Gold

Gold was a shiny, warm yellow-colored metal that was valued by sentient beingsBattlefront: Twilight Company on some worlds. It could be turned into forms of currency, like the peggat and the wupiupi,Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know or fashioned into jewellery.Heir to the Jedi On Tatooine, water was such a scarce commodity that it was considered to be more valuable than gold.Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel
While valuable on some planets, gold, by the time of the Clone Wars, was mostly used in manufacturing. The Techno Union was known to use gold in droid manufacturing during the Clone Wars. The sashin-leaf meadAftermath and the wax secreted by Vashkan apidactyls had a color comparable to that of gold,"The Perfect Weapon" as did the chromium finish of C-3PO's plating.Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide Tibanna was considered to be a gaseous gold.The Odyssey of Star Wars: An Epic Poem
==Behind the scenes==
The real chemical element, gold, is symbolized in the periodic table of elements by the letters "Au", derived from the Latin aurum. This inspired the naming of a similar element in the Star Wars universe: Aurodium.
==Appearances==
===Non-canon appearances===
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*LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
==Sources==
*Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
*Star Wars: ABC-3PO
*Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
*Dawn of Rebellion
*Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
*Star Wars: The High Republic: The Lightsaber Collection
*Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
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Category:Currency
Category:Metals