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BILLETS SANS COUVERTURE [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
DEF

Money printed by a government as legal tender which is not redeemable and which lacks economic value.

OBS

Represented by banknotes.

Key term(s)
  • common money
  • soft money

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
DEF

[...] toute monnaie qui ne porte pas en elle-même sa valeur réelle en métal précieux. [...] La monnaie fiduciaire est ainsi liée au crédit de la Banque responsable de l'émission [...]

OBS

Billets de banque acceptés par tous, en lesquels tout le monde a confiance.

Key term(s)
  • monnaie de confiance
  • monnaie d'ordonnance
  • billets sans couverture
  • papier-monnaie à cours forcé

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
DEF

Moneda que tiene un valor intrínseco inferior a la unidad monetaria nacional.

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