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PAPER FRACTIONAL CURRENCY [1 record]

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Record 1 1997-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
  • Coining
DEF

Paper money in denominations of less than a dollar.

OBS

The only paper fractional currency of Canada is the 25-cent note issued in 1870, 1900, and 1923, also called "shinplaster (inf.)".

OBS

See related terms: fractional (noun), fraction (noun).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
  • Monnayage
DEF

Tout billet d'une valeur nominale de moins de un dollar.

OBS

Le terme «divisionnaire» (n.m.) désigne, d'une façon générale, toute pièce de monnaie de faible valeur.

Spanish

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