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The currency of the American colonies, 1700–1764: a study in colonial finance and imperial relations. Dissertations in American economic history. New York: Arno Press, 1975. ISBN 0-405-07257-0. Ernst, Joseph Albert. Money and politics in America, 1755–1775: a study in the Currency act of 1764 and the political economy of revolution. Chapel ...
A scrip (or chit in India) is any substitute for legal tender.It is often a form of credit.Scrips have been created and used for a variety of reasons, including exploitative payment of employees under truck systems; or for use in local commerce at times when regular currency was unavailable, for example in remote coal towns, military bases, ships on long voyages, or occupied countries in wartime.
Company scrip is scrip (a substitute for government-issued legal tender or currency) issued by a company to pay its employees. It can only be exchanged in company stores owned by the employers. [1] [2] [3] In the United Kingdom, such truck systems have long been formally outlawed under the Truck Acts.
The currency of the American colonies, 1700–1764: a study in colonial finance and imperial relations. Dissertations in American economic history. New York: Arno Press, 1975. ISBN 0-405-07257-0. Ernst, Joseph Albert. Money and politics in America, 1755–1775; a study in the Currency act of 1764 and the political economy of revolution. Chapel ...
Benjamin Franklin began printing Province of Pennsylvania notes in 1729, [6] took on a partner (David Hall) in 1749, [7] and then left the currency printing business after the 1764 issue. [8] Paul Revere both engraved and printed bank notes [ 9 ] [ 10 ] for the Province and then the state of Massachusetts between 1775 and 1779, [ 11 ] and the ...
The first issue of currency (12,000 rubles) did not arrive until 1816, [13] and it was printed on a heavy card stock. [11] A second issue arrived in 1822 [ 5 ] printed on the same material. [ 14 ] Given the climate of Alaska and constantly being outdoors, the currency did not survive long in circulation. [ 11 ]
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This is a list of Continental currency banknotes, which were printed from 1775 through 1779. 1775. Denomination Obverse Reverse Date $1 November 29, 1775 [1] $2