... (France) 206 10 billon 20, 11 1, 11 2Bills of Credit (US) 213 , 215 , 217 bills of exchange 16 7;development of 12 1, 12 5, 12 6, 12 8bimetallism:ancient world 11 1;and concepts of money 6, 13 15 , 16 ;commercial ... 207Asgill, John 200, 2 01 Ashley, Sir W. 11 8, 11 9Asiento trading agreement 13 8 1 Asquith, Herbert H., Earl of Oxford 264assayed value of coinage 10 , 11 Assignation Banks (Russia) 255Assignats ... War;American Revolutionusury:and Christianity 4, 11 4, 11 7, 11 8 1, 12 0, 12 4;and Islam 4, 12 0;loopholes 11 9–2;prohibition suspended 12 3;see also creditvalue of coins 11 12 , 15 16 ;problems and...