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
51
(Leon & Castille)
Full Year Range of Leon & Castille is assumed.
[1230, 1715]
absent
None
52
(Makuria Kingdom I)
Full Year Range of Makuria Kingdom I is assumed.
[568, 618]
absent
None
53
(Makuria Kingdom II)
Full Year Range of Makuria Kingdom II is assumed.
[619, 849]
absent
None
54
(Makuria Kingdom III)
Full Year Range of Makuria Kingdom III is assumed.
[850, 1099]
absent
None
55
(Malacca Sultanate)
Full Year Range of Malacca Sultanate is assumed.
[1396, 1511]
unknown
None
56
(Malacca Sultanate)
Full Year Range of Malacca Sultanate is assumed.
[1270, 1415]
absent
None
57
(Maukhari Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Maukhari Dynasty is assumed.
[550, 605]
absent
None
58
(Mauretania)
Full Year Range of Mauretania is assumed.
[-125, 44]
absent
None
59
(Middle Greater Coclé)
Full Year Range of Middle Greater Coclé is assumed.
[700, 1000]
absent
None
60
(Early Tana 2)
Full Year Range of Early Tana 2 is assumed.
[750, 1099]
absent
None
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