The Shekel is a unit of currency used in the city of Shurrupak and, presumably, in the wider Inland Sea region of southern Khul. How the Shekel relates in value to the Gold Piece (which a standard unit of currency in the Inland Sea) is uncertain, but it appears to be of relatively low value, since the poor of Shurrupak are described as being "willing to do almost anything to earn a few shekels." It is perhaps a local name for the Silver Piece.