It issued these assignats in huge quantities, not redeemable in gold or silver, but backed by the the reclaimed land of the church. During the french revolution, frances government was in desperate need of money to continue operating. Les assignats qui ont circule en france et dans les territoires occu. Billets assignats assignats en francs comptoir des monnaies. The role of assignats during the french revolution.
By september 1790 the assembly made the assignat into a paper currency, and the amount in circulation was increased from 400,000,000 livres to 1,200,000,000. Billets assignats assignats en livres sans face royale. Billets assignats 15 sols 25 sols 50 sols 5 livres 25 livres 250 livres 500 livres. Nous sommes specialistes en numismatique depuis 1999. Assignat n muszynski 41 en vente dans notre boutique assignats.
Assignat definition is a bill issued as currency by the french revolutionary government 178996 on the security of expropriated lands. Billets assignats assignats en francs comptoir des. Paper currency issued during the revolution which depreciated rapidly. All used the newly imposed republican calendar for dating purposes. Billets assignats comptoir des monnaies numismatique. While still a few steps from the officer she unfolded the kerchief and took out of it a white twentyfiveruble assignat and hastily handed it. In december 1789, to pay its immediate debts, the national assembly issued the assignat as a bond bearing 5 percent interest, with the recently nationalized church lands as security. The first issue of assignats during the french revolution, dated 1617 avril 1790. Assignats were paper money issued by the constituent assembly in france from 1789 to 1796. Assignats definition of assignats by the free dictionary. This 5 livre note of 6 mai 1791 was the first assignat of less than 50 livres. Partager ajouter ce contenu ajouter une note imprimer.
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