Money Not Backed by Gold or Silver

Posted At : January 18, 2007 9:00 PM | Posted By : James Senick
Related Categories: Banknote Collecting

There is currency from the French Revolution in the 1790's called an assignat, which was not backed by gold or silver. It was backed by seized Church property.

-- Lee the Stamp Gal

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