rateali

Rateali is a fictional currency used in the Ratealia universe, a setting that appears across contemporary fantasy and science fiction works, including novels, tabletop games, and video games. The term Rateali is used for the national unit of account, with ali as the fractional subunit. In-universe law specifies that 1 rateali equals 100 ali. The Ratealian Central Bank issues banknotes and coins, with coins commonly found in ali denominations and higher-value notes in rateali denominations. The currency is depicted with a stable but managed float against external units in some stories, and it is pegged to a collection of global trade weights in others.

The name Rateali is noted to derive from Ratea, the core language of the Ratealian people, with the suffix -li indicating currency in their tongue. The earliest published references appear in the 2010 novel Shadows over Ratealia, with subsequent expansions in the Ratealia Cycle and in the fantasy RPG Ratealia Rising. In-world economy features a diversified mix of agriculture, manufacturing, and services, with the currency used in everyday transactions, taxation, and virtual markets inside the Ratealia setting. Security features on banknotes and coins include holographic elements and morphing portraits of Ratealian historical figures. Exchange with other fictional currencies occurs through the Ratealia Exchange Organization, a neutral intermediary.

Rateali has appeared in fan wikis and official companion materials, and it continues to be used to illustrate economic and social dynamics in Ratealia narratives. See also: fictional currencies in speculative fiction, currency in worldbuilding.