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The Knabian Dek

Ma Knabiavi Dek

The Knabian Dek (∆, dek) is the official unit of currency and legal tender of the Republic of Knabia. It is minted by the Central Bank of Knabia at the Vergamon, Ilelae City, and Regiss mints. It is currently available in ∆5, ∆10, ∆20, ∆50, ∆100, ∆200, and ∆500 banknotes and ∆1 and ∆2 coins. Prior to 1536, the dek was also available in a ∆5 coin and a ∆1000 note. The dek is divided 100 centidek (c∆) which are available in c∆1, c∆2, c∆5, c∆10, c∆20, and c∆50. The plural for dek and centidek is dek and centidek.

Below are official renderings of the current coins and banknotes along with their official information.

1536 Series Coins
obverse (not to scale)	reverse (not to scale)	diameter	thickness	weight	value	composition
		16.25mm	1.67mm	2.30g	∆0.01	94.35% steel 5.65% copper
		18.75mm	1.67mm	3.06g	∆0.02
		21.25mm	1.67mm	3.92g	∆0.05
		24.1mm	1.93mm	6.65g	∆0.10	89% copper 5% aluminium 5% zinc 1% tin
		21.9mm	2.14mm	4.81g	∆0.20
		25.9mm	2.38mm	6.50g	∆0.50	75% copper 25% nickel clad on nickel core
		23.25mm	3.15mm	7.88g	∆1	75% copper 20% zinc 5% nickel
		25.75	2.20mm	8.50g	∆2	middle: 75% copper 25% nickel clad on nickel core ring: 75% copper 20% zinc 5% nickel

1536 Series Banknotes
value	color	obverse	reverse
∆5	red	The New Parliament Building in Vergamon	The Aktipatas Mountains in Ilelae
∆10	blue	Jéki Uurumesh	First Wind Farm in Knabia, Lenwo, Keekmiké
∆20	black/grey	Historic Aberra Bridge, Aberra, Drexik	The Buckeye Hawk, the national bird of Knabia
∆50	purple	Moxin Aroan, General during the Knabian Civil War	KASA headquarters and launch site at Tetuss Space Center
∆100	orange	The Vicotry Arch in Vergamon	Ilelae Castle outside Ilelae City
∆200	green	King Praemont IV, uniter of Knabia	Trans-Knabian Line
∆500	olive	The Tower of Vergamon, historic clock tower	Painting of the Flagship Luulivek, flagship of the Armada of the Empire of Knabia

For a diagram of all the new security features as part of the 1536 series and how you can identify a forgery, click here.