001/*
002 * JScience - Java(TM) Tools and Libraries for the Advancement of Sciences.
003 * Copyright (C) 2006 - JScience (http://jscience.org/)
004 * All rights reserved.
005 * 
006 * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software is
007 * freely granted, provided that this notice is preserved.
008 */
009package org.jscience.economics.money;
010
011import javax.measure.quantity.Quantity;
012import javax.measure.unit.BaseUnit;
013
014/**
015 * This interface represents something generally accepted as a medium of 
016 * exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment. The units for money
017 * quantities is of type {@link Currency}.
018 * 
019 * @author  <a href="mailto:jean-marie@dautelle.com">Jean-Marie Dautelle</a>
020 * @version 3.0, February 13, 2006
021 */
022public interface Money extends Quantity {
023
024    /**
025     * Holds the base unit for money quantities (symbol "¤", currency symbol).
026     */
027    public final static BaseUnit<Money> BASE_UNIT = new BaseUnit<Money>("¤");
028
029}