Question

The nation of Newbie is establishing its monetary system and is designing its currency. The first proposal is to issue the Newbie Nugget (their new currency) in only 3 denominations of paper bills (100, 500 and 1000 Newbie bills) but no coinage. In order to save time and resources they will print their currency on a heavy stock cardboard. The bills will be about the size of a business card so that the Newbian people will be able to easily carry it with them in their wallets. Why will the Newbie Nugget not function as a medium of exchange?

Answer 1

The answer is yes, it will function as a medium of exchange.

Step-by-step explanation:

Money has three functions, store of value, unit of account and medium of exchange. Money that can be used as a medium of exchange is money that is accepted as such by both buyers and sellers, and that is comfortable, or convenient enough, to be carried and exchanged

In this example, the nation of Newbie will issue a currency that can be easily transported. While heavy stock cardboard is a little bit heavier than the paper in which most modern-day currencies are printed, the weight is still light, and does not impede easy transportation and exchange of the currency bills.

Besides, the new Newbie Nugget will be what is know was the legal tender of the nation. The legal tender is the currency that a specific country accepts to collect taxes. This gives more legitimacy to Newbie Nugget and makes it a classical example of a medium of exchange.