Credit

The credit is the currency of the North American Union. Its official name is the NAU Credit.

The last existing trees from the original Central Park in Manhattan have been transplanted atop the Del Valle building which now occupies the area of the park once known as the Sheep Meadow. The public is invited to view the trees; admission is half a credit.

On 5 November 2142, CenBank approved a three-billion-credit loan to the Hispanic Commonwealth to cover lawsuits stemming from the Noriega moonbase disaster.

The NAU's five-year Habitat Mars programme – to terraform Mars for human habitation – is expected to cost a total of 100 trillion credits. On 5 January 2143, CenBank Chairman Barton Poole denied President Clarke's request for further financing of Habitat Mars, refusing to "loan the NAU another credit without full financial control of the project."

After his escape in May 2144, President Clarke offered a bounty of one million credits to anyone who captured Kyle Swann dead or alive.

Mike Void, the president of the CommLink Advertising Bureau, lobbied the government on 10 June 2144 to overturn the 2142 Virtual Entertainment Code banning the use of subliminal commercials known as blipverts. He said that broadcasters had experienced a dramatic reduction in advertising revenue since the introduction of the ban, and that a nanosecond or less of someone eating a Chow Cap during a floaterball game could easily bring in 100,000 credits.

The first 2145 Mustang convertible floated off the assembly line on 11 August 2144. Boasting features such as autopilot, a fusion engine and antigravity boosters which allow drivers to leapfrog over traffic jams, the limited edition classic went on sale at 250,000 credits.

On 22 November 2144, Jorge Diaz refused to contribute to the cost of a trip to explore Europa, saying: "It's a wild goose chase and my Hispanic Commonwealth won't contribute one credit towards it."

Following his disappearance in November 2145, Bimbetta Mondaine offered a 100,000 credit reward for any news leading to M'ti's return.

An entire week's run of Jones & Fletcher's meat pies went on sale at Sotheby's virtual auction house on 15 March 2146. One small batch of shepherd's pie sold for 5,000 credits.