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The 11 pages that link to Legal tender, each with the reason it gives.

• Fiat moneyRelated: Government recognition can require acceptance for debts, but does not by itself guarantee broad public use.

• MoneyRelated: Legal-tender rules can support acceptance, but do not explain every way money is used.

• CoinageRelated: Legal status can sustain a coin’s monetary value beyond the worth of its metal.

• BanknoteRelated: Legal-tender status determines whether banknotes can discharge monetary debts.

• CoinRelated: Its status can make a coin acceptable for debts beyond its metal value.

• Commodity moneyRelated: A commodity may circulate by acceptance without having legal-tender status.

• Zimbabwean dollarRelated: Changes in legal-tender status marked the dollar’s withdrawal and return.

• Paper moneyRelated: Legal-tender rules can require creditors to accept particular notes for debts.

• Bullion coinRelated: Many bullion coins have face values that establish legal-tender status without matching their metal value.

• Commemorative coinRelated: Many commemoratives have legal-tender status despite rarely being spent.

• Pound sterlingRelated: The legal-tender rules for sterling are narrower than everyday cash acceptance suggests.