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Caisse de l'Extraordinaire

Former French financial institution

The Caisse de l'Extraordinaire was a public financial institution established in late 1789 during the French Revolution to issue paper currency backed by the biens nationaux, the numerous properties (most formerly church-owned) that were nationalized by the revolutionary assembly. As such, the Caisse de l'Extraordinaire initiated the issuance of assignats, which continued after the Caisse itself was merged into the French Treasury at the start of 1793.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Administration de la caisse de l'extraordinaire, Première République, NS416
Photo: Unknown, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Caisse de l'Extraordinaire was a public financial institution established in late 1789 during the French Revolution to issue paper currency backed by the biens nationaux, the numerous properties (most formerly church-owned) that were nationalized by the revolutionary assembly. As such, the Caisse de l'Extraordinaire initiated the issuance of assignats, which continued after the Caisse itself was merged into the French Treasury at the start of 1793.2

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