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The Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination (QUID) was a proposed space currency created as a viral marketing campaign launched by Travelex with the London-based public relations and advertising firm talkPR. The full name is a backronym from ‘quid’ a slang term for the British Pound. The campaign stated that Travelex was launching a new form of money for space tourists that had no sharp edges was chemically inert and had other advantages over paper money.