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
121
(Elam III)
Full Year Range of Elam III is assumed.
[-612, -539]
absent
None
122
(Parthian Empire I)
Full Year Range of Parthian Empire I is assumed.
[-247, 40]
absent
None
123
(Parthian Empire II)
Full Year Range of Parthian Empire II is assumed.
[41, 226]
absent
None
124
(Pre-Ceramic Period)
Full Year Range of Pre-Ceramic Period is assumed.
[-7800, -7200]
unknown
None
125
(Sasanid Empire I)
Full Year Range of Sasanid Empire I is assumed.
[205, 487]
absent
None
126
(Sasanid Empire II)
Full Year Range of Sasanid Empire II is assumed.
[488, 642]
absent
None
127
(Classical Crete)
Full Year Range of Classical Crete is assumed.
[-500, -323]
absent
None
128
(Naqada II)
Full Year Range of Naqada II is assumed.
[-3550, -3300]
absent
None
129
(Susa I)
Full Year Range of Susa I is assumed.
[-4300, -3800]
unknown
None
130
(Archaic Crete)
Full Year Range of Archaic Crete is assumed.
[-710, -500]
absent
None
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