Gold-Pressed Latinum —
Latinum is a rare silver liquid used as currency by many worlds, most notably the Ferengi Alliance. Latinum cannot be replicated and the reasons for its rarity are unknown. Latinum is usually suspended within the element gold to produce the currency Gold Pressed Latinum (GPL)Gold-Pressed Latinum icon.png. see also: http://sto.gamepedia.com/Gold-Pressed_Latinum
We live in the Alpha Quadrant of the Milky Way. see also — http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Alpha_Quadrant
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Deep_Space_Nine