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+# Issue a Token Sample Code
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+This code demonstrates how to issue a (fungible) token on the XRP Ledger. For a detailed explanation, see <https://xrpl.org/issue-a-fungible-token.html>.
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+The code is designed to run in-browser by loading `demo.html` and watching the console output. To run it in Node.js, you must uncomment three `require()` lines towards the top of `issue-a-token.js` and use your preferred package manager (such as `yarn` or `npm`) to install the dependencies.
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+In both cases you also need [the `submit-and-verify.js` code from another folder of this repository](../submit-and-verify/). It should already be in the right place if you cloned or download an archive of the repo.