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.
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<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
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