Woolong
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In the science fiction anime television series Cowboy Bebop, the woolong is the universal currency used by humans in the Solar system. It is usually transacted directly from one account to another using portable electronic devices which can network to ATMs and each other, and only rarely carried as actual paper currency. While never explicitly said, one woolong is assumed to be equivalent to one modern Japanese yen.
The symbol for woolong is ₩, which is identical to the currency symbol for the Korean won (Unicode 20A9 hexadecimal, 8361 decimal). Woolong means "Five Dragons" in Chinese.
Note that "woolong" is also a way to spell oolong, as in the tea. It is unclear if this means anything in regard to the fictional currency.