MoneyFull-color photos by the British Museum. "An attractive 'Eyewitness Book' with striking photos and a logically organized text describing what money is, the first coins, paper money, how money is made, and coin-collecting. Photos of current coins and bills used worldwide are of special interest."-- "Kirkus. " |
Common terms and phrases
19th century Africa America ancient Australia BANCA Banco BANCO DE PORTUGAL BANK banknotes BANQUE became Belgium British bronze coin Canada cards cent Centavos centimes China Chinese coinmakers coins were issued colony copied copper copper coin cupro-nickel currency Denmark Denmark and Norway DEUTSCHE MARK dinar dollar Coins DOLLARS THREE DOLLARS drachma Dutch emperor Finland florin forgers form of money France French German gold and silver gold coin Greece Greek coin Guinea gulden halfpenny ingots introduced issued coins Italy Japanese King kingdom krone lira LIRE mark markka Meiji Emperor metal MIA MIA Netherlands Norway note was issued official Olbia öre paper money payments pence peso pfennig pieces of eight plastic Portugal Portuguese pound coin printed Quarter Guinea Republic Roman Royal rupee SALENTO shekels shillings shows silver coin silver dollars silver pennies silver pieces Spain Spanish SPECIMEN stamped Sweden THALERS THREE DOLLARS THREE Today's money token trade Turkey United Zealand