Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Forms of money

Paper Currency

Paper currency or another kind of fiat money. note that this only refers to indigenously produced paper currency. code absent if colonial money is used.   (See here)
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Variable Definition
Polity The Seshat Polity ID
Year(s) The years for which we have the data. [negative = BCE]
Tag [Evidenced, Disputed, Suspected, Inferred, Unknown]
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Variable Definition
paper_currency The absence or presence of paper currency for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Paper Currency Description   Edit
91
(Badarian)
Full Year Range of Badarian is assumed.
[-4400, -3800]
absent
None
92
(Egypt - Dynasty I)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Dynasty I is assumed.
[-3100, -2900]
absent
None
93
(Egypt - Dynasty II)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Dynasty II is assumed.
[-2900, -2687]
absent
None
94
(Greco-Bactrian Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Greco-Bactrian Kingdom is assumed.
[-256, -125]
absent
None
95
(Early Tana 2)
Full Year Range of Early Tana 2 is assumed.
[750, 1099]
absent
None
96
(Kushan Empire)
Full Year Range of Kushan Empire is assumed.
[35, 319]
absent
None
97
(Tocharians)
Full Year Range of Tocharians is assumed.
[-129, 29]
absent
None
98
(Hmong - Late Qing)
Full Year Range of Hmong - Late Qing is assumed.
[1701, 1895]
absent
None
99
(Northern Wei)
Full Year Range of Northern Wei is assumed.
[386, 534]
absent
None
100
(Cwezi Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Cwezi Dynasty is assumed.
[1450, 1699]
absent
None
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