Medieval Coin Worlds

Substantial weight. Authentic minting. For LARP, RPG, and immersive worlds.

• • ✔ No plastic – real metal

• ✔ Starting at €0.40 per coin
• ✔ Ideal for LARP, markets, and games

• • Central Europe
  • England & France
  • Charlemagne (Early Middle Ages)
  • Vikings
  • Crusades
  • Byzantium & Great Moravia
  • Hussite Wars

Coins can serve as props, but they are primarily a means of supporting the game economy and are particularly suitable for the following occasions: historical markets and town festivals

• realistic game economies in LARP, RPG, and other games
• medieval reenactment games
• courtly and political LARPs
• historical scenarios
• games with multiple social classes

The Middle Ages spanned many centuries, and very different currency systems were in use across the various regions of Europe.

That is why we have created several “worlds”—historical and playable environments, each with its own economic rules.

↓ Choose your medieval coin worlds ↓

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Worlds and Their Coins

Charlemagne – Early Medieval Darkness

Set in the 9th century, this world reflects the transition from Roman traditions to early medieval Europe.

Charlemagne is a world in the darkness of the early Middle Ages in the 9th century. As a small coin we use the copper solidus (sou), instead of the small silver iron denarius, as a large silver silver denarius, which Charlemagne introduced as the basic currency and linked it to the Roman denarii. As a small gold we have the Byzantine solidus and the large gold Carolingian gold (denarius).

• Copper: solidus (sou)
• Small silver: iron denar
• Large silver: silver denar
• Small gold: Byzantine solidus
• Large gold: Carolingian gold coin

Charlemagne’s reform established the denar as a key currency across Europe.

Coins of Charlemagne world

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Vikings – Trade and Raids

A world shaped by both trade and conquest.

The Vikings are a very similar world in time, but the basis of the currency is the penny minted by the Vikings in Danelaw (copper, silver and gold) and mixed in with the silver Carolingian denarius and the Byzantine gold solidus, which came to the Viking world both through trade and during raids on the mainland and the Mediterranean.

• Core coin: Viking penny (in multiple materials)
• Additional: Carolingian silver denar
• High value: Byzantine gold solidus

Explore Viking Coins

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Central Europe – Silver Economy

13th–14th century economic system centered on trade and mining.

Currency standards for approximately the 13th-14th century. There are mixed denarii of Charlemagne and brectates of Frederick Barbarossa, among the silver coins the Prague grosz dominates, the small gold coin Florin introduced by the Luxembourgers and the large gold coin of the highest value is the large ducat of Charles IV.

• Copper: bracteate
• Small silver: denar
• Large silver: Prague groschen
• Small gold: florin
• Large gold: ducat of Charles IV

A structured and highly functional medieval economy.

View Medieval Central Europe coins

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Holy Roman Empire

Similar to Central Europe, but with different gold standard.

It is logically very similar, but there is no Luxembourgish florin, instead there is the Augustalis of Frederick II. (Federico)

• Copper: bracteate
• Small silver: denar
• Large silver: groschen
• Small gold: Augustalis (Frederick II)
• Large gold: ducat

View Medieval Central Europe coins

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England & France – Royal Economy

A more centralized and royal monetary system.

Middle Ages of England and France is a different cultural circle. As a small coin there is the penny, but it could also be the French sou (solidus) or liard. As a smaller silver coin we use the Ecu argent, the large French Liver ((Tours grosz). The small gold is the Ecu introduced by Louis IX and the large gold is the Noble Edward III.

• Copper: penny / sou / liard
• Small silver: écu argent
• Large silver: livre (Tours gros)
• Small gold: écu d’or
• Large gold: noble

This world emphasizes authority, taxation, and courtly life.

Browse England & France coins

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Crusades – Between Worlds

The Crusaders are a special world – on the border of Byzantium (solidus), the Orient (Saladin’s gold coins and silver) and the West (Templar coins)

A hybrid system combining:

• Byzantine coins
• Islamic coins (Saladin)
• Western (Templar) coins

A unique mix of cultures and currencies.

Let’s explore the gold of the Crusaders

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Byzantium & Great Moravia

Eastern and early Slavic influences.

Byzantium is an empire that we all know and that, strictly speaking, never existed. In fact, it was the Roman Empire that continued until the fall of Constantinople. But we are all used to the name Byzantium, even though it did not spread until 100 years later. In the early Middle Ages, it was the culturally and economically strongest region of Europe and it is not surprising that all the early medieval Slavic states, such as Great Moravia, fell under its influence.

• Copper: solidus variants
• Silver: denar / sestertius
• Gold: Byzantine solidus

Go east to Constantinople

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Hussite Wars – Collapse of Order

Early 15th century Central Europe in crisis.

The Hussite Wars represent the first half of the 15th century in Central Europe. As gold coins, florins and ducats continued (both were minted by Emperor Sigismund in Kremnica), with grosz it was worse because the mint in Kutná Hora did not mint new coins during the wars. So there were old grosz and parvus, smaller silver coins in circulation. However, both were counterfeited a lot because there was no strong state power to prosecute counterfeiting. There were a lot of grosz and parvus in circulation with a low silver content. A special small coin was the so-called The flute, which we have in the set as a patinated copper version of the parvo, was actually a slightly uglier coin with very little value.

• Copper: flútek (low-value parvus)
• Small silver: parvus
• Large silver: groschen (often debased)
• Small gold: florin
• Large gold: ducat of Sigismund

Currency was unstable, often debased, and widely forged.

 

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Medieval coins – trade, power and everyday life

• Central Europe 
• England & France
• Charlemagne (Early Medieval)
• Vikings
• Crusades
• Byzantium & Great Moravia
• Hussite Wars

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Coin System – How Our Sets Work

When we build coin sets, we use a consistent 5-tier value system:

• Copper (small change)
• Small silver
• Large silver
• Small gold
• Large gold

This structure makes it easy to create a functional and believable economy in any setting.

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How to Use These Coins

These systems are designed for real use:

• LARP events (rewards, trade, factions)
• historical markets (real exchange currency)
• RPG and board games (tactile economy)

You can use a ready-made set or build your own using our Game Economy Designer.