legal tender

medium of payment allowed by law or recognized by a legal system to be valid for meeting a financial obligation
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legal tender

Summary

legal tender ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,303 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • legal tender is a type of promissory note[2].
  • legal tender's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[3].
  • legal tender's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[4].

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Definition and Type

legal tender is a type of promissory note[2].

Why It Matters

legal tender ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,303 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    Aliases
    Subclass of promissory note
    Described by source Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Encyclopedia Americana
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007560403105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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