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assignats

English translation: A bank note used during the French Revolution

21:08 Mar 14, 2002
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
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French term or phrase: assignats
French historical term
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English translation:A bank note used during the French Revolution
Explanation:
See Collins-Robert dictionary.
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Wyley Powell
Canada
Local time: 05:09
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4 +10A bank note used during the French Revolution
Wyley Powell


  

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A bank note used during the French Revolution


Explanation:
See Collins-Robert dictionary.

Wyley Powell
Canada
Local time: 05:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 28
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thierry LOTTE: Not really a bank note but its prototypes.
15 mins

agree  1964
35 mins

agree  Enza Longo
42 mins

agree  Pierre POUSSIN: Invented by Law, then used by French Republicans to oppose "Royal Gold", particularly English one!
1 hr

agree  Lilla (X)
3 hrs

agree  DPolice
7 hrs

agree  Sladjana Stojanovic
10 hrs

agree  sjpereira
11 hrs

agree  ydmills
16 hrs

agree  reliable
1 day 23 hrs
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