Military scrip

"It's new Imperial scrip. You can only spend it on Imperial-held worlds and stations."

―Bar patron at Mishra

Military scrip, also called simply scrip or Imperial scrip, was currency issued to members of the Imperial Military. It was an accepted medium of exchange throughout the Galactic Empire, and there were harsh punishments for not accepting Imperial currency, whether or not the credit was considered a good risk. It was interchangeable with credits for a small fee.

Scrip was not accepted outside as valid currency outside of the Empire, whose influence had waned greatly in the time of the New Republic. Furthermore, there was no official rate of exchange, but unofficially there was a five to four Empire/Republic conversion rate, or five to three depending on whom you talked with.

Appearances

• Han Solo and the Lost Legacy (First mentioned) (as "Military Script")
• Dark Force Rising (as "Imperial scrip")
• Dark Force Rising audiobook (as "Imperial scrip")

Sources

• A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
• A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
• A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia

External links

• "Unstated Canon in Star Wars: The Essential Atlas" – Continuity, Criticisms, and Captain Panaka, Daniel Wallace's StarWars.com Blog (content now obsolete; archived from the original)