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Numismatic Rarities: Obsolete Currency Lexicon
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- 1. Banknote issuing authority famous for varied rare series
- 2. Term usually for stamps, here hinting paper’s collectible nature
- 3. Currency that cannot be exchanged freely for gold or foreign notes
- 4. Paper issued to replace confiscated currency during crises
- 5. Modern rare digital 'paper' money representing a paradigm shift
- 10. Informal handwritten bills circulated among transient workers
- 13. Substitute currency often temporary, used in times of shortage
- 14. German emergency money issued when coins vanished
- 15. Diplomatic envoy’s token money, not just a messenger
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- 6. Paper currency that could be exchanged for specie or coin
- 7. Issued paper promising future payment rather than current value
- 8. To strip legal tender status from paper or coin
- 9. Currency that famously suffered from revolutionary hyperinflation
- 11. Italian term for paper money, often collectible for rarity
- 12. Counterfeit or unissued design often prized by collectors
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