failure
失敗 — This school
What did not come out well.
Noble of Edward III1344–
Continental note (one sixth of a dollar)Resolution of 17 February 1776
State Credit Note 10 Rubles (1866)1866
⚠ In monetary history, failures are better documented than successes. No one writes about a currency that is functioning well, but a broken currency is recorded along with lamentations. We must not forget that historical sources themselves are biased towards failure.