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
141
(Ubaid)
Full Year Range of Ubaid is assumed.
[-5500, -4201]
absent
None
142
(Ur - Dynasty III)
Full Year Range of Ur - Dynasty III is assumed.
[-2112, -2004]
absent
None
143
(Uruk)
Full Year Range of Uruk is assumed.
[-4000, -2900]
absent
None
144
(Safavid Empire)
Full Year Range of Safavid Empire is assumed.
[1501, 1722]
unknown
None
145
(Seljuk Sultanate)
Full Year Range of Seljuk Sultanate is assumed.
[1037, 1157]
absent
None
146
(Elam - Shimashki Period)
Full Year Range of Elam - Shimashki Period is assumed.
[-2028, -1940]
absent
None
147
(Icelandic Commonwealth)
Full Year Range of Icelandic Commonwealth is assumed.
[930, 1262]
absent
None
148
(Latium - Bronze Age)
Full Year Range of Latium - Bronze Age is assumed.
[-1800, -900]
absent
None
149
(Latium - Copper Age)
Full Year Range of Latium - Copper Age is assumed.
[-3600, -1800]
absent
None
150
(Archaic Crete)
Full Year Range of Archaic Crete is assumed.
[-710, -500]
absent
None
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