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The 11 pages that link to Legal tender, each with the reason it gives.
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.
Commemorative coinRelated: Many commemoratives have legal-tender status despite rarely being spent.