History of Silver(Metal)

in 500 BC,

500

the Athenians found an enormous silver mine right near Athens on government land. The mine was used to pay to build Athens first navy and helped Athens become a power city-state.

700 BC

Mar 17, 700

Mesopotamian merchants used silver as a medium of exchange,

1546

Mar 17, 1546

Peru and Mexico are big silver producing mines since 1546

1859

Mar 17, 1859

The richest silver deposit was discovered in America.

1920s

Mar 17, 1920

Silver’s also used for solutions as antibacterial agents,

1939

Mar 17, 1939

the a better method of photography was created called the daguerreotype, he used silver in it to coat it in iodine creating the surface to be sensitive to light, the image was then exposed, and then the plate was bathed in a solution of silver chloride creating an image. Silver was used often in photography

1945

Mar 17, 1945

An man named Diego Gualpa discovered the five great seams of silver

1972

Mar 17, 1972

silver assumed a key role in the US monetary system, where congress based the currency on the silver dollar, it was used as the coins but was discontinued in 1965.

980 AD

Mar 2, 2022

The first medical use of silver was recorded by a Romanian man who used silver as a blood purifier. It was then used as silverare, utensils, and coinage.

3400 BC

Mar 17, 3400

Archaeologists found silver objects dating from 3400 BC in Egypt first.

5000 BC

Mar 17, 5000

Silver jewellry has been around since the 5000 BC and is being used by many generations form then on.