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In the course of many centuries, money users became used to the fact that they handled coins made of precious metal, gold or silver. It was equally important for gold or silver to come in adequate amount in accordance with the face value of the coin. When after the Swedish deluge copper szelags and Polish zloties with small amount of silver entered the circulation in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the indignation was great and general. Few understood then that our treasury was empty and silver simply scarce. Later, the paper money became more and more widespread, though it was always greeted with distrust, and the recipient usually gained a little confidence only after spotting that the banknote carried an inscription guaranteeing the possibility of its unlimited exchange ...