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army bill Hist. 
a kind of paper money introduced in Canada during the War of 1812, circulating for a few years thereafter.
- 1813 (1891) Tomorrow we shall have . . . in army bills £20,000.
- 1814 It is probable that every denomination of Army Bills have been counterfeited in the States. . . .
- 1931 These Army Bills, running from $25.00 upward, never for a day lost their face value.
- 1963 During the War [of 1812] the need was filled by the issue of "Army Bills" which the people found so convenient and reliable that when peace came the clamour for paper money grew louder.
- 1813 (1891) Tomorrow we shall have . . . in army bills £20,000.