Currency

There are several different forms of currency mentioned in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy stories.

The symbol of the Altairian Dollar.

These include:

• The Altairian Dollar
• The Flanian Pobble Bead
• The Ningi
• The Triganic Pu

British currency (GBP) is also mentioned several times, such as when Ford Prefect is buying drinks and peanuts in a pub for himself and Arthur Dent near the beginning of the story.