File:French Revolution Assignat - 1793 (8642722599).jpg

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France was bankrupt after the revolution so the National Assembly issued assignats that were backed by land confiscated from the Church. They were over issued which led to hyperinflation. Assignats were also very easy to counterfeit, which the English did in order to undermine the French economy.

An excellent description is available at this <a href="http://www.nbbmuseum.be/2012/02/revolution.htm" rel="nofollow">British Museum</a> link.
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Author Joe deSousa
Camera location48° 51′ 24.9″ N, 2° 20′ 28.35″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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