This object is a 8 reales silver coin with Chinese chop marks that was minted in 1791 under the Spanish Empire. The obverse side shows…
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Maker(s): Justinian II (minted under) Culture: Byzantine Title: Solidus of Christ Date Made: 692-696 CE Materials: Gold Place Made: Europe; Asia; Turkey; Constantinople Measurements: 19mm…
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The first Krugerrand was minted in the South African Mint in 1967. In this post war period the gold standardization was glistening at its fullest.…
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Talipun, or Talipoon, shell masks are a form of currency used by the Boiken people in Papua New Guinea. Traditionally, they are made by severing…
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Money is often thought of as coins, paper bills, or credit, but throughout history, many unexpected items qualified as currency. One such unexpected item includes…
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Greek coinage was known for putting puns on their coins! Roses demonstrated the identity of Rhodian citizens as the word for rose was a pun…
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This object is a French assignat, a currency printed by the National Assembly in the late 18th century during the French Revolution. One of the…
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The parceling out of the African continent by European nations is in part told through this object. This bill is an example of a French…
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This portrait, the only one of its kind, portrays a shift to modernity. The subject is Running Antelope, a Native American chief of the Hunkpapa…
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In societies without an exclusive national currency such as the Pre-Civil War United States, individuals choose whether to trust a currency according to their social…
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