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is a term used for emergency issue currency (usually notes) that are produced during times of war, generally by the defenders during a prolonged siege. During times of siege and/or war, metallic currency is usually hoarded for the intrinsic value of the coin (e.g., gold, silver, bronze, copper),
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in 1884. Denominated from 5 – 5,000 piastre, and 50 Egyptian pounds, half of the notes in the set are hand-signed by Gordon (the other bear a hectographic signature). Three of the notes appear to have been linen-backed.
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leaving a shortage of money, particularly small denominations. This has led to different types of siege notes (and in earlier times siege coins).
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