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Pure liquid latinum. Quark estimated this to be about 100 bricks' worth.

Latinum was a rare silver-colored liquid metal that was used as currency by the Ferengi Alliance , the Cardassians , and many other worlds. For ease of transaction, latinum was usually suspended within bits of gold as a binding medium to produce gold-pressed latinum . ( DS9 : " Who Mourns for Morn? ") Smuggling latinum was considered a crime by the Enolians . ( ENT : " Canamar ")

Latinum was deeply ingrained in Ferengi culture , and was referenced in several of their Rules of Acquisition , with some dating back to a time prior to the mid- 22nd century . ( ENT : " Acquisition ")

• 57th Rule of Acquisition: " Good customers are as rare as latinum. Treasure them. " ( DS9 : " Armageddon Game ")
• 75th Rule of Acquisition: " Home is where the heart is but the stars are made of latinum. " ( DS9 : " Civil Defense ")
• 102nd Rule of Acquisition: " Nature decays, but latinum lasts forever. " ( DS9 : " The Jem'Hadar ")
• 229th Rule of Acquisition: " Latinum lasts longer than lust. " ( DS9 : " Ferengi Love Songs ")
• 263rd Rule of Acquisition: " Never allow doubt to tarnish your lust for latinum. " ( DS9 : " Bar Association ")

During 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. ( ST : " The Escape Artist ")

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 ")

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. ( DS9 : " Rivals ")

Latinum apparently did not hold a similar monetary value in the mirror universe , as the Quark of that universe had never heard of it. ( DS9 : " Crossover ")

It is unlikely that Quark was simply clueless about latinum, as – like his regular universe counterpart – he owned a bar . The mirror Quark complained about the Alliance taxes, though, so the mirror Quark's bar must have used Alliance currency instead of latinum.

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 ")

According to Quark, in 2374 , syrup of squill " is worth its weight in latinum. " ( DS9 : " The Magnificent Ferengi ")

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. ( DS9 : " Who Mourns for Morn? ")

According to Jean-Luc Picard , in 2375 , the regenerative properties of metaphasic radiation found on Ba'ku would be, to most offlanders , " more valuable than ...gold-pressed latinum. " ( Star Trek: Insurrection )

Latinum in the 32nd century

Gold-pressed latinum remained a commonly used currency into the 32nd century . ( DIS : " All In ")

The biomatter of the Abronians contained high concentrations of latinum, which led to their being targeted by grave robbers in the 3180s . ( DIS : " Choose to Live ")

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• 3.1 Background information
• 3.2 Apocrypha
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Two slips (right), a strip (left), and a bar (center) of latinum

Denominations of gold-pressed latinum, in order of increasing value, included the slip , the strip , the bar , and the brick . ( DS9 : " Bar Association ", " Body Parts ") A brace was also a predetermined unit of latinum. ( ENT : " Canamar ")

The approximate conversion was:

• 100 slips = 1 strip ( DS9 : " Body Parts ")
• 20 strips = 1 bar ( DS9 : " Body Parts ")
• 20 Bars = 1 Brick
• 1 big "bar" = 100,000 Federation credits ( ST : " The Escape Artist ")

B'Etor inspects a satchel containing 13 kilos of latinum

In addition, other units of quantity were used to value latinum.

• Kilograms : Tahna Los gave Lursa and B'Etor thirteen kilograms of latinum in exchange for a canister of bilitrium . ( DS9 : " Past Prologue ")
• A case : All the latinum in Quark's possession at the time of an evacuation of Deep Space 9 could fit in one case. ( DS9 : " The Siege ")

According 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.

Comparative values [ ]

The following provides comparison on the value of latinum for specific items. Further details of each item may be seen above.

• Cadet's uniform – five strips
• Dress from Garak's Clothiers – seventeen to twenty strips
• A Visit with the Pleasure Goddess of Rixx – ten strips
• Custom holosuite program – one bar
• Quark's personnel during the Cardassian Occupation – one slip per day
• Quark's dabo girls on DS9 – fourteen strips per pay cycle
• Morica Bilby – five to thirty bars a week
• Quark – five bars a day
• Janel Tigan – more than a thousand bars a day
• Nog – five bars
• Rom – seventeen bars, three strips, and five slips, as of 2373 ; also the amount he bid for Quark's remains. ( DS9 : " Body Parts ")
• Quark – one hundred bricks and six hundred bars

Latinum items [ ]

• Bucket : Quark suggested that Odo could have had a latinum- plated bucket in which to regenerate . ( DS9 : " Q-Less ")
• Divine Treasury : Quark stated that the Divine Treasury was made of pure latinum. ( DS9 : " Little Green Men ")
• Earring : Maihar'du gave Kira Nerys a latinum Bajoran earring as a gift from Grand Nagus Zek . ( DS9 : " Rules of Acquisition ")
• Hair brooch : Lwaxana Troi 's latinum hair brooch was stolen while she was on Deep Space 9 in 2369 . ( DS9 : " The Forsaken ")
• Inscription pens : Quark was selling renewal scroll inscription pens during the Bajoran Gratitude Festival . The pens were latinum-plated. ( DS9 : " Fascination ")
• Tooth sharpener : Quark had to use wooden chewsticks while Rom used a latinum tooth sharpener when they were children . ( DS9 : " Family Business ")
• Waste extraction fixtures : According to Nog, the waste extraction fixtures in the Nagal Residence were plated with latinum. Quark suggested that, if made Grand Nagus , he would (rather indulgently) have replaced them with solid latinum fixtures. ( DS9 : " The Dogs of War ")
• False tooth : A Karemma guard possessed a golden prosthetic tooth containing latinum, which was extracted by Ensign D'Vana Tendi using Mesk 's Orion multi-key , and used to magnetically decouple the Propulsion Systems station of a Karemma ship . ( LD : " Hear All, Trust Nothing ")

See also [ ]

• Latinum dance
• Latinum stairway

Appendices [ ]

Background information [ ].

Gold-pressed latinum was first introduced in "Past Prologue" by Peter Allan Fields . ( Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion , p. ? )

In "Past Prologue", the value of latinum was defined by its weight, then "bars" were the unit of choice throughout DS9 Season 1 . "Strips" were first referenced in "The Homecoming", and slowly came into popular use during the latter half of DS9 Season 2 . "Slips" were first referenced in DS9 Season 3 in "Family Business", and the same year, "bricks" were first referenced in the VOY Season 1 episode "Learning Curve".

Also in "Past Prologue", both B'Etor and Odo once referred to it simply as "gold", while in "Q-Less", Vash referred to it once as "gold latinum", while Quark (in his excitement) referred to it as "gold-press latinum".

Some viewers have suggested that latinum could not be replicated, given that if it could be replicated it would be worthless. ( The Making of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine )

Apocrypha [ ]

Star Trek: Armada II depicts the natural form of latinum occurring in sparse nebulae in a form that can be harvested. The Federation used it for trade, while the Klingon Empire , Romulan Star Empire , and Cardassian Union also use latinum for research. The Borg do not use it, and Species 8472 converts it into biomatter .

Star Trek Online uses Gold-pressed latinum as an alternative currency. Players earn latinum by playing dabo and they can be traded for simplistic yet expensive non-combat devices.

External link [ ]

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The Star Trek Economy From Latinum to Federation Credits, Explained

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• Star Trek famously introduced a 'post-scarcity' future where citizens of the Federation no longer use money nor need to work in order to live.
• However, from the use of Federation credits to the Ferengi's favorite currency, latinum, the need for money in storytelling has confused this concept.
• The Star Trek storytellers have avoided addressing this specifically in canon, but through context, the economy of the Federation can be figured out.

There are a lot of scientific concepts in Star Trek that are both fantastical and difficult to understand. Warp drive, for one, doesn't technically break the laws of physics but is far more fantasy than reality. Transporters also have a logic to them, even though it's a fair debate if every time Kirk and the gang beam down somewhere they aren't, technically, dying and being reborn. Yet the one scientific concept Star Trek storytellers often avoid is how the economy of the Federation works.

The characters often say they no longer "use money," yet they still use modern economic terms and, whether it's Federation credits or gold-pressed latinum, there is still currency. So how does it all work? It's never fully explained in the Star Trek canon, for good reason. The development of the United Federation of Planets, or at least the United Earth, as a currency-free zone stems from Gene Roddenberry's vision of the future. When developing Star Trek: The Next Generation , he became much more committed to the idea that his utopia was a post-capitalist one. (Though the Great Bird of the Galaxy himself was so concerned about his money, he brought his lawyer onto the studio lot with him.) Still, he created the Ferengi, originally hated by fans , as a harsh critique of the "Greed is Good" mentality of 1980s America. Still, with inferences in the shows and films, a picture of what the Star Trek economy looks like starts to form.

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In the Season 3 premiere of Star Trek: TNG , a civilian scientist named Paul Stubbs boards the USS Enterprise for the culmination of his life's work studying the relationship between a neutron star and a red giant which underwent an event every 196 years. He talks about becoming a revered scientist early in life. However, rather than resting on that wealth of reputation, he felt immense pressure to top himself. Over the course of "Evolution," he wants the Enterprise to finish his experiment despite a threat to the ship that could kill more than 1,000 people aboard.

What Federation Credits Are in Star Trek and How They Are Used

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In most cases, life in the Federation is fairly easygoing. Earth is often described as a paradise, where private property still exists. Benjamin Sisko's father has a restaurant in New Orleans that he owns, but he apparently doesn't charge his customers. Both Captains Kirk and Pike own houses, too. Kirk had one represented in the Nexus in Generations , which he told Picard he "sold years ago." Christopher Pike has a horse ranch in Strange New Worlds ' series premiere, where Admiral April comes to recruit him back to command. Of course, Picard has his family's vineyard, which consists of a large house and a sizeable wine-production operation, too.

However, life in Federation colonies from The Original Series era into the 24th Century where life is considerably harder. They are often seen asking Starfleet for supplies and other material help in episodes across the series. Since they are on the periphery of Federation space, they may use Federation credits to do business with non-Federation peoples. In the classic "Trouble With Tribbles" episode, Cyrano Jones sells one of the furry creatures to Uhura for Federation credits. Antagonist Harcourt Fenton Mudd had a bounty in Short Treks listed in Federation credits and was caught in The Animated Series selling "love crystals" for 300 credits each.

The credits are likely just that, a measure of value that non-Federation members can use to pay Federation merchants or colonists for goods and services. Amass enough Federation credits, and one could purchase a replicator or even a starship . In TNG 's Season 3 episode "The Price," Picard is there to offer a lump sum of 1.5 million credits for control of a stable wormhole in the Barzanian Republic, along with a yearly stipend of 100,000 credits. While they may be used internally, it seems these are mostly for doing business outside of the Federation.

Gold-Pressed Latinum Is the Alpha Quadrant Currency of Choice

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While the Federation offered a bounty for Harry Mudd, even their own people didn't want credits. In the Short Treks episode "The Escape Artist," Tellarite bounty hunters wanted their payment in latinum. The substance was valuable in the Alpha Quadrant, particularly to Ferengi merchants. In its natural state, it was a silver liquid like mercury but was often pressed in gold (considered a mostly worthless substance on its own). This currency was created for Deep Space Nine and slowly defined over the series' run.

There were other currencies, such as the "isik," but latinum was, quite literally, universal. Latinum had several denominations: slips, strips, bars, and bricks. Values weren't consistent, as 100 slips equal a single strip, and 20 strips equaled a bar. Though, bars seemed to come in varying sizes, whereas bricks were of a consistent size and shape. When not suspended in gold, latinum was usually measured in grams and kilograms. In the DS9 episode, "Who Mourns for Morn," a mouthful of the liquid was supposedly equal to "100 bricks" of the gold-pressed stuff.

On DS9 there was no mention of Federation credits, and Starfleet conducted their business with the Ferengi, the Cardassians, and, presumably, the planet Bajor in latinum. It's unclear if latinum cannot be replicated, like the rare dilithium crystals that power warp drives. Yet, even if it could, the Federation likely wouldn't allow latinum replication. If they did, the introduction of the rare material would upend the economies of the non-Federation planets. It's unclear if the Federation mined latinum themselves or if they merely accepted it as payment so they could use it to pay non-Federation staff on the Deep Space Nine station, like the Bajoran security guards or the Starfleet guests at Quark's bar.

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In Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home , Kirk makes it clear twice that the Federation is already no longer using money by the late 23rd Century. Star Trek: Discovery and Strange New Worlds have introduced the idea of a "matter synthesizer," which is just an early form of the 24th Century's replicators. They are why the Federation and Starfleet can no longer care about money. These magical devices can create food, clothing, and just about anything else someone can think of seemingly out of thin air.

Star Trek: Voyager made it clear conservation of mass still applies, as the crew of that ship had "replicator rations." People's most basic needs are met via this device, though it's often stated that non-replicated food just tastes better. The economics of Star Trek are deliberately vague, more about the idea of a post-scarcity world than the reality of it. While it makes for some confusion when drilling down into the economic theory of it all, it works for the show. The people in Starfleet or civilian service don't have to work to survive, but they seem even more dedicated to careers than the most office-obsessed corporatists in the 21st Century.

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Over what has been almost 60 years of Star Trek the franchise has added a plethora of world-filling details, from surprisingly intricate spaceship design rules to socio-political infrastructures for the various different races shown on and off-screen. Each new race brings with them an entire culture of artifacts, history, and politics. Among the concepts introduced with the different alien civilizations, one of the most interesting is the prize for any eagle-eyed Ferengi: Latinum. But what exactly is this alluring substance?

While Latinum is primarily associated with the Ferengi, they are not the only culture in the franchise to use it. It is frequently used as currency by the Cardassians. From time to time when situation dictates it, even the Federation, normally so opposed to the concept of money , will use Latinum in trade. In fact, it was the most common form of currency used within the Alpha Quadrant, far exceeding any earth metal or electronic currently used today. The currency was first introduced within the unexpectedly dark and gritty Deep Space 9 series, during the season one episode “Past Prologue,” and has been a staple of the franchise ever since.

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Latinum may look to be a sci-fi simulation of bars of gold. However, the substance is actually most commonly found in a liquid state. While it can be frozen or mixed with other substances to solidify it, the most common way to store it is to suspend the liquid in gold or gold dust. These are the bars that frequently appear in Star Trek media, and this form is dubbed gold-pressed Latinum.

This was a smart move from the perspective of the writers. Choosing to portray the currency's appearance like bars of gold made modern-day audiences associate it with high value. The fact that gold was used to encase the much more precious material only added to the notion that this was an incredibly sought-after and costly material, literally more precious than gold. Latinum itself was found naturally in the galaxy. It was normally found in the form of mineable crystals found near pockets of various other, previously sought-after metals such as cobalt.

Latinum worked so well as currency throughout the majority of the Alpha Quadrant not only because it was an incredibly rare substance, but it was impossible to replicate (yet another example of the limitations of replicator technology ). This relates to why things like gold and diamonds, both highly valuable in today's society, are no longer worth anything in the world of Star Trek. Because they can be replicated easily, they have been stripped of any value as a currency. Dilithium is another substance impossible (so far) to replicate, as its molecular structure is so complex no known replicator is able to recreate it artificially.

The in-universe reason for using gold to encase liquid Latinum is that gold is a non-reactive metal. As such, there were no worries that the gold would affect, dilute, or taint the Latinum within. To be used as an efficient currency, gold-pressed Latinum is often broken down into different sizes. The most commonly used forms are slips, strips, bars, and bricks, but it’s likely that some eccentric and incredibly wealthy Ferengi may also have entire swimming pools of the stuff.

It is suggested that one bar of gold-pressed Latinum (measuring approximately 0.5 x 2.5 x 5 inches) is worth twenty strips, and one strip (0.5 x 2.5 x 3.5 inches) is equal to 100 slips (2.5 x 0.75 x 1 inches). The worth of a brick is never specifically stated, but Quark notes that it is worth considerably more than a bar.

As with any fictitious substance, it's hard to get a real reading on how much Latinum is actually worth by today's standards of currency. It’s shown time and again to be highly desirable. The bars themselves hold such a small amount that even a small cup full of the pure stuff was worth a fortune. The writers did try and sprinkle in some comparable examples. The mysterious, and often nefarious Garek of Deep Space 9 sells his exquisitely tailored dresses for around 20 strips. A custom holosuite program from Quark costs one bar, and Quark himself pays his dabo girls fourteen strips per pay cycle (the Star date equivalent to per month).

While Latimum was often a secondary thought for most human/Starfleet characters, audiences do find out approximately how much the Ferengi main characters have stored away in their accounts. The numbers speak words for their varying successes in the world of acquisition. The lovable Nog has five bars, while his father Rom has 17 bars. Quark, unsurprisingly, has one hundred bricks and six hundred bars — a staggering amount even for a Ferengi money hoarder.

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A Rare Slip of Latinum

The Perth Mint, following the release of previous Star Trek coins, has announced a limited edition Gold-Pressed Latinum Slip commemorating the cultural phenomenon from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

. Struck from 1-oz of 99.9% pure silver, the unique bar is fully gold-plated and inclu des the maker’s mark. Lat inum, as seen on DS9, was a rare silver-colored liquid of extremely high value and prized by many civilizations in the Alpha Quadrant, particularly the Ferengi Alliance.Extremely Limited EditionEach coin is presented in a special wooden ca se, with an illu strated shipper and numbered Certificate of Authenticity -- with no more than 5,000 to be released worldwide. Sci-Fi fans can purchase one of these precious collector items from perthmint.com.au; fans in Australia can purchase a slip at the Perth Mint Shop in East Perth and at leading coin dealers and Australia Post outlets.

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Denominations of gold-pressed latinum, in order of increasing value, according to canon include the Slip, the Strip, the Bar, and the Brick. Within Star Trek Online, the Latinum Ingot and the Latinum Pile are also mentioned as potential denominations. The Ingot is positioned between the Strip and the Bar, the Pile is placed after the Brick.

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Slips [ | ].

One hundred slips of gold-pressed latinum are equal to one strip.

Strips [ | ]

Twenty strips are equal to one bar of latinum. The exchange rate from strips to ingots is unknown, but presumably less than twenty strips.

Ingots [ | ]

The exchange rate from ingots to bars is unknown.

One bar of gold-pressed latinum is equal to twenty strips or 2,000 slips of latinum. The exchange rate from bars to bricks is unknown.

Bricks [ | ]

The exchange rate from bars to bricks is unknown.

Piles [ | ]

Piles are a hypothetical currency denomination. The exchange rate from bricks to piles is unknown.

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The Ferengi D’Vor

Carnac | September 10, 2020 June 29, 2020 | Independent Ship , Ships

The Ferengi D’Vor is an ugly, ugly ship, but it’s one that does one thing very, very well. It mines Latinum. And Latinum makes the galaxy go round, or at least it allows you to purchase speed ups, common materials, resources, and ship parts that you don’t otherwise have. And mining Latinum will help you win on Ferengi Monday .

What the Ferengi D’Vor Good At

The D’Vor’s Ship Ability is Latinum Mining – it gives you a bonus in mining Raw Latinum. This starts out at 12,000% at Level 1 and maxes out at 17,500% when you get the ship to level 45. This gives the ship a tremendous advantage in this one area .

Keep in mind that not all Latinum nodes are created equal. Those that require a higher warp range will be higher than the lower systems. Suliban and the Borg space Latinum systems will be even higher. And some nodes are fast nodes, that produce Raw Latinum twice as fast as the other nodes in the system. You’ll be able to spot them by their brightness, and they “twinkle” a little.

Attack Piggy

If you’ve powered up your D’Vor enough, you can turn from a simple Piggy into it’s alter ego … ATTACK PIGGY. It’s really handy in sneaking up on other D’Vors, who won’t tend to see you as a threat. Generally, it takes a ship strength of 100,000+ or more to really do damage. And just about everybody agrees that “Attack Piggy” is fun to say.

It’s only got one weapon, but it’s a kinetic weapon. And to boot, it only fires every other turn. So you’re really only going to be attacking other D’Vors with this.

Crewing the Ferengi D’Vor

The Ferengi D’Vor has one obvious weakness that you discover soon after you launch it. It’s protected cargo is terrible. It gets better as you tier up the ship, but it’s never great, and since there is no dedicated officer who gives you a bonus for mining Latinum, you’ll want to use some of your crew members to increase the protected cargo.

My recommendation for the best D’Vor crew is Joaquin as captain, and T’Pring as one of your officers.

For the third officer, you’ve got a few options. If you’ve got Ten of Ten (the Borg Tribble), then he’s your best bet. His mining speed option is going to make a huge difference in your mining rate.

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Gold pressed latinum in 2376 .

Latinum was a rare substance which was prized by many civilizations in the Alpha Quadrant , including the Ferengi Alliance . For use as currency , liquid latinum was usually suspended within gold or gold dust which produced gold-pressed latinum . ( DS9 episode : " Who Mourns for Morn? "; CCG set: Rules of Acquisition , card: "Gold-Pressed Latinum")

Latinum is usable as a currency specie because it is one of the few materials incapable of being replicated . Gold, which can be replicated, is unusable as a currency specie, and is useful only as a container for liquid latinum, due to gold's non-reactive nature. ( TNG novel : Balance of Power )

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Denominations and design [ ]

Denominations of gold-pressed latinum, in order of increasing value, include the slip, the strip, the bar and the brick. One bar of gold-pressed latinum is equal to twenty strips or 2,000 slips of latinum. ( CCG set: Rules of Acquisition , card: "Gold-Pressed Latinum") The exchange rate for bricks is unknown, but Quark implies that bricks are worth considerably more than bars.

Latinum denominations also included dekabars, hectobars and kilobars. ( TNG novel : Balance of Power )

A latinum slip measures 2½ x ¼ x 1 inches, a strip measures 3½ x ½ x 2½ inches, a bar measures 5 × ½ × 2½ inches and a brick measures 8 x 1 x 4 inches. ( Star Trek Auction Listings )

The gold casing carried a maker's mark; the lack of such a mark normally indicated that the bar was stolen, or was counterfeit. ( SCE eBook : Malefictorum )

Single bar of gold pressed latinum in 2370

Sources and provenance [ ]

Latinum was found naturally in the form of crystals which can be mined . Such crystals typically formed near pockets of nickel , iron , pergium , or cobalt . ( DS9 novel : Devil in the Sky )

A Federation survey of the Davon system sometime before 2348 found traces of latinum on the moon Davonia . In 2355 , the planets and moons of the Maxia Zeta star system were discovered to be richly endowed with many minerals and materials, including latinum. And in 2370 a group of Horta discovered deposits of latinum on Baraddo , Bajor 's outermost moon . Daribund also had latinum deposits. ( DS9 novel : Devil in the Sky ; TNG - The Lost Era novel : The Buried Age )

A large amount of latinum supposedly exists underground on Ferenginar .( DS9 reference : Legends of the Ferengi )

Quark in the mirror universe had never heard of latinum, but it was used in the Alliance and previously in the Terran Empire . ( DS9 episode : " Crossover ", , ST novels : Dark Passions, Book One , Dark Passions, Book Two , ST short story : " Mirror Universe ", " The Greater Good ", " The Worst of Both Worlds ", " Bitter Fruit ")

Latinum mining locations [ ]

• S'mtharz ( Federation )
• Cillers ( Romulan , coordinates -4181, -40)
• Maclyyn ( Klingon )
• Hann ( Federation , coordinates -4836, -19)
• Nasturta ( Romulan , coordinates -4540, -16)
• Ciara ( Klingon )
• Lainey ( Federation )
• Biruin ( Romulan , coordinates -4048, -2)
• Hoeven ( Klingon )
• Losti ( Federation )
• Koltiska ( Romulan , coordinates -4572, -146)
• Phelan ( Klingon )
• Noakyn ( Federation , coordinates -4763, 10)
• Gradientes ( Romulan , coordinates -4383, 12)
• H'Atoria ( Klingon )
• Sinisser ( Federation )
• Robeton ( Romulan , coordinates -4131, 30)
• Vendor ( Romulan , coordinates -4209, 112)
• Beta Penthe ( Klingon
• Barnard's Star
• Dessica ( Romulan , coordinates -4679, 407)

The Son'a used latinum to adorn their clothing and their furniture. ( ST movie : Insurrection )

Other uses for latinum include valuable brooches and earrings. ( DS9 episodes : " The Forsaken ", " Rules of Acquisition ")

The Olympic Games awarded latinum medals. ( DS9 - The Lives of Dax short story : " Old Souls ")

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Connections [ ], references [ ].

• PIC novel : Firewall

External link [ ]

• Latinum article at Memory Alpha , the wiki for canon Star Trek .
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• 2 Ferengi Rules of Acquisition
• 3 Odyssey class

Latinum is a rare silver liquid used as currency by the Ferengi Alliance and many other worlds. It cannot be replicated . For ease of transaction, latinum is usually suspended within gold to produce "gold-pressed" latinum.

Denominations of gold-pressed latinum, in order of increasing value, include the slip , the strip , the bar and the brick .

Quark states that the Divine Treasury (Ferengi Heaven) is made of pure latinum.

Latinum items

• Hair brooch : Lwaxana Troi 's latinum hair brooch was stolen while she was on Deep Space 9 in 2369 .
• Tooth sharpener : Quark had to use wooden chew-sticks while Rom used a latinum 'tooth sharpener' when they were children.
• Bucket : Quark suggests that Odo could have a latinum-plated bucket to sleep in.
• Waste extraction fixtures : According to Nog , the waste extraction fixtures in the Nagal Residence are plated with latinum. Quark suggests that, if made Grand Nagus , he would replace them with solid latinum fixtures.
• Bajoran earring : Kira Nerys receives a latinum Bajoran earring as a gift.

• Slips: One hundred slips of gold-pressed latinum are equal to one strip.
• Example: Nog 's life savings in 2373 equaled five bars of gold-pressed latinum.
• Example: Rom offers to buy Quark's bar for five thousand bars of gold-pressed latinum, although he expected Quark to haggle up to at least eight thousand.
• Example: Brunt bribes Quark with sixty bricks of gold-pressed latinum to make him financial advisor to the Nagus.
• Example: During the Lissepian Mother's Day Heist that took place in 2365 , 1,000 bricks of gold-pressed latinum were stolen.

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Star Trek Fleet Command (STFC) Mining Locations Here are some of the best Star Trek Fleet Command Mining Locations for Dilithium, Crystal, Gas and Ore in Star Trek Fleet Command

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Mining is an essential activity in Star Trek Fleet Command (STFC) to produce raw materials you can refine and use to upgrade your starbase and ships.

Boost mining productivity by assigning the correct officers to your ship and gain bonus mining speed and defence against other players.

Here are some of the best systems in Star Trek Fleet Command for Mining that all-important resource.

Latinum Mining Locations

Raw Latinum nodes have been added to 25 systems in the galaxy. The base rate on these nodes improves dramatically in higher-level systems. Additionally, they have a 1 in 8 chance of spawning "rich" raw latinum, which mines at double the base rate! Suliban is a special system that only has rich nodes of various qualities.

Raw latinum can be refined from level 16 in the refinery on a 22hr cooldown. The refining process converts raw latinum into latinum at a guaranteed rate. The conversion process produces ship parts for the Ferengi D'Vor as a byproduct.

Dilithium Mining Locations

Dilithium can be found in level 9 systems and above. Try exploring level 9 or higher systems to find dilithium. If you find a location not on this list, let us know in the comments below.

An easier way to obtain dilithium, which is quicker and less likely to end in your ship being attacked, is to farm hostiles . Certain factions drop up to 100 dilithium crystals with bonus amounts in PVE chests. Check the link to find which systems are best for farming dilithium.

Systems with 2-Star Raw Gas

Raw Gas can be found in 3 Grades 2, 3 and 4 stars - and refines into Common, Uncommon in the 2, 3 Grade and an additional Rare quality for the 3 and 4 Star.

Also, it can be sourced throughout the Neutral Zone and the Faction Zones, with the latter also providing it in large planet-sized quantities with nothing to differentiate it; therefore, merely clicking on a planet will reveal it's a resource within.

Systems with 2-Star Raw Crystal

Raw Crystal can be found in 3 Grades 2, 3 and 4 stars - and refines into Common, Uncommon in the 2, 3 Grade and an additional Rare quality for the 3 and 4 Stars.

Systems with 2-Star Raw Ore

Raw ore can be found in 2 Grades 2 and 3 stars - and refines into Common, Uncommon in the 2, 3 Grade and an additional Rare quality for the 3 Star.

Systems with 3-Star Raw Crystal

Systems with 3-star raw gas, systems with 3-star raw ore, related articles these articles may also be of interest to you.

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On Tuesday 5th of March 2024, SkizzleFritz said

What about G4 and G5?

On Tuesday 29th of November 2022, Andrew Lamb said

First time user! Helpful

On Friday 10th of January 2020, said

Coridan has dilithium

On Friday 3rd of January 2020, Darius said

Congrats, great guide!

On Monday 2nd of December 2019, Dave said

Aruna has 3* gas.

On Thursday 24th of October 2019, Omar Jones said

No dilithium in Rigel

On Tuesday 8th of October 2019, Ted Ole Valentinsen said

-And the big mystery: Where are the 4* locations???

On Wednesday 9th of September 2020, BretJames replied

TEDDI, It's BretJames ?? Where have you been!

On Sunday 6th of October 2019, David said

Amador in the neutral zone has G3 Crystals

On Friday 11th of October 2019, RasanzVK replied

No, only 2 star

On Tuesday 1st of October 2019, Psyphon said

There is no dilithium in Noakyn

On Saturday 28th of September 2019, Bluelion80 said

Where are the grade 4 locations?

On Monday 11th of November 2019, Bob replied

There are no 4* yet, they are coming in later update

On Thursday 19th of September 2019, Talgromar said

Aruna system in Fed Space, level 21, sys num 37068128, has 3* gas now after the node additions

On Thursday 5th of September 2019, Gary K. said

Sorenle is level 21, not 12 -- and has both 2-star gas and ore

On Wednesday 21st of August 2019, Paul said

Thanks. This is very useful and a huge time saver

On Saturday 10th of August 2019, Gary K. said

Nelve is only 2-star raw crystal - no dilithium.

On Thursday 1st of August 2019, Eric said

Azha (S:849541812) Is 2* Raw Crystal

On Monday 29th of July 2019, Sharp said

What about the 3 star ore locations

On Thursday 25th of July 2019, a said

No 3-star Ore locations, apart from one in the 2star list.

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Latinum is a valuable material in the Star Trek universe that has evolved into a common currency among various alien races.

In its natural state, latinum is a silver liquid [1] . It has no known industrial uses, but its rarity and the fact that it cannot be replicated have made it a valuable substance. For ease of handling, it is often placed within strips, bars, or bricks of gold - hence its informal name of "gold-pressed latinum." Latinum-plated jewels or tools are considered valuable items [2] .

Latinum is the standard currency of the Ferengi , [3] Bolian, and Lissepian [4] central banks and the de facto currency for interstellar trade by independent systems [5] .

• ↑ DS9 "Who Mourns for Morn"
• ↑ DS9 "Family Business"
• ↑ DS9 "Ferengi Love Songs"
• ↑ DS9 "Prodigal Daughter"

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How to Mine Latinum in Star Trek: Fleet Command

Star Trek: Fleet Command lets you explore star systems, build ships, mine resources, complete missions, join alliances and battle other gamers. One of the important tasks in the game is Mining. You will need to perform your daily goals, for missions, and to complete events. In Star Trek: Fleet Command, mining is a great way to gather new materials, especially crystals and ore. There are plenty of different crystals and ores to collect, and while you can produce some at your station (like tritanium and dilithium), you will need to send out your fleet to collect the other materials. In this article, we will explain how to mine Latinum in Star Trek: Fleet Command.

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Latinum can be mined throughout the Neutral Zone and the Faction Zones, and best mined with the purpose-built Ferengi D’Vor. The base rate on these nodes improves in higher-level systems. Furthermore, there’s a 1 in 8 chance of spawning a “rich” raw latinum node, which offers mining at double the rate. Suliban is a special system and has only rich nodes of various qualities.

After entering a system, you can set a course for nodes allowing you to salvage these materials. You’ll have to find each node manually as there doesn’t seem to be any specific mining areas in Star Trek Fleet Command.

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It can be refined from level 16 in the refinery on a 22hr cooldown. The refining process converts raw latinum into latinum at a guaranteed rate. The conversion process produces ship parts for the Ferengi D’Vor as a byproduct. There are two systems in Borg space that have the fastest raw latinum nodes in the game.

You’ll need special latinum cells acquired by hitting assimilated traders in Borg space and refining the ‘Latinum Antiques” they provide in order to gain access to these systems. Latinum nodes can be found in the following systems:

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Star Trek’s Prequel Movie Can Answer First Contact’s 30 Year Old Questions

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Celebrated on April 5th, First Contact Day remains one of the most significant holidays within the Star Trek universe. While Star Trek occasionally references Earth holidays like Halloween or Christmas, the franchise has also introduced several holidays unique to the Star Trek universe. Established to commemorate First Contact with the Vulcans after Zefram Cochrane's (James Cromwell) successful warp flight, First Contact Day has also been adapted by real-world Star Trek fans. In 2021, Star Trek began celebrating First Contact Day with reveals about upcoming Trek projects and merchandise, panels with cast and crew members, and other virtual events.

First Contact Day as a holiday was first established in Star Trek: First Contact , which saw Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the USS Enterprise-D crew travel back in time to stop the Borg from altering history. First Contact co-writer Ronald D. Moore chose April 5th because it was his son's birthday and Star Trek's most famous holiday was born. Star Trek's other real-world holiday, Star Trek Day, is celebrated on September 8th to mark the day that Star Trek: The Original Series first premiered. Still, First Contact Day remains a favorite among Trekkers, who often flock to social media to commemorate the holiday.

Star Trek's First Contact Day Celebrates Zefram Cochrane & The Vulcans

The vulcans would later become earth's strongest allies.

Zefram Cochrane (Glenn Corbett) was established as the inventor of warp drive in Star Trek: The Original Series season 2, episode 9, "Metamorphosis," when Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and the USS Enterprise encountered a young, immortal Cochrane on an asteroid. Cochrane role that lead to the United Federation of Planets' founding were more fully explored in Star Trek: First Contact, when the USS Enterprise-D crew helped ensure Zephram's historic warp flight occurred as it was always meant to. Accompanied by Commander William Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton), Cochrane launched the Phoenix on April 5, 2063, breaking the warp barrier just after 11 am.

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A Vulcan survey ship called the T'Plana-Hath happened to be passing nearby at the time and detected the Phoenix's warp signature. The Vulcan ship then landed in Bozeman, Montana, initiating the first open contact between an alien species and humanity. This historic meeting would lead to a new era for the human race, laying the groundwork for what would one day become the United Federation of Planets . Although Cochrane's initial motivations for inventing warp drive were largely financial, he later accepted his place in history, delivering speeches and sharing stories about his historic flight.

How First Contact Day Is Celebrated In Star Trek's Universe

First contact day becomes tinged with tragedy in star trek: picard.

Hundreds of years after the original First Contact between Earth and Vulcan, the holiday became less of a spectacle. Captain Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) once remarked that First Contact Day was merely a day off from school. While Earth's population likely celebrated First Contact Day in different ways, it appears it was used as an excuse to take a day off work or school and have a nice meal. Still, First Contact Day celebrated the Federation ideal of "infinite diversity in infinite combinations," commemorating the day when two species came together for the betterment of both.

In Star Trek: Voyager season 7, episode 23, "Homestead," the crew of the USS Voyager went all out celebrating the 315th First Contact Day as a way to feel more connected to Earth despite being in the distant Delta Quadrant.

Tragically, one of the most devastating attacks in Federation history occurred on First Contact Day, forever tarnishing the holiday. On First Contact Day 2385, rogue synths attacked Mars, destroying the Utopia Planitia Shipyards and decimating the planet. With over 92,000 lives lost, as well as 20,000 ships, the attack on Mars led Starfleet to scale back missions of exploration to focus on defense. The Federation also banned synthetic life, although this ban was later overturned when the Romulan Zhat Vash were revealed as the orchestrators of the attack.

Star Trek's Mirror Universe Has A Much Darker Version Of First Contact Day

The mirror universe zefram cochrane welcomed the vulcans with a shotgun.

Zefram Cochrane's first meeting with the Vulcans went a lot differently in Star Trek's Mirror Universe . As revealed in the Star Trek: Enterprise two-parter, "In a Mirror, Darkly," Cochrane still launched the Phoenix on April 5th, breaking the warp barrier. However, when the Vulcans made contact in Bozeman, Cochrane shot the first Vulcan with a shotgun and the Terrans raided the Vulcan ship. The Terrans assumed the Vulcans meant to invade Earth, and they killed all of the visiting aliens. The Terran Empire then used the stolen Vulcan technology to rapidly improve their own ability to travel the galaxy.

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Rather than using this upgraded technology for exploration, the Terran Empire set out to invade and conquer as many worlds as possible, relentlessly expanding their territory. Terrans acquired Vulcan technology more quickly than their Prime Universe counterparts, using it only for their own gain and developing new ships and weapons sooner. By the 2150s, the Terrans had conquered numerous alien civilizations, including the Vulcans, Denobulans, Andorians, Orions, and Tellarites. In the Mirror Universe, First Contact Day is celebrated as a holy day and Cochrane is lauded as a hero for stopping the supposed Vulcan invasion.

First Contact Day Vs. Frontier Day: Differences Explained

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One of Star Trek's other major holidays, Frontier Day commemorates the maiden voyage of the Enterprise NX-01 in April 2151. Both First Contact Day and Frontier Day celebrate the collaboration between alien species, but Frontier Day highlights Starfleet and its many achievements. In the final episodes of Star Trek: Picard season 3 , the Federation celebrated the 250th anniversary of Captain Jonathan Archer's (Scott Bakula) first mission. Admiral Picard and Captain William Riker (Jonathan Frakes) were both scheduled to speak at the event, which would also celebrate the final flight of the USS Enterprise-F.

Frontier Day was introduced in Star Trek: Picard season 3.

As almost all of Starfleet's most important ships were gathered around Earth for the 250th Frontier Day celebration, the Borg/Changeling alliance saw this as the perfect time to strike. With all of the Federation starships connected by a new automated fleet formation system, the Borg took over the ships and triggered assimilation in every officer under the age of 25. As the assimilated fleet prepared to fire on Earth, the USS Enterprise-D swooped in to save the day as the only ship not connected to the Starfleet mainframe. Admiral Picard and his crew put an end to the Borg, preventing the Frontier Day attack from being much worse and preserving a Star Trek holiday.

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