K-RAD Sekryp

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K-RAD Sekryp
ISO 4217
CodeKRS
Exponent1
Denominations
Subunit
 1/12Eksekryp
PluralUlsekryp
 EksekrypUl'ekryp
SymbolKR$
NicknameEzætsky
Banknotes0.4, 0.6, 1, 4, 6, 12, 60 KR$[a]
Demographics
Date of introduction14 April 1903
ReplacedKæra Upyk (partially)
Official user(s) Kæra'zna
Unofficial user(s)
Issuance
DistributorK-RAD
PrinterK-RAD Labour Compensation Service

The K-RAD Sekryp, commonly referred to incorrectly as the Kæra Sekryp, is a substitute for legal tender created by the state-owned Kæra Resources Administrative Directorate as a way in which to provide a limited internal currency for employees of the organization which are believed to serve at a level beyond the compensation granted within the food-and-board system. As the name suggests, the currency is a form of scrip, and has its legal recognition limited to its ability to be exchanged for consumer goods produced by K-RAD.

While only formally acknowledged by the government of Kæra'zna, the currency has - when legal to do so - been used as a form of truck wages offered by K-RAD, with operations in areas such as northern Rohyca providing a noticeably increased volume of goods per wage if employees agree to be paid in Ulsekryp. Due to restrictions on the ability of employers to pay in truck wages - especially those which cannot be legally exchanged for legal tender like the Sekryp, the offer is only available in certain operating regions.

Despite its intentional limitations, Sekryp has remained in circulation amongst K-RAD employees and their associates since its creation by the organization in 1903 despite a brief pause in printing following the invasion of Kæra'zna by Zreiru'a during the Great War.

Notes

  1. Note values are displayed in Base 10 for ease of understanding. Sekryp follows the Base-12 system of Kæra'zna, and are presented as such on notes