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−	{{Update Needed|[[Field Manual: 3085]]|[[Era Report: 2750]]|[[Era Report: 3145]]|[[Shrapnel Issue 15]]}}	+	'''C-Bill''' is the nomenclature for the more common standard of payment between governments and inter-state traders. The term is shortened from '[[ComStar]] bill'. <ref> ''[[MechWarrior Third Edition]]'' (1999), FASA, pp 180.</ref>
−	'''C-bill''' is the nomenclature for the more common standard of payment between governments and interstate traders. The term is shortened from "[[ComStar]] bill".<ref>''MechWarrior, Third Edition'', p. 180: "Local Currencies and Exchange Rates"</ref>	+	==Origins==
		+	During the [[Star League]] era (2571-2785), a common currency was used throughout the [[Inner Sphere]] in form of Star League scrip which was standardized on the amount of germanium in Fort Knox on [[Terra]] (germanium being a key component to early Kearney-Fuchida drives). Once the Succession Wars broke out, each of the five great house leaders began issuing currency bearing their own likeness. These currencies would later become known as House Bills (or '''H-Bills'''), the value of which was based on the house's economic fortunes. The Star League scrip was eventually discontinued.
−	==History==	+	The C-Bill originated from early ComStar's Letter of Credit<ref> ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)]]'' (1992), FASA, pp 12.</ref>, which detailed the value of ComStar's communication services to the [[Great House|Great Houses]] and the public. Approved in [[2835]] the C-Bill was intended as a method of payment for those services, its value based on a fixed amount of ComStar service, transmission time, or delivery distance. Because of the uncertainty of the exchange rates for H-Bills, many [[mercenaries|mercenary units]] would request payments for their contracts be in C-Bills to ensure a consistent payment basis. As a result of this and interstellar trade in general, the C-Bill became a common currency throughout the [[Inner Sphere]] and the [[Periphery]], in many places replacing the local H-Bills.
−	During the [[Star League]] era (2571-2785), the [[Star League Dollar]] (SL$) was used as a common currency throughout the [[Inner Sphere]], standardized on the amount of [[germanium]] in Fort Knox on [[Terra]], the vital component in [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive]]s. Once the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] broke out, each of the five [[Great House]] leaders resumed issuing their original pre–Star League currencies. These currencies would later become known as [[House Bill]]s (or '''H-bills'''), the value of which was based on the house's economic fortunes. The Star League scrip was eventually discontinued.
−	The C-bill originated from early ComStar's Letter of Credit,<ref>''ComStar'', p. 12: "Operation Silver Shield"</ref> which detailed the value of ComStar's communication services to the Great Houses and the public. Approved in [[2835]], the C-bill was intended as a method of payment for those services, its value based on a fixed amount of ComStar service, transmission time, or delivery distance. Because of the uncertainty of the exchange rates for H-bills, many [[mercenaries|mercenary units]] would request payments for their contracts be in C-bills, to ensure a consistent payment basis. As a result of this and interstellar trade in general, the C-bill became a common secondary currency throughout the [[Inner Sphere]] and the [[Periphery]], in many places replacing the local H-bills.<ref name=MW3-182>''MechWarrior, Third Edition'', p. 182: "ComStar"</ref><ref name=CBTRPG-182>''Classic BattleTech RPG'', p. 182: "ComStar"</ref>	+	==Denominations<ref> ''[[MechWarrior, Third Edition]]'' (1999), FASA, pp 182.</ref>==
−		+	C-Bills are generally used in an electronic format, but are often commonly encountered as paper notes in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 units. Within territories administered by ComStar, coins called [[demi]]s are issued. In external areas, local currency is used for sums smaller than 1 C-Bill.
−	During the era of the [[Second Star League]], some suggested adopting the C-bill as the currency of that reborn body, only for the idea to be met with considerable resistance.<ref name=MW3-182/><ref name=CBTRPG-182/>
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−	After the collapse of the HPG network in the [[Dark Age]] era, the C-bill's value collapsed as the backing of the currency was rendered functionally nonexistent, forcing use of H-bills or barter. In particular, many mercenaries began to use ammunition in place of currency.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 176</ref>
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−	==Denominations==
−	C-bills are generally used in an electronic format, but are often commonly encountered as paper notes in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 units. Within territories administered by ComStar, coins called demis are issued. In external areas, local currency is used for sums smaller than 1 C-bill.<ref name=MW3-182/><ref name=CBTRPG-182/>
	==Gameplay==		==Gameplay==
	===Value===		===Value===
−	The exchange rates for the various H-bills and C-bill are shown in the tables below. This is a relative comparison only, as actual exchange rates would have varied daily. It should provide the reader with a view of the relative economic successes of the various houses.	+	In 3025, the exchange rates for the various H-Bills and the C-Bill were as shown in the table below. This is a relative comparison only as actual exchange rates would have varied daily. It should provide the reader with a view of the relative economic successes of the various houses.
	{|border="1"		{|border="1"
−	|+ '''Exchange Rates 3025'''	+	|+ '''Exchange Rates'''
−	!width="75"|Currency	+	!width="75"|Currency
−	!width="75"|C-bill	+	!width="75"|C-Bill
−	!width="75"|''[[Ryu (currency)|Ryu]]''	+	!width="75"|[[Kurita]]
−	!width="75"|[[Pound]]	+	!width="75"|[[Davion]]
−	!width="75"|[[Kroner]]	+	!width="75"|[[Steiner]]
−	!width="75"|[[Eagle (currency)|Eagle]]	+	!width="75"|[[Marik]]
−	!width="75"|''[[Yuan]]''	+	!width="75"|[[Liao]]
	|- align="center"		|- align="center"
−	| C-bill || - || 1.25 || 1.11 || 0.91 || 1.43 || 2.00	+	| C-Bill || 1.00 || 1.25 || 1.11 || 0.91 || 1.43 || 2.00
	|- align="center"		|- align="center"
−	| ''Ryu'' || 0.80 || - || 0.89 || 0.73 || 1.14 || 1.60	+	| Kurita || 0.80 || 1.00 || 0.89 || 0.73 || 1.14 || 1.60
	|- align="center"		|- align="center"
−	| Pound || 0.90 || 1.13 || - || 0.82 || 1.29 || 1.80	+	| Davion || 0.90 || 1.13 || 1.00 || 0.82 || 1.29 || 1.80
	|- align="center"		|- align="center"
−	| Kroner || 1.10 || 1.38 || 1.22 || - || 1.57 || 2.20	+	| Steiner || 1.10 || 1.38 || 1.22 || 1.00 || 1.57 || 2.20
	|- align="center"		|- align="center"
−	| Eagle || 0.70 || 0.88 || 0.78 || 0.64 || - || 1.40	+	| Marik || 0.70 || 0.88 || 0.78 || 0.64 || 1.00 || 1.40
	|- align="center"		|- align="center"
−	| ''Yuan'' || 0.50 || 0.63 || 0.56 || 0.45 || 0.71 || -	+	| Liao || 0.50 || 0.63 || 0.56 || 0.45 || 0.71 || 1.00
	|}		|}
−	<br>	+
−	{|border="1"	+
−	|+ '''Exchange Rates 3067'''<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 131: "Lyran units of currency and exchange rates"</ref>
−	!width="75"|Currency
−	!width="75"|C-bill
−	!width="75"|''[[Yuan]]''
−	!width="75"|[[Kroner]]
−	!width="75"|[[Pound]]
−	!width="75"|''[[Ryu (currency)|Ryu]]''
−	!width="75"|[[Eagle (currency)|Eagle]]
−	!width="75"|''[[Krona]]''
−	|- align="center"
−	| C-bill || - || 2.01 || 1.18 || 1.21 || 1.31 || 1.12 || 1.66
−	|- align="center"
−	| ''Yuan'' || 0.50 || - || 0.58 || 0.60 || 0.65 || 0.56 || 0.82
−	|- align="center"
−	| Kroner || 0.85 || 1.71 || - || 1.03 || 1.11 || 0.95 || 1.41
−	|- align="center"
−	| Pound || 0.83 || 1.66 || 0.97 || - || 1.08 || 0.92 || 1.37
−	|- align="center"
−	| ''Ryu'' || 0.77 || 1.54 || 0.90 || 0.93 || - || 0.86 || 1.27
−	|- align="center"
−	| Eagle || 0.89 || 1.80 || 1.05 || 1.08 || 1.17 || - || 1.48
−	|- align="center"
−	| ''Krona'' || 0.60 || 1.21 || 0.71 || 0.73 || 0.79 || 0.67 || -
−	|}
−	<br>
−	{|border="1"
−	|+ '''Exchange Rates 3076'''<ref>''BattleTech: A Time of War'', p. 256: "Inner Sphere Exchange Rates"</ref>
−	!width="75"|Currency
−	!width="75"|C-bill
−	!width="75"|''[[Yuan]]''
−	!width="75"|[[Kroner]]
−	!width="75"|[[Pound]]
−	!width="75"|''[[Ryu (currency)|Ryu]]''
−	!width="75"|[[Eagle (currency)|Eagle]]
−	!width="75"|''[[Krona]]''
−	!width="75"|[[Kerensky (currency)|Kerensky]]
−	!width="75"|[[TC Bull]]
−	!width="75"|[[CP Bull]]
−	!width="75"|[[MC Dollar]]
−	!width="75"|[[FR Dollar]]
−	!width="75"|''[[Escudo]]''
−	!width="75"|[[Talent (Marian Hegemony)|Talent]]
−	!width="75"|[[Skull]]
−	|- align="center"
−	| C-bill || - || 2.00 || 1.18 || 1.20 || 1.32 || 1.12 || 1.67 || 0.25 || 4.00 || 5.00 || 4.00 || 10.00 || 6.67 || 7.69 || 20.00
−	|- align="center"
−	| ''Yuan'' || 0.50 || - || 0.59 || 0.60 || 0.66 || 0.56 || 0.84 || 0.13 || 2.00 || 2.50 || 2.00 || 5.00 || 3.34 || 3.85 || 10.00
−	|- align="center"
−	| Kroner || 0.85 || 1.69 || - || 1.02 || 1.12 || 0.95 || 1.42 || 0.21 || 3.39 || 4.24 || 3.39 || 8.47 || 5.65 || 6.52 || 16.95
−	|- align="center"
−	| Pound || 0.83 || 1.67 || 0.98 || - || 1.10 || 0.93 || 1.39 || 0.21 || 3.33 || 4.17 || 3.33 || 8.33 || 5.56 || 6.41 || 16.67
−	|- align="center"
−	| ''Ryu'' || 0.76 || 1.52 || 0.89 || 0.91 || - || 0.85 || 1.27 || 0.19 || 3.03 || 3.79 || 3.03 || 7.58 || 5.05 || 5.83 || 15.15
−	|- align="center"
−	| Eagle (currency)|Eagle || 0.89 || 1.79 || 1.05 || 1.07 || 1.18 || - || 1.49 || 0.22 || 3.57 || 4.46 || 3.57 || 8.93 || 5.96 || 6.87 || 17.86
−	|- align="center"
−	| ''Krona'' || 0.60 || 1.20 || 0.71 || 0.72 || 0.79 || 0.67 || - || 0.15 || 2.40 || 2.99 || 2.40 || 5.99 || 3.99 || 4.60 || 11.98
−	|- align="center"
−	| Kerensky(currency)|Kerensky || 4.00 || 8.00 || 4.72 || 4.80 || 5.28 || 4.48 || 6.68 || - || 16.00 || 20.00 || 16.00 || 40.00 || 26.68 || 30.76 || 80.00
−	|- align="center"
−	| TC Bull || 0.25 || 0.50 || 0.30 || 0.30 || 0.33 || 0.28 || 0.42 || 0.06 || - || 1.25 || 1.00 || 2.50 || 1.67 || 1.92 || 5.00
−	|- align="center"
−	| CP Bull || 0.20 || 0.40 || 0.24 || 0.24 || 0.26 || 0.22 || 0.33 || 0.05 || 0.80 || - || 0.80 || 2.00 || 1.33 || 1.54 || 4.00
−	|- align="center"
−	| MC Dollar || 0.25 || 0.50 || 0.30 || 0.30 || 0.33 || 0.28 || 0.42 || 0.06 || 1.00 || 1.25 || - || 2.50 || 1.67 || 1.92 || 5.00
−	|- align="center"
−	| FR Dollar || 0.10 || 0.20 || 0.12 || 0.12 || 0.13 || 0.11 || 0.17 || 0.03 || 0.40 || 0.50 || 0.40 || - || 0.67 || 0.77 || 2.00
−	|- align="center"
−	| ''Escudo'' || 0.15 || 0.30 || 0.18 || 0.18 || 0.20 || 0.17 || 0.25 || 0.04 || 0.60 || 0.75 || 0.60 || 1.50 || - || 1.15 || 3.00
−	|- align="center"
−	| Talent || 0.13 || 0.26 || 0.15 || 0.16 || 0.17 || 0.15 || 0.22 || 0.03 || 0.52 || 0.65 || 0.52 || 1.30 || 0.87 || - || 2.60
−	|- align="center"
−	| Skull || 0.05 || 0.10 || 0.06 || 0.06 || 0.07 || 0.06 || 0.08 || 0.01 || 0.20 || 0.25 || 0.20 || 0.50 || 0.33 || 0.38 || -
−	|}
−	<br>
	{|border="1"		{|border="1"
−	|+ '''C-bill Conversion'''	+	|+ '''C-Bill Conversion to U.S. Dollar'''
−	!width="100"|Game Year !!width="100"|Source Year !!width="100"|U.S Dollar<ref>[https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl US Bureau of Labor Statistics: Consumer Price Index Inflation Calculator]</ref> !!width="100"|Euro<ref>[https://www.exchangerates.org.uk/USD-EUR-spot-exchange-rates-history-2021.html US Dollar to Euro: Average exchange rate in 2021]</ref>	+	!width="75"|Game Year !!width="100"|Source Year !!width="100"|Current <ref>[http://www.measuringworth.com/ppowerus/ MeasuringWorth.com]</ref>
	|- align="center"		|- align="center"
	| 3025		| 3025
−	| 1986: $5.00<ref>''MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game'', p. 104: "Currency Conversion Chart"</ref>	+	| 1986: $5.00 <ref>''[[MechWarrior (RPG)|MechWarrior First Edition]]'' (1986), FASA, pp 103.</ref>
−	| 2021: $11.93	+	| 2006: $9.20
−	| 2021: 10.09€
	|- align="center"		|- align="center"
	| 3052		| 3052
−	| 1991: $5.00<ref>''MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game, Second Edition'', p. 145: "Currency Conversion Table"</ref>	+	| 1991: $5.00 <ref>''[[MechWarrior Second Edition]]'' (1991), FASA, pp 144.</ref>
−	| 2021: $9.72	+	| 2006: $7.40
−	| 2021: 8.22€
	|- align="center"		|- align="center"
	| 3062		| 3062
−	| 1999: $3.00<ref>''MechWarrior, Third Edition'', p. 131: "Exchange Rates Table"</ref><ref>''Classic BattleTech RPG'', p. 131: "Exchange Rates Table"</ref>	+	| 1999: $3.00 <ref>''[[MechWarrior Third Edition]]'' (1999), FASA, pp 131.</ref>
−	| 2021: $4.78	+	| 2006: $3.63
−	| 2021: 4.04€
	|}		|}
	==Notes==		==Notes==
−	* The preferred term is "C-bill" (except on section titles & table headings, where "C-Bill" is favored).
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−	==References==
	<references/>		<references/>
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−	==Bibliography==
−	* ''[[Classic BattleTech RPG]]''
−	* ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]''
−	* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]''
−	* ''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game]]''
−	* ''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game, Second Edition]]''
−	* ''[[MechWarrior Third Edition]]''
−	* ''[[A Time of War]]''
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'''C-Bill''' is the nomenclature for the more common standard of payment between governments and inter-state traders. The term is shortened from '[[ComStar]] bill'. <ref> ''[[MechWarrior Third Edition]]'' (1999), FASA, pp 180.</ref> ==Origins== During the [[Star League]] era (2571-2785), a common currency was used throughout the [[Inner Sphere]] in form of Star League scrip which was standardized on the amount of germanium in Fort Knox on [[Terra]] (germanium being a key component to early Kearney-Fuchida drives). Once the Succession Wars broke out, each of the five great house leaders began issuing currency bearing their own likeness. These currencies would later become known as House Bills (or '''H-Bills'''), the value of which was based on the house's economic fortunes. The Star League scrip was eventually discontinued. The C-Bill originated from early ComStar's Letter of Credit<ref> ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)]]'' (1992), FASA, pp 12.</ref>, which detailed the value of ComStar's communication services to the [[Great House|Great Houses]] and the public. Approved in [[2835]] the C-Bill was intended as a method of payment for those services, its value based on a fixed amount of ComStar service, transmission time, or delivery distance. Because of the uncertainty of the exchange rates for H-Bills, many [[mercenaries|mercenary units]] would request payments for their contracts be in C-Bills to ensure a consistent payment basis. As a result of this and interstellar trade in general, the C-Bill became a common currency throughout the [[Inner Sphere]] and the [[Periphery]], in many places replacing the local H-Bills. ==Denominations<ref> ''[[MechWarrior, Third Edition]]'' (1999), FASA, pp 182.</ref>== C-Bills are generally used in an electronic format, but are often commonly encountered as paper notes in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 units. Within territories administered by ComStar, coins called [[demi]]s are issued. In external areas, local currency is used for sums smaller than 1 C-Bill. ==Gameplay== ===Value=== In 3025, the exchange rates for the various H-Bills and the C-Bill were as shown in the table below. This is a relative comparison only as actual exchange rates would have varied daily. It should provide the reader with a view of the relative economic successes of the various houses. {|border="1" |+ '''Exchange Rates''' !width="75"|Currency !width="75"|C-Bill !width="75"|[[Kurita]] !width="75"|[[Davion]] !width="75"|[[Steiner]] !width="75"|[[Marik]] !width="75"|[[Liao]] |- align="center" | C-Bill || 1.00 || 1.25 || 1.11 || 0.91 || 1.43 || 2.00 |- align="center" | Kurita || 0.80 || 1.00 || 0.89 || 0.73 || 1.14 || 1.60 |- align="center" | Davion || 0.90 || 1.13 || 1.00 || 0.82 || 1.29 || 1.80 |- align="center" | Steiner || 1.10 || 1.38 || 1.22 || 1.00 || 1.57 || 2.20 |- align="center" | Marik || 0.70 || 0.88 || 0.78 || 0.64 || 1.00 || 1.40 |- align="center" | Liao || 0.50 || 0.63 || 0.56 || 0.45 || 0.71 || 1.00 |} {|border="1" |+ '''C-Bill Conversion to U.S. Dollar''' !width="75"|Game Year !!width="100"|Source Year !!width="100"|Current <ref>[http://www.measuringworth.com/ppowerus/ MeasuringWorth.com]</ref> |- align="center" | 3025 | 1986: $5.00 <ref>''[[MechWarrior (RPG)|MechWarrior First Edition]]'' (1986), FASA, pp 103.</ref> | 2006: $9.20 |- align="center" | 3052 | 1991: $5.00 <ref>''[[MechWarrior Second Edition]]'' (1991), FASA, pp 144.</ref> | 2006: $7.40 |- align="center" | 3062 | 1999: $3.00 <ref>''[[MechWarrior Third Edition]]'' (1999), FASA, pp 131.</ref> | 2006: $3.63 |} ==Notes== <references/>

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