<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">bills of exchange</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31360119</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:37:09</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">bill of exchange</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">exchange, bills of</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Historically a form of paper currency used in Europe from the late Medieval to the early Modern period often as credit among merchants. Now refers to written orders to pay a specific sum of money on demand or at a specified future time; used with reference to foreign transactions; for similar orders to pay usually restricted to domestic transactions, use "drafts (negotiable instruments)." ]]></dc:description></metadata>