Calendar & currency

Calendar

The dates given in the blog are based on the calendar of Harptos. Hammer is thus comparable to January, Alturiak February, and so on.

Month	Name	Common name
1	Hammer	Deepwinter
2	Alturiak	The Claw of Winter
3	Ches	The Claw of the Sunsets
4	Tarsakh	The Claw of the Storms
5	Mirtul	The Melting
6	Kythorn	The Time of Flowers
7	Flamerule	Summertide
8	Eleasis	Highsun
9	Eleint	The Fading
10	Marpenoth	Leaffall
11	Uktar	The Rotting
12	Nightal	The Drawing Down

Currency

A standard gold piece (gp) weighed 0.32 ounces (9.1 grams), so 50 coins weighed about 1 pound (450 grams). Each piece was typically a flat disk 11⁄4 or 1.25 inches (3.18 centimeters) in diameter and 1⁄8 or 0.125 inches (3.18 millimeters) thick.

The penalty for counterfeiting was death in most places, since cities, kingdoms, and nations relied on the acceptance and trust of their currency.

When large sums were involved, it was common for traders to use trade bars, which were valued by weight, instead of coins.

As of 1357 DR

1 platinum = 5 gold = 10 electrum = 100 silver = 1000 copper

As of 1367 DR

1 platinum = 5 gold = 10 electrum = 50 silver = 500 copper

As of 1372 DR

1 platinum = 10 gold = 100 silver = 1000 copper

In the Year of the Fallen Friends, 1399 DR

1 bebolt = 1 "bolt" = 4 authokh = 20 gold "drakes" = 200 silver "talents" = 1000 bronze "bits"

As of 1479 DR

1 platinum = 10 gold = 100 silver = 1000 copper

As of 1489 DR

1 platinum = 10 gold = 20 electrum = 100 silver = 1000 copper