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Assignat
Assignat As`si`gnat" (?; 277), n. [F. assignat, fr. L.
assignatus, p. p. of assignare.]
One of the notes, bills, or bonds, issued as currency by the
revolutionary government of France (1790-1796), and based on
the security of the lands of the church and of nobles which
had been appropriated by the state.
Meaning of Assignat from wikipedia
- An
****ignat ([asiɲa]) was a
monetary instrument, an
order to pay, used
during the time of the
French Revolution, and the
French Revolutionary Wars. ****ignats...
- of the
****ignats "had
plunged from 31
percent of that of the
silver currency in July 1794 to 8
percent in
March 1795" The main
cause of
****ignat depreciation...
- Sainte-Menehould,
recognized the King,
perhaps from his
portrait printed on an
****ignat in his possession.
Seven detachments of
cavalry posted along the intended...
-
Nemours feared the
emission of
****ignats would double the
price of bread.
Since no one had
truly the
right to make
****ignats,
everyone would soon
begin to...
- Historia.fr.
Retrieved 26
November 2023. "
****ignat de 50
livres –
Catalogue général des
****ignats français".
****ignat.fr. Guttner,
Darius von (2015). The French...
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denominated in livres.
These were
issued until 1793,
alongside ****ignats from 1789.
****ignats were
backed (in theory) by government-held land. Like the issues...
- of
bonds called ****ignats. The
value of
these bills or
bonds was
based on the
estimated value of the
clerical properties. The
****ignats were
issued by...
- the
paper money, the
****ignat, had
fallen to a
fraction of its value, and
prices soared. The
Directory stopped printing ****ignats and
restored the value...
- property, the
value of
which was used to back a new
paper currency known as
****ignats. In return, the
state ****umed
responsibilities such as
paying the clergy...
-
authorities of
their presence after recognizing the King's face on an
****ignat as
Louis tried to buy
something from a shop. The
royal family was returned...
