Unified Currency Riot

The Unified Currency Riot was a two-week period of political unrest and violence in Jata, Cestulus (Davien II) in 2529 following the introduction of the United Earth Credit (UEC) to the [United Planets of Earth (UPE)](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0QxBjKP2PN-united-planets-of-earth) market. The riot began when a private security officer discharged his weapon into a protesting crowd on the steps of the local [SSN/CAtv](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0QxYwPK88l-ssncatv) headquarters. Hundreds were injured in the subsequent riots and several died when the UPE military ultimately intervened, bringing two weeks of looting, vandalism, and property destruction to an end.