Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-30530552-20171121182355/@comment-24994749-20171123113324

Sentry 616 wrote: I suppose that could be the case, though I doubt RT would do that since that could be jarring to an American audience. RWBY was made with the intention of being animesque and has since ascended into full anime (at least as far as Japan is concerned). I would expect you average RWBY-viewver to be familiar with anime (and by extent Japanese currency).

Now, if Lien =/= Yen, and 16K IS a lot of money, Qrow having that much money could be because:

a) your average Ozluminati gets a fairly large amount of cash on a regular basis to be able to afford whatever comes up during an operation

b) huntsmen in general are wrapped up in money (Raven's words seem to imply being a huntsman is perceived as a quick road to lots of money)

c) Lien isn't quite worth the same everywhere. 16K could be a lot of money in Mistral, but nothing at whatever place Qrow last was actively working at.