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knife currency (general currency) (weapon currency, <money by form>, ... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Currencies based on knives or knife-shaped objects as a means of purchasing or exchange. Examples are the obsidian knife currencies of Pre-Columbian America, the metal and stone knives used as currency in ancient Asia, and knife-shaped blades used as currency in Africa. |
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knife currency (general currency) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,B)
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knife currencies (general currency) (C,U,English,AD,U,PN)
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knife money (general currency) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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exchange blades (general currency) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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messengeld (algemeen betaalmiddel) (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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Dutch ..... Betaalmiddelen gebaseerd op messen of mesvormige objecten, als ruilmiddel of voor aankopen. Voorbeelden zijn het messengeld van obsidiaan in precolumbiaans Amerika, de metalen en stenen messen die in het oude Aziƫ als betaalmiddel werden gebruikt en mesvormige bladen in Afrika.
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