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The french revolution, the assignats, and the counterfeiters
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The french revolution, the assignats, and the counterfeiters

With this concept, each purchase of an assignat signifies an advance for the State’s coffers. The Caisse de l’Extraordinaire issues the assignats and is responsible for collecting the sums from the sale of the national goods; the Caisse d’Escompte is (...)
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