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
311
(Late Formative Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Late Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[-400, -101]
absent
None
312
(Middle Formative Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Middle Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[-800, -401]
absent
None
313
(Terminal Formative Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Terminal Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[-100, 99]
absent
None
314
(Oaxaca - San Jose)
Full Year Range of Oaxaca - San Jose is assumed.
[-1150, -700]
absent
None
315
(Oaxaca - Tierras Largas)
Full Year Range of Oaxaca - Tierras Largas is assumed.
[-1400, -1150]
absent
None
316
(Cuzco - Early Intermediate I)
Full Year Range of Cuzco - Early Intermediate I is assumed.
[200, 499]
absent
None
317
(Cuzco - Early Intermediate II)
Full Year Range of Cuzco - Early Intermediate II is assumed.
[500, 649]
absent
None
318
(Cuzco - Late Intermediate I)
Full Year Range of Cuzco - Late Intermediate I is assumed.
[1000, 1250]
absent
None
319
(Cuzco - Late Formative)
Full Year Range of Cuzco - Late Formative is assumed.
[-500, 200]
absent
None
320
(Inca Empire)
Full Year Range of Inca Empire is assumed.
[1375, 1532]
absent
None
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