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After World War II, cigarettes were used as money in Germany. This is an example of:________.

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Answer: Commodity Money

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Commodity money is used to describe goods that have an intrinsic value that enable them to be used as a medium of exchange for goods and services. For a good to be used as commodity money, it should be rare and easily exchangeable.

Examples of goods that have been and can be used as commodity money include gold, silver, alcohol and cigarettes with cigarettes being especially popular in prison.

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