| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:Monetary_System 
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                                | gptkbp:acceptedBecause | Government Mandate 
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                                | gptkbp:basisFor | Modern Banking System 
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                                | gptkbp:canBe | Digital (bank deposits, electronic money) Physical (banknotes, coins)
 
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                                | gptkbp:contrastsWith | gptkb:Commodity_Money Representative Money
 
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                                | gptkbp:controlledBy | Central Banks 
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                                | gptkbp:defines | Currency that a government has declared to be legal tender, but it is not backed by a physical commodity. 
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                                | gptkbp:dependsOn | Public Confidence 
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                                | gptkbp:enables | Monetary Policy Flexibility 
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                                | gptkbp:example | gptkb:Euro gptkb:Japanese_Yen
 gptkb:US_Dollar
 gptkb:British_Pound_Sterling
 
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                                | gptkbp:firstWidelyUsed | 20th Century 
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                                | gptkbp:inflationRisk | High if Overissued 
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                                | gptkbp:legalTender | Yes 
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                                | gptkbp:notBackedBy | Physical Commodity 
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                                | gptkbp:notConvertibleTo | gptkb:gold Silver
 
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                                | gptkbp:originatedIn | China (Tang Dynasty, 7th century) 
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                                | gptkbp:regulates | Monetary Authorities 
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                                | gptkbp:replacedBy | gptkb:Gold_Standard 
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                                | gptkbp:subject | Hyperinflation (in extreme cases) 
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                                | gptkbp:supportedBy | Government Decree 
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                                | gptkbp:usedIn | Modern Economies 
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                                | gptkbp:valueDerivedFrom | Trust in Issuing Government 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Legal_Money 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Fiat Money 
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