Further details of each item may be seen above. The following provides comparison on the value of latinum for specific items. ( DS9: " The Siege")Īccording to a deleted scene from DS9: " Defiant", the dowry for the wedding of Tholian ambassador that visited Deep Space 9 that was stolen was in the amount of three cases. A case: All the latinum in Quark's possession at the time of an evacuation of Deep Space 9 could fit in one case.
Kilograms: Tahna Los gave Lursa and B'Etor thirteen kilograms of latinum in exchange for a canister of bilitrium.In addition, other units of quantity were used to value latinum. 1 big "bar" = 100,000 Federation credits ( ST: " The Escape Artist")ī'Etor inspects a satchel containing 13 kilos of latinum.20 strips = 1 bar ( DS9: " Body Parts").100 slips = 1 strip ( DS9: " Body Parts").( DS9: " Bar Association", " Body Parts") A brace was also a predetermined unit of latinum. Two slips (right), a strip (left), and a bar (center) of latinumĭenominations of gold-pressed latinum, in order of increasing value, included the slip, the strip, the bar, and the brick. The biomatter of the Abronians contained high concentrations of latinum, which led to their being targeted by grave robbers. gold-pressed latinum." ( Star Trek: Insurrection) ( DS9: " Who Mourns for Morn?")Īccording to Jean-Luc Picard, in 2375, the regenerative properties of metaphasic radiation found on Ba'ku would be, to most offlanders, " more valuable than. Later that year, upon discovering that Morn held an extracted quantity of liquid latinum in his second stomach, Quark concluded that that was why his hair fell out. In Grand Nagus Zek's Prophet-influenced publication, " The Rules of Acquisition: Revised for the Modern Ferengi", created in 2371, it was stated in Rule #24 that " Latinum tarnishes, but family is forever." ( DS9: " Prophet Motive")Īccording to Quark, in 2374, syrup of squill " is worth its weight in latinum." ( DS9: " The Magnificent Ferengi") The mirror Quark complained about the Alliance taxes, though, so the mirror Quark's bar must have used Alliance currency instead of latinum. It is unlikely that Quark was simply clueless about latinum, as – like his regular universe counterpart – he owned a bar. Latinum apparently did not hold a similar monetary value in the mirror universe, as the Quark of that universe had never heard of it. Later that year, Quark warned Martus Mazur, who had just "stole" Rom as an employee, that he should be careful because Rom " shaves the latinum." Rom denied the accusation, before admitting, "Not much." Later, using profits from his club, Martus Mazur provided con artist Alsia with just about 10,000 isiks worth of latinum. In 2370, Odo recorded in his security log that of the seriously injured Quark, " The Ferengi holds onto life like it's gold-pressed latinum." ( DS9: " Necessary Evil") 263rd Rule of Acquisition: " Never allow doubt to tarnish your lust for latinum." ( DS9: " Bar Association")ĭuring the mid- 23rd century, bounty hunters, even from Federation species like the Tellarites, might expect Starfleet ships to pay bounties in latinum, including by depositing it in their accounts.229th Rule of Acquisition: " Latinum lasts longer than lust." ( DS9: " Ferengi Love Songs").102nd Rule of Acquisition: " Nature decays, but latinum lasts forever." ( DS9: " The Jem'Hadar").
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