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1200 BCE
Cowry shells
First used like as money in China -
Jan 1, 666
Coins
Made in Turkey. Made from a mixture of gold and silver.
They were stamped with the badge of the king -
Jan 1, 1000
Paper Money
First used in the 11th century by the Mongolian emperor (Kubla Khan) in China . In European banknotes appeared in 1661 in Stockolm, Sweden -
Cheques
By the British bankers Clayton and Morris . Were used to signed instruction to banks to pay money -
Cash Register
Was invented by the American saloon bar owner by James Ritty.
The objetives was to stop dishonest employers from stealing money -
Credit Cards (plastic money)
Was first issued by the Diners Clubs. Today all banks issue credit cards. -
Digital money
First used in the USA in 1995. Will probably be the money of the future. -
Euro
We have entered the third millienium with a common european currency : the euro