The dollar was a common human term for currency. Variations of the dollar were used by the United States of America, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, and many others.
The US dollar was a standard medium of exchange for centuries, in use across that country. The Sands Hotel in the US state of Nevada is an example of a business that used dollars as a unit of exchange. (DS9 episode: "His Way")
In 2275, Montgomery Scott used the phrase "dollars to doughnuts" to describe how sure he was. (TOS novel: The Better Man)
In 2063, Zefram Cochrane admitted to being motivated by dollar signs. (TNG movie & novelization: Star Trek: First Contact)
By 2155, the Australian dollar was worthless. (ENT novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
Michael Eddington owned a Canadian one dollar coin, known as a "loonie". (DS9 episode: "Blaze of Glory")
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materials | acta crystal • gold • diamond • latinum • ludugial gold • silver • Orion energy orb |
units | bilbok • cent • credit • darsek • decim • dejebbit • dirak • dollar • drokna • ducat • dukor • energy • galorine credit slip • Huch • ilec • kern • klon peag • laertian dinar • lek • lita • notch-rock • prime transfer authority • quatloo • sakto • sous • stellor • szeket • t'chak • talon • tri-esta |