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Emergency currency

Scope note

Money issued under abnormal financial conditions, such as wartime or economic panic.

This term has 3 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object name

Getty AAT term number

3000193656

Broader Terms used

money

Narrower Terms used

siege pieces
notgelden
gun money

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

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