Bottle Caps
Item from Fallout by Interplay / Bethesda
Nuka-Cola caps repurposed as post-War currency — the wasteland's universal medium of exchange and proof that civilization will invent money out of anything.
Also known as: Caps, Currency, Money
What They Know
- Originally backed by the water merchants of the Hub in New California — caps could be exchanged for water
- Nuka-Cola caps specifically, not just any bottle cap — counterfeits exist but are detectable by weight
- The NCR tried to replace caps with paper dollars backed by gold reserves, but caps remain dominant
- Caesar's Legion mints its own coins but caps are still accepted in Legion territory
Connections
- derived_from — nuka_cola
- currency_of — diamond_city
- currency_of — new_vegas_strip
- currency_of — megaton
- standardized_by — tandi
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