Currency of Venezuela liquidated in 1867. It issued notes for "5 pesos sencillos" (face, Spanish) or "5 dollars currency" (back, English), dated January 23, 1865. Treasury issued notes ("billetes de Tesoreria") for 5 pesos under an authorization of January 19, 1869. Venezolano = 100 Centavos (Céntimos, Centésimos) Conversion: 1 venezolano = 1 fuerte (peso fuerte) On March 29, 1871, all coin in circulation, whatever its condition, was declared legal tender so long as one of the two sides was clearly legible, A monetary law of May 11 then established the venezolano of 100 centavos as money of account and adopted the Latin Monetary
History of Chinese currency system that was not backed by silver or gold. The currency issued by the Yuan was the world's first fiat currency, known as Chao. The Yuan government attempted to prohibit all transactions in or possession of silver or gold, which had to be turned over to the government. Inflation in 1260 caused the government to replace the existing paper currency with a new one in 1287, but inflation that resulted from undisciplined printing remained a problem for the Yuan court until the end of the Dynasty. The early Ming dynasty (, 1368–1644) also attempted to use paper currency in the