The Woolong (symbol: is the W with only 1 line through it) is the standard unit of currency in the Solar System.

Woolongs could be traded in physical paper notes[1][2] or digitally transferred with special devices.[3]

Poker chips had the Woolong symbol on them.[2]

It was typical of bounties to be in the amount of millions of Woolongs.[2][4][5] Consequently, an amount of 50 Woolongs was trivial.[6]

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Background

The Woolong appears to be roughly at parity with the mid-1990s Japanese Yen, or slightly inflated. The latter might not be the case if the probable increased cost of consumer goods in a space-faring society is considered. For instance, a watermelon in "Mushroom Samba" was ₩1000. Whereas in "My Funny Valentine", debts such as ₩30M for a house, and ₩7000 for pizza, are seen. In "Stray Dog Strut", the pet shop worker said that Ein could possibly sold for only ₩200 (mistranslated as ₩2 in the English dub), since the Welsh Corgi is a common species.

If the Woolong is assumed to be at parity with the 1998 Japanese Yen, then conversion may be performed rather easily. It could be assumed that ₩1 is worth about 1¢ US, ½p, or a little less than €0.01.

Trivia

Woolong.com presents Ethereum as the real-world Woolong. It previously featured Bitcoin as playing this role, and made the switch to Ethereum in December 2016.

The Woolong has additionally resurfaced as the currency used in Space Dandy and Carole & Tuesday , both series also directed by Shinichiro Watanabe.

and , both series also directed by Shinichiro Watanabe. The Woolong shares its symbol with the real-world Korean won.

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