The ICSS Credit is the primary reserve currency and the most widely used currency in the Milky Way galaxy. Its symbol is ¢. It is the standard currency for general item values, with local currencies used when dealing with protected or uncontacted worlds.
In ordinary speech, narration, rules and price lists, the currency is called a credit in the singular and credits in the plural. The full name, ICSS Credit, is used in very formal situations and in this descriptive entry. The symbol ¢ denotes the credit itself: ¢250 means 250 credits.
Credits exist entirely as digital balances held in accounts. The currency has no physical manifestation: there are no credit coins, banknotes or other physical forms of the money. People transfer credits directly between accounts using software.
Vendors use point-of-sale software that interacts with a customer's wallet-connected device to make a payment. The device provides access to the customer's wallet and account; the payment transfers a digital balance between accounts. A routine purchase can use a tap-style interaction between the customer's device and the vendor's payment system.
General item values, equipment prices and other monetary amounts use credits and the ¢ symbol by default. When the subject is a protected or uncontacted world, use the relevant local currency.