For example, the U.S. government will replace mutilated Federal Reserve Notes (U.S. fiat money) if at least half of the physical note can be reconstructed, or if it can be otherwise proven to have been destroyed.[37] By contrast, commodity money that has been lost or destroyed cannot be recovered.
Isibonelo, uhulumeni wase-US uzothatha isikhundla seFederal Reserve Notes (imali ye-US fiat) uma okungenani uhhafu wenothi ungakhiwa kabusha, noma uma kungafakazelwa ngenye indlela ukuthi ubhujisiwe.