GOLDSHIRE HAMLET, GOLDSHIRE - The Imperial Government has been shocked to its foundations this week as the Minister for Trade, Ryabin Merkayastreb,
tendered his resignation. It followed public comments made by Kaiser Trantor IV about the MiniTrade's
new currency designs, which included a representation of one Imperial State on the backside of each note. Trantor dismissed the notes, saying they were not to be put into circulation until the old denominations were restored and anti-counterfeit measures were put in place.
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| A sample of a 5-erb note, at the centre of the dispute |
Merkayastreb, Duke of Goldshire, was a veteran Minister,
appointed in 5248 ASC by Kaiser Aiomide following the death of his father, Krasniy Yastreb, who was
himself appointed to the post by Mira Raynora Minor in 5079 ASC. In spite of praise for the new designs from many, another source of criticism was Thadeus Melange, Lord of Montauk in Aryasht, who
suggested to their Prince that the representation of Aryasht by a tea-picker was less than favourable. These were the first published designs of Erb bank notes since
those of Scott/Yvain of Wintersong (also of Brookshire/Goldshire) in 3293 ASC. It is also noteworthy that Krasniy Yastreb
supplied coin designs for that older series of currency.
Reports from Goldshire indicate that the Duke and his retainers have suffered at the hands of the mysterious local organisation,
the Assayers, as a result of the rift between the Imperial Government and the Imperial State best known for Shirerithian gold production, minting and storage, but these remain unsubstantiated.
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