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Evolution of money

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  • Period: 400 BCE to 301 BCE

    Greek coin

    -Thebes
    -Athens
    -Maroon
    -Taranto
    -Massalia
  • Period: 201 BCE to 300 BCE

    Roman coin

    The Roman Empire imposed its monetary system of production
    centralized throughout the Mediterranean
  • 5 BCE

    Barter

    Barter
    In them there is no price and it is not possible to distinguish between buyer and seller, as the Roman Digest already pointed out.
  • 4 BCE

    Drachm

    Drachm
    Greece
  • 4 BCE

    Denarius

    Denarius
    Rome
  • 3 BCE

    Gold and silver ornaments

    Gold and silver ornaments
    At any time in history, their appeal has provided them with unquestionable exchange value.
  • 3 BCE

    Metals

    Metals
    Gold, silver and bronze have been valued in all ages and
    places for its beauty, versatility and resistance. With the former, ornamental pieces were obtained and with the latter, weapons and tools were also made.
  • 3 BCE

    Obsidian

    Obsidian
    Obsidian was a highly appreciated raw material during Prehistory, traveling important distances through exchanges...
  • 1 BCE

    Gold

    Gold
    Dinar of the Kushan Empire. India. 325-345.
    Stater written with Roman typology. 1st century BC
    Histamenon of Constantino X Ducas. 1059-1067.
  • 19

    Ivory

    Ivory
    Ivory is a rare material highly valued for decorative pieces. Its hue, hardness and texture are unique qualities that make it highly attractive.
  • 1368

    Real

    Real
    Castile
  • 1375

    The first ticket

    The first ticket
    The Chinese banknote from the Ming dynasty is the oldest preserved. It was made with mulberry paper, it was equivalent to 1,000 copper coins and its texts indicate punishments for counterfeiters. 1 yuan Ming banknote (22x34 cm)
  • 1382

    Duchy

    Duchy
    Venice
  • 1416

    Florin

    Florin
    Aragon
  • 1519

    Shield

    Shield
    France.

  • Ruble

    Ruble
    Russia

  • Thaler

    Thaler
    Austria

  • Animal and plant products

    Animal and plant products
    Along with staple foods, whose barter value is unquestionable in situations of scarcity, some exotic products have enjoyed wide favor in the commercial circuits.
    Ostrich eggs were highly valued in the Mediterranean in the first millennium BC. Aromatic products such as myrrh were used for perfumes, ointments or incense

  • Foods

    Foods
    They are the only consumable and perishable form of money. Products such as pigs, sheep, oxen, rice, corn, wheat, coconuts, tea, cocoa, butter, tobacco or almonds have served as money in different cultures.

  • Wood

    Wood
    It has sometimes been used to make tokens, although bamboo money was very common in China.

  • Paper

    Paper
    During the 20th century, some countries in emergency situations
    they used stamps as money. Russia (1915) and the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939).

  • Sovereing

    Sovereing
    UK

  • Porcelain

    Porcelain
    Betting chips. Thailand 19th-20th centuries.
    2 frames from Weixdorf-Lausa and 75 pfennige from Grunberg. Germany.

  • Tissue

    Tissue
    Silk ticket. 1,000 marks. Bielefeld, Germany
  • Period: to

    Plastic

    In the middle of the 20th century, plastic was incorporated as a new material. At first it was used to manufacture tokens in emergency situations and is currently an essential material for the manufacture of credit and debit cards.
  • Period: to

    Tokens with validity period

    Nice. World War II coal ration card. Valid between April 1, 1942 and March 31, 1943. Fairbanks, Alaska. 1 dollar token valid during 1959 to celebrate its incorporation as state number 49. Valencia. Casal Fallero ticket valid between March 16 and 19. Around 1990.

  • Malacofauna and imitations

    Malacofauna and imitations
    Cowries (Cypraea moneta) are the most important example of a natural product adopted as a money form in large parts of Asia, Oceania and Africa.

  • 1992

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