship Amerigo Vespucci in New York Harbor, 1976 A ship is a large watercraft capable of offshore navigation. ... Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) or Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. ... A threaded brass hubcap on a cartwheel with artillery style hub. ...

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Sickle

The sickle is struck in silver and General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Standard atomic weight 107. ...

Exchange rate

J. K. Rowling sets the approximate value of a galleon at five pounds (i.e. approximately US$ 10 or € 7.5), although "the exchange rate varies".^[2] “GBP” redirects here. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... “EUR” redirects here. ...

In the book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, two pieces of information are given which hint at how much wizards' currency is worth in comparison to real-world money. Firstly, it is said that £174 million raised for charity is equivalent to 34,000,872 Galleons, 14 Sickles, and 7 Knuts (the figure is truncated to 34,000,000 galleons in Quidditch Through the Ages). It is also stated that the book costs £2.50 ($3.99 US), or 14 Sickles and 3 Knuts. Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them is a 2001 book written by English author J. K. Rowling to benefit the British charity Comic Relief. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The first piece of information suggests that 1 galleon = £5.12, but according to the second figure 1 galleon = £3.01 approximately. The first figure is supposed to be an exact conversion, while the second figure is not (wizards and Muggles may be charged different prices for the book). Price discrimination exists when sales of identical goods or services are transacted at different prices from the same provider. ...

Coin design and specifications

On every Galleon there is a serial number referring to the goblin who cast it. In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Hermione bewitched fake Galleons to show the time and date of the next Dumbledore's Army meeting instead of the serial number. A serial number is a unique number that is one of a series assigned for identification which varies from its successor or predecessor by a fixed discrete integer value. ... It has been suggested that Inquisitorial Squad be merged into this article or section. ... Hermione Jean Granger is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Dumbledores Army (D.A.) is a fictional, magical self-defence organization founded in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the fifth book in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling. ...

There is no information about the shape of the coins in books, apart from a comment made by the character Ronald Weasley in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, who remarked that a fifty pence piece was a weird shape. The coins used in the film are round. Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (published in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone) is the first novel in the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling and featuring the fictional character Harry Potter, a young wizard. ... The British decimal fifty pence (50p) coin – often pronounced fifty pee – was issued on October 14, 1969 in the run-up to decimalisation to replace the ten shilling note. ... In geometry, a heptagon is a polygon with seven sides and seven angles. ...

Banks

The only reference to a bank in Harry Potter is Gringotts, which is located on Diagon Alley in London. Hagrid indicates that wizards have "just the one" bank. There is the possibility that other Gringotts branches exist elsewhere, most notably in Egypt, where Bill Weasley worked prior to his attempt to get a transfer to the London branch. Gringotts is the bank of the wizarding world in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling. ... “The Leaky Cauldron” redirects here. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... William Arthur Bill Weasley is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...

Possible etymologies

A galleon is an early form of ocean-going ship famous for its treasure hoards. The name, as well as its non-decimal conversion rates, might also be a reference to the gallon. A Spanish galleon. ... Italian Full rigged ship Amerigo Vespucci in New York Harbor, 1976 A ship is a large watercraft capable of offshore navigation. ... Treasure Originates from the Greek work the(from Greek θησαυρος; thesaurus, meaning a treasure of words, is a cognate) is a concentration of riches, often one which is considered lost or forgotten until being rediscovered. ... The gallon (abbreviation: gal) is a unit of volume. ...

"Sickle" is a word used in the English language New Testament to translate "shekel," the currency of Judea, and modern day Israel. William Tyndale also called them "silverlings," that is, little silver coins. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... This article is about the Christian scriptures. ... Silver half-shekel struck in the Greek colony of Taras, during the Punic occupation. ... Map of the southern Levant, c. ... William Tyndale (sometimes spelled Tyndale,Tindall or Tyndall) (ca. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.economicexpert.com/2a/Money:in:Harry:Potter.htm
2. ^ J.K. Rowling, Comic Relief 2001 interview. Accessed 2006-11-30.

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External links

• Galleons-to-Muggle money converter from the Harry Potter Lexicon
• CNN Harry Potter currency converter
• DIY Harry Potter coins