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Definition of Assignat

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...
- Sainte-Menehould, recognized the King, perhaps from his portrait printed on an ****ignat in his possession. Seven detachments of cavalry posted along the intended...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- denominated in livres. These were issued until 1793, alongside ****ignats from 1789. ****ignats were backed (in theory) by government-held land. Like the issues...
- Historia.fr. Retrieved 26 November 2023. "****ignat de 50 livresCatalogue général des ****ignats français". ****ignat.fr. Guttner, Darius von (2015). The French...
- 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...
- exchange offices were shuttered to curb the circulation of counterfeit ****ignats and the outflow of capital, with investments in foreign countries punishable...
- 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...