Add currency: Galleon (fantasy currency) [Risolto]

This is a fantasy currency used in the world of Harry Potter.

Searching for “Gringotts Bank”, I found 8 objects in Numista with denominations of this currency in their sides (and I have an other, pending publish here):

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/index.php?r=Gringotts+Bank&st=all&cat=y&im1=&im2=&ru=&ie=&ca=3&no=&v=&a=&dg=&i=&b=&m=&f=&t=&t2=&w=&mt=&u=&g=&se=&c=&wi=&sw=

1x Token (issuer: France)
5x Medals › Collection medallions (issuer: United Kingdom)
1x Medals › Fantasy coins (issuer: United Kingdom)
1x Banknote-like items › Fantasy banknotes (issuer: United Kingdom)

Note: All “coins” have been moved to Medals › Fantasy coins

These tokens/medals are classified into different types but I think they are fantasy coins (and one fantasy banknote).

Searching in Google I found the definition of the currency:

https://www.royalmint.com/shop/limited-editions/harry-potter/galleons-sickles-and-knuts-pounds-shillings-and-pence/

https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Wizarding_currency

https://harry-potter-compendium.fandom.com/wiki/Wizarding_currency

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictional_universe_of_Harry_Potter

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Univers_de_Harry_Potter#Monnaies

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universo_de_Harry_Potter#Monedas

There are actually two new fantasy currencies to create, because Numista has objects issued in United Kingdom and in France.

• United Kingdom:
  • Name:
    (EN, local) Galleon
    (FR) Gallion
    (ES) Galeón
  • Subdivisions:
    (EN) 1 Galleon = 17 Sickles • 1 Sickle = 29 Knuts
    (FR) 1 gallion = 17 mornilles • 1 mornille = 29 noises
    (ES) 1 galeón = 17 sickles • 1 sickle = 29 knuts
  • Denominations:
    • Value = 1
      (EN, local) 1 Galleon
      (FR) 1 gallion
      (ES) 1 galeón
    • Value = 1/17
      (EN, local) 1 Sickle
      (FR) 1 mornille
      (ES) 1 sickle
    • Value = 1/493   (17 * 29 = 493)
      (EN, local) 1 Knut
      (FR) 1 noise
      (ES) 1 knut
• France, the same with only one denomination (1 Galleon), because at this moment Numista only has one object from France.

Is this wrong?

rsirian1

Is this wrong?

This objects is N#47881

And yes, this information is wrong. At first glance, the object has the lettering “Unum Knut”, so its value is 1 Knut.

My idea is to modify this:
 

• Type: Medals › Collection medallions
  → Medals › Fantasy coins
• Currency: empty
  → Galleon
• Value: 1 Galleon = 29 Sickle = 493 Knut (1/493)
  → 1 Knut (1/493)

1 Galleon = 17 Sickles 

1 Galleon = 29 Sickle

They both can't be right. That was the point of my post.

rsirian1

1 Galleon = 17 Sickles 

1 Galleon = 29 Sickle

 

They both can't be right. That was the point of my post.

Okay… Yes, the exchange ratio on the page of this object “1 Galleon = 29 Sickle = 493 Knut (1/493)” is wrong (all sources say this).

There is confusion between the number of Sickles and Knuts.. 29 is “1 Sickle = 29 Knuts”.

Done