# Payment for catching ravens

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## Definition

A sum paid in earlier times by sovereign decree for the killing of a raven or a jackdaw (daw) or crow (crow). The head of the killed animal had to be handed in to the local authority - usually the mayor or the bailiff as the administrator appointed by the state authority - in exchange for a receipt. The bill could then be exchanged for cash at the appropriate treasury. - See cobra effect, mousing money. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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