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assignats

Source :
The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. Edition 6, 2000, p2529
Publication Year :
2000

Abstract

assignats, paper currency issued during the French Revolution. To redeem the huge public debt and to counterbalance the growing deficit, the revolutionary constituent assembly issued (Dec., 1789) treasury notes, called […]

Subjects

Subjects :
Paper money

Details

Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.
Accession number :
edsgcl.69014886