Officially circulating media of exchange manufactured from paper; used in Asia from the 8th century and issued in Europe from the 17th century.
This term has 3,529 records attributed within our system.
AAT
Object name
Object category
Collection
3000191324
<paper money by form or function>
<paper money by origin>
State Credit Note
State Treasury Note
bank notes
banknotes
bill
bills (paper money)
currency, paper
money, paper
notes, bank
paper currency
14yrs ago
Issuer:
Banco Central de la Republica Argentina
Place of use:
Argentina
State:
India
Issuer:
Military Administration of Burma
(Countermarked by)
Place of use:
Burma
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