assignat
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Etymology
Origin of assignat
1780–90; < French < Latin assignātus assigned (past participle of assignāre ). See assign, -ate 1
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Mr. Albertus is right that the French Revolution was a “turning point in human history,” not merely the event that gave us the assignat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
From failing insurrections in Paris and the establishment of a new regime known as the Directory, the key drivers of the assignat were on their way out.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2023
In order to prevent inflation, revolutionary officials promised to retire the assignat from circulation and burn the notes once they were used to buy property, but this commitment was not always honored, prompting public mistrust.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2023
To stimulate purchases, the government began issuing a paper currency called assignat.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2023
He called to a friend to bring him, quick, a new assignat.
From The Peasant and the Prince by Kronheim, Joseph Martin
Unlike assignats, Bitcoins have no backing at all.
From Time ● Apr. 12, 2013
But the Government liked having extra money and didn’t cancel the assignats as the property was sold.
From Time ● Apr. 12, 2013
If the French Government had issued only enough assignats for that property, there would have been plenty of assignats to spend until the property was disposed of.
From Time ● Apr. 12, 2013
Attempts by the Convention to increase the value of the assignats were of no avail.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
Mirabeau was a strenuous advocate of the assignats.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
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