Dalmacijan Imperial Gold Reserves

Dalmacijan Imperial Gold Reserves

Industry	Brewery
Founded	1476
Headquarters	Nigrad, Shireroth
Products	Mint

The Dalmacijan Imperial Gold Reserves (DIGR) is a minting institution established in the 15th century AN, which played a pivotal role in the economic development of Qianjin Province (also known as South Dalmacija) and its successive rulers. DIGR has served as a financial backbone for various states, facilitating trade, governance, and modernization efforts across centuries. The mint foundation is influential enough to plunge a nation into fullblown economical crisis, as the recession of 1737 AN proved.

History

The resource-rich Qianjin Province attracted settlers, gold diggers, and adventurers as early as the 10th century AN. Despite its wealth in natural resources, the region’s harsh terrain and dangerous conditions limited settlement to coastal areas and trade hubs like those around Lake Christoph. By the 15th century, several towns had emerged, but the region remained sparsely populated.

The Reserves once were the source of the spending drift and wealth of certain Kildarian Dutches and Shirerithian Kaisers, like Gaelen IV, who distributed golden coins among the citizenry of the capital.

In 1476 AN, following the conquest of Qianjin by Kaiser Gaelen I of Shireroth, the DIGR was established to support the local administration under Dutch Patrick Foley. The reserves provided the financial means necessary to govern and develop the vast, newly incorporated territory. The foundation of DIGR marked the beginning of systematic gold extraction and financial administration in the region on a professional basis. It quickly became a vital component of the economies of Shireroth. During the 16th century AN, DIGR’s mint produced the first Kildarian Kala, a standardized currency replacing dozens of local currencies within the Kildarian Dutchy. Initially pegged to the Shirerithian Erb, the Kala gained widespread use and remained the region’s primary currency due to Kildare’s isolation and autarkic agrarian economy.

Successive rulers utilized Dalmacijan gold to bolster their currencies. Notably, Kaiser Gaelen IV, of Kildarian descent and with the necessary family connections to get access to the DIGR's immense reserves, used Qianjin gold for monumental projects, including the construction of opulent temples in Shirekeep. These expenditures left behind collector’s items such as pure gold imperial coins, which, while prized, almost caused hyperinflation in Shireroth.

Under the Great Jing, Dalmacijan gold became a cornerstone of fiscal policy. It was used to back the currency of both regimes and finance state operations. The discovery of additional gold reserves in Dalmacija and Xianbei during the mid-17th century AN solidified DIGR’s role as a financial powerhouse. In the late 17th century, the reserves backed the Golden Kala, allowing theoretical convertibility between currency and gold for every citizen of the Great Apollonian Empire. Though short-lived, the confederation’s reliance on DIGR underscored its importance in the region’s economy.

Following the collapse of the Greater Apollonian Empire, Qianjin would eventually be integrated into Greater Kildare as part of Shireroth after the signing of the Treaty of Gaelen's Landing. Under the administration of Steward Thuylemans, DIGR’s gold reserves were instrumental in his plans to modernizing Shireroth’s infrastructure and armed forces. The financial resources enabled large-scale industrialization efforts that transformed the region and elevated its strategic importance within the Imperial Republic. During the Mango Anarchy, the DIGR objected to support the government without promises for necessary monetary reforms. This partly led to the government's inability to pay back outstanding loans to Nouvelle Alexandrie and other creditors, forcing the government to default, which was one of the catalysators of the 1737 recession.