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National Currency
National Currency in the E-Commerce Law
Fiat Currency (a.k.a. “real currency,” “real money,” or “national currency”), is the coin and paper money of a
country that is designated as its legal tender; circulates; and is customarily used and accepted as a medium of exchange in the issuing country.
National Currency
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See Also
- Currency
- Federal Reserve notes
- Legal tender
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See Also
- Virtual Currency
- Artificial Currency Unit
- Bitcoin
- International Currency
- Currency Convertible In Fact
- Functional Currency
- Convertible Virtual Currency
- Hard Currency
- Exotic Currency
- Reserve Currency
- Soft Currency
- Fiduciary Currency
Biography
Definition of fiat money, Financial Times Lexicon
Franklin Noll, The Birth of U.S. Fiat Currency, Bloomberg (Apr. 2, 2012)
Hierarchical Display of National currency
Finance > Monetary economics > Money market > Money
National currency
Concept of National currency
See the dictionary definition of National currency.
Characteristics of National currency
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Translation of National currency
- Spanish: Moneda nacional
- French: Monnaie nationale
- German: Landeswährung
- Italian: Moneta nazionale
- Portuguese: Moeda nacional
- Polish: Waluta krajowa
Thesaurus of National currency
Finance > Monetary economics > Money market > Money > National currency
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