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the Church

教会 ／ church　—　People & places

The body of the Christian religion.

Gold maravedí of Alfonso VIII Gold maravedí of Alfonso VIII1174–1217 (held to be struck at Toledo) Paper money of the siege of Leiden (28 stuivers) Paper money of the siege of Leiden (28 stuivers)1574 Assignat of 5 livres (national lands) Assignat of 5 livres (national lands)1789–96
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⚠ The charging of interest was long prohibited. That prohibition nurtured the development of financial techniques as "clever ways to circumvent the ban."