User:IEPH/Sandbox/Ausonia

This is a general Ausonia-related sandbox thread. I'm probably not going to categorize this one.

NOTE (3 SEPTEMBER 2024): AS OF TODAY, ALL SANDBOX-RELATED CONTENT IS FOR THE REWRITE ONLY, WITH VARIOUS BITS AND PIECES PORTED OVER FROM PRE-EXISTING CONTENT

Ausonian currency

• Decimalised in the 1930s
• Various denominations still preserved (unlike when the UK decimalised)

Table of ratios

Ratio of coinage for the livre

	Two livres (double-coq)	One livre (coq)	écu	florin	sou	gros	duodenier	denier
Two livres (double-coq)	1	2	4	10	20	40	100	200
One livre (coq)	​1⁄2	1	2	5	10	20	50	100
écu	​1⁄4	​1⁄2	1	​2 1⁄2	5	10	25	50
florin	​1⁄10	​1⁄5	​1⁄2.5	1	2	4	10	20
sou	​1⁄20	​1⁄10	​1⁄5	​1⁄2	1	2	5	10
gros	​1⁄40	​1⁄20	​1⁄10	​1⁄4	​1⁄2	1	​2 1⁄2	5
duodenier	​1⁄100	​1⁄50	​1⁄25	​1⁄10	​1⁄5	​1⁄2.5	1	2
denier	​1⁄200	​1⁄100	​1⁄50	​1⁄20	​1⁄10	​1⁄5	​1⁄2	1

Coins

Image		Name (French)	Value	Technical parameters				Description
Front	Back			Diameter	Thickness	Mass	Composition	Main color				Edge	Obverse	Reverse
								Primary		Secondary
File:AULpennyO.png	File:AULpennyR.png	denier	1d	16.25 mm	1.67 mm		Copper-plated zinc		Bronze	None		Smooth	Laurel wreath, value	Laurel wreath, RA, year of minting
File:AULtwopenceO.png	File:AULtwopenceR.png	duodenier	2d	19.05 mm	1.67 mm		Copper-plated zinc		Bronze	None		Smooth	Laurel wreath, value	Laurel wreath, RA, year of minting
File:AULgroatO.png	File:AULgroatR.png	gros	5d	19.75 mm	1.75 mm		Copper-plated zinc		Bronze	None		Smooth	Laurel wreath, value	Laurel wreath, RA, year of minting
File:AULshillingO.png	File:AULshillingR.png	sou	1s (10d)	21.225 mm	1.75 mm		Cupronickel		Silver	None		Plain with seven indents	State title, value,	Laurel wreath, emblem, year of minting
File:AULflorinO.png	File:AULflorinR.png	florin	2s (20d)	24.257 mm	1.93 mm		Cupronickel		Silver	None
File:AULcrownO.png	File:AULcrownR.png	écu	5s (50d)	24.257 mm	1.93 mm		Cupronickel		Silver	None
File:AULsovereignO.png	File:AULsovereignR.png	coq	₤1	23.25 mm	1.93 mm				Silver		Gold
File:AULdoublesovereignO.png	File:AULdoublesovereignR.png	double-coq	₤2	23.25 mm	1.93 mm				Gold		Silver

Banknotes

Banknotes of the Ausonian livre

Image		Value	Dimensions (inches)	Main Color	Design
Obverse	Reverse				Obverse	Reverse
File:AUS ₤5 obv.png	File:AUS ₤5 rev.png	₤5	4.5 x 2.25	Blue
File:AUS ₤10 obv.png	File:AUS ₤10 rev.png	₤10	4.75 x 2.25	Yellow
File:AUS ₤20 obv.png	File:AUS ₤20 rev.png	₤20	5 x 2.25	Green
File:AUS ₤50 obv.png	File:AUS ₤50 rev.png	₤50	5.25 x 2.25	Red
File:AUS ₤100 obv.png	File:AUS ₤100 rev.png	₤100	5.5 x 2.25	Orange
File:AUS ₤200 obv.png	File:AUS ₤200 rev.png	₤200	5.75 x 2.25	Purple
File:AUS ₤500 obv.png	File:AUS ₤500 rev.png	₤500	6 x 2.25	Grey	Gaspard de Montmorency, Grand Palace of Savonnes, Mont Blanc	Battle of Vassy, Flag of the Commonwealth

Ausonian Armed Forces - Uniforms and Ranks

Ausonian Army

Uniforms

Ranks

	Marshals			Generals				Senior officers			Junior officers				Student officers
Collar insignia
Shoulder insignia
Code	OF-10			OF-9	OF-8	OF-7		OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF-D	Student Officer
French	Maréchal de la République	Maréchal de l'Armée	Maréchal	Général	Lieutenant- général	Major-général	Général de brigade	Colonel	Lieutenant- colonel	Major	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Cornette	Enseigne	Cadet	Sous-cadet
English	Marshal of the Commonwealth	Marshal of the Army	Field marshal	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Cornet	Ensign	Cadet	Junior cadet

	Non-Commissioned Officers								Enlisted Rank-and-File
Collar insignia
Sleeve insignia										no insignia
Shoulder insignia
Code	OR-9	OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5		OR-4		OR-3	OR-2		OR-1
French	Adjutant- chef	Adjutant- maître	Adjutant	Sergent-major	Officier- aspirant	Sergent	Élève-officier	Brigadier	Caporal	Sous-officier étudiant	Soldat de 1ère classe	Soldat
English	Chief Warrant Officer	Master Warrant Officer	Warrant Officer	Sergeant-Major	Officer Candidate	Sergeant	Student Officer	Brigadier	Corporal	NCO Student	Private first class	Private

Ausonian Navy

Uniforms

Ranks

Collar insignia	no insignia
Sleeve insignia	no insignia
Shoulder insignia	no insignia
Code	OR-2	OR-1
French	Matelot breveté	Matelot
English	Able Seaman	Seaman

Pillarization

	Protestant	Catholic	Tatar/Muslim	Liberal	Socialist
Broadcasting organizations

Revamp of Ausonian units

Length

• 1 lieue = 60 arpents = 1,800 toises

Unit		Relative Value (pieds)	SI value	English value
French	Translation
point	point	​1⁄192	1.5875 mm	​1⁄16 inch
ligne	line	​1⁄96	3.175 mm	​1⁄8 inch; cf. line
pouce	inch	​1⁄12	2.54 cm	1 inch
pied	foot	1	30.48 cm	1 ft
toise	fathom	6	1.829 m	6 ft
perche	perch, rod	18	5.486 m	18 ft
arpent		180	54.864 m	180 ft
lieue	league	10,800	3.292 km	10,800 ft

ORTF

Basic structure (aka ⸘WTF‽)

• Essentially a mish-mash of the German (ARD) and Dutch (NPO) public broadcasting systems

Members

Region-based

Regional broadcaster (translation)	Abbreviation	Logo	Main office location(s)	Income 2020 (₤m)	Year of establishment	Region of coverage
Radiodiffusion Albretaine (Albretaine Broadcasting)	RA	File:ORTF RA-logo.svg	Draguignan	650	1947	Albret
Radiodiffusion Brie-Savonnes (Brie-Savonnes Broadcasting)	RBS		Savonnes	432	1996	Brie, Savonnes
Réseau de l'information mondiale (Global Information Network)	RIM	File:ORTF RIM-logo.svg	Châlons	Financed through taxation	1958	International