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The '''lhõnan''' ([[Haltzeonian]] {{kard|}} {{ipa|/ʎõˈnɐn/}}) is the national currency of the Kardonian Empire broadly and the [[New Maeksikeo|Outpost of New Maeksikeo]] specifically. Its symbol is {{kard|}}, the [[Interastral Standard Alphabet|KISA]] letter ''lhaq'' with the KISA letter ''naq'' in its margin. Lhõnan values are typically expressed in octal, the base used in [[Haltzeonian|the Kardonian languages]], like how musan values are typically expressed in seximal, the base used in [[Rokadong]].

==Mechanics==
As New Maeksikeo is not in the [[United Ŋations]] or the [[unUnited Ŋations]], the lhõnan is not pegged to any existing currency. However, in the Kardonian Empire's source, it is said to be {{fraction|20|3}} lhõnan to 1 2026 United States dollar, or nearly 8 lhõnan to the 2026 euro. The documentation originally called it simply "comparable to the exchange rate with the Chinese yuan", and these more exact values use the relevant exchange rate (US$1 being precisely CN¥6.67 according to xe.com) on July 14, 2026, the time this page was first published.<ref>Yes, Astaryuu, the author of this document, is concerned that the ''specific date'' of the comparison of KEL/USD to CNY/USD is required. This is thanks to copious r7 reasons that may affect the latter exchange rate.</ref>

[[Astaryuu]] plans to make in-lore links for the value of the lhõnan once Xhesas and Sebroar's spreadsheet on the in-roleplay value of different Nguhcraft currencies is firmly established, but for now, since the [[musan]] is estimated to be approximately three times the value of the 2026 United States dollar, the lhõnan can be assumed to have approximately {{fraction|1|20}} the purchasing power of the musan.

Unlike the musan, there are no plans to make the lhõnan function in-game. If they ever are added, they will be added as {{lhonan|nolink=yes|262144}} multiples ("páenhan lhõnanil", where paenhan is the name for 1,000,000<sub>8</sub>), to roughly match their in-roleplay value while being a convenient (octal) number.