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The '''credit''', abbreviated as "'''cR'''," is the standard currency of the [[Unified Earth Government]]. As of [[2553]], the Credit is still in use. Credits can be spent in the form of "credit chips," which seem to be similar to a credit card.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 43''</ref> Humans sometimes casually refer to credits as "credaroos," analogous to the way 20th and 21st century Americans would refer to [[wikipedia:United States dollar|dollars]] as "buckaroos."<ref>[http://halostory.bungie.org/oconnor_mclees_080508.html Frank O'Connor/Robt McLees Interview - August 2008]</ref> | |||
There is no known [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] monetary unit that can be compared to cR, and consequently the UEG has no idea how much money their [[weapons]] would cost.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGBruteGrenade '''Bungie.net''': ''Top Story: 1/24/2007'']</ref> | |||
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* | *Credits are the in-game currency used to purchase new armor permutations and [[armor effects]] in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. They also determine [[Rank (Halo: Reach)|rank]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach'''</ref> | ||
*In the trailer of ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', there are monitors that are intended to announce information to citizens. One of the messages says "Your tax '''dollars''' at work." As the dollar is no longer a functioning currency, the sign should really read tax ''credits'', but it is likely that the iconic phrase has not changed since the 21st century. | *In the trailer of ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', there are monitors that are intended to announce information to citizens. One of the messages says "Your tax '''dollars''' at work." As the dollar is no longer a functioning currency, the sign should really read tax ''credits'', but it is likely that the iconic phrase has not changed since the 21st century. | ||
*According to ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', there are no coins or papers used in the credit system,<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 23''</ref> but in the [[Audio log|Audio Logs]] in ''Halo 3: ODST'', an old woman is heard breaking an ATM with money in the form of coins and presumably paper coming out. Another ATM, found in gameplay, which also houses an [[Audio log|Audio Log]], is also constantly spitting out money until the Audio Log is collected. It is unknown whether this is an oversight or if the currency is different than credits. | *According to ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', there are no coins or papers used in the credit system,<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 23''</ref> but in the [[Audio log|Audio Logs]] in ''Halo 3: ODST'', an old woman is heard breaking an ATM with money in the form of coins and presumably paper coming out. Another ATM, found in gameplay, which also houses an [[Audio log|Audio Log]], is also constantly spitting out money until the Audio Log is collected. It is unknown whether this is an oversight or if the currency is different than credits. | ||
