Explore: Paper Currency

that is payable to the bearer on demand, making it a form of currency. The main types of paper money are government notes, which are directly issued by political

The Currency Act or Paper Bills of Credit Act is one of several Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain that regulated paper money issued by the colonies

A currency is a standardization of money in any form, in use or circulation as a medium of exchange, for example banknotes and coins. A more general definition

Paper currency grading is the process of determining the grade or condition of a bank note, one of the key factors in determining its collectible value

issue paper money to pay for military expenses. The Continental Congress also issued paper money during the revolution — known as continental currency — to

A currency card, cash strap, currency band, money band, banknote strap or bill strap is a simple paper device designed to hold a specific denomination

and historically, private banks frequently handled all of a country's paper currency. Thus, many different banks or institutions may have issued banknotes

is a type of government-issued currency, authorized by government regulation to be legal tender. Typically, fiat currency is not backed by a precious metal

bronze coins to paper currency long before Europe did. In ancient times, various monetary theories emerged with the development of paper and metal money

hoarded given their intrinsic bullion value relative to irredeemable paper currency at the time. In late 1861, to help finance the Civil War, the U.S. government