Grotzit

Grotzits, sometimes spelt grotzis and also known as crowns, were a form of currency, usually used in the Andromeda Galaxy around the year 2,000,000. Sabalom Glitz was fond of grotzits (TV: The Mysterious Planet) and later sold his crew for seventeen crowns each. (TV: Dragonfire) The grotzit was the Andromeda Galaxy's common currency. (AUDIO: A Life of Crime)

In Pease Pottage, the Sixth Doctor attempted to pay taxi fare with Andromedan grotzits. (PROSE: Business Unusual)

The Seventh Doctor later wished he had a grotzit for every time an Earthman thought Gallifrey was in Ireland. (PROSE: White Darkness)

Gloria Swannicker gave the Mayor of Ricosta 500 grotzits for the supposed funeral of Lefty Lonnigan. (AUDIO: A Life of Crime)

A Zocci bought a planetary hopper off Jinko using grotzits. (PROSE: The Red Bicycle)

Storage pods on the Enormous Storage Co. space station were paid for using Grotzits. (COMIC: Space Invaders!)

Behind the scenes

• No clear sense is ever given, within the body of stories considered valid on this Wiki, of the worth of a grotzit relative to Earth currencies familiar to viewers. In What's inside the Doctor Who LEGO set?, however, a clear exchange rate is given: one pound equals 52 Grotzis equals 324 Standardised Universal Credits.