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Hi all! Let's talk about money today. How often do we hear the word “money”, we can say we talk and think about it very often, because it is an integral part of our life. There are many most interesting facts about money.

The most interesting facts about money

1. Cattle were considered the most famous form of money

Even today, in some African countries, cattle are a monetary equivalent and a measure in trade or exchange transactions.

2. The first paper money appeared in China in the 9th century

However, paper technology continued its path only after the Great Silk Road was built. After which the money found its way to Spain, where the first European paper mills were built in 1276.

3. The form of payment was not only money, but also other items

It was in China that money was made from bronze in the form of tools, cutlery, interior items, and also in other countries cocoa beans, fertilizers, tea bars, dried fish, rice grains, walnuts, sugar and even salt were also valuable.

4. The first ruler in the world who is depicted on coins was Alexander the Great

The coins bore the inscription “Coin of Tsar Alexander.” Its coins were minted from copper, gold and silver. Alexander's money quickly spread throughout the empire, becoming the generally accepted currency of the Ancient World. The most popular were silver drachmas weighing 4.2 g and tetradrachms weighing 17.2 g. The denomination of the coins differed not only in weight, but also in sound, which allowed experienced traders to easily determine their authenticity.

5. Word "kopek" originates from the time of Ivan the Terrible

In 1535-1538 Under Ivan 4 the Terrible, a major monetary reform was carried out in Russia under the leadership of his mother, Grand Duchess Elena Glinskaya. At this time, there was a monetary crisis in the country, the cause of which was the large use of cut coins. Coins began to be accepted not by “count”, but by weight. Counterfeit money was actively produced and coins were damaged.

This reform carried a ban on accepting all old coins as a means of payment, both in their entirety and cut off. To replace the old coins, new silver coins were minted at state yards or they were called “Novgorodki” or “Kopeykas”; they weighed 0.68 grams, twice the size of the old money.

Since that time, the “Kopek” has long remained a major monetary unit in the country.

6. How the ruble appeared

During times Tatar-Mongolian In Rus', silver bars were used as a means of payment; they were called “hryvnia”. For one hryvnia they gave as much as 200 squirrel skins. To make calculations, the hryvnia was cut in half - this is where the word ruble came from.

There is another version of the origin of the ruble - the ruble is a derivative of the word “rub”, which means “seam”. The Novgorod ruble was minted using a technology according to which first half of the silver was poured into the mold, and then the second part, while a seam was formed in the middle of the ingot. That's why the name came about - the ruble.

In 1654, a one-ruble coin was issued for the first time. In general, these were German coins, on which the coat of arms (double-headed eagle) was printed on one side, and on the other side there was an image of the king on horseback. The coin was called "Ruble", but it weighed less than its denomination - 64 grams.

During the reign of Peter I, copper kopecks were introduced weighing 28 grams and denominations of one hundredth of a ruble. In addition to copper kopecks, gold chervonets appeared in denominations of 3 rubles and weighing just over 3 grams of gold. Later, by the end of the 18th century, the weight of silver in a 1 ruble coin dropped to 18 grams.

7. The largest and heaviest copper coin was issued under Catherine I

It was 1 ruble, its weight reached 1.6 kg, dimensions 18 by 18 cm, with a thickness of 5 mm, it was produced in 1725-1726. Ten coins weighed a whole pound. Now a particularly rare coin.

8. During the era of Catherine 2 in 1768 -1769, the first Russian paper money was issued

They were made from old palace napkins and tablecloths. In 1768, Count K.E. Sivers proved to Catherine II the necessity and benefit of introducing paper banknotes in Russia.

He proposed establishing a government bank with the right to issue paper money and exchange it for specie, which would be fully backed by copper. After this, Catherine instructed to the Prosecutor General Prince A. A. Vyazemsky, manager of the financial affairs of the state, to prepare a detailed plan for the issue of paper money. Vyazemsky proposed using the issued money to cover military expenses, which solved the problems of financing the war.

9. The 1961 reform is the largest monetary reform in the history of the Soviet Union

Perhaps this reform is the largest in Russia; it has been prepared for 10 years. In 1958, in an atmosphere of strict secrecy, issues of the general improvement of the monetary system of the USSR, the denomination of the ruble and the issuance of a new type of money were discussed, which began to be issued on January 1, 1961, and the old ones were withdrawn from circulation and exchanged for new ones at 10 to 1.

The consequences of this reform were terrible: imports rose sharply in price, and foreign things, which the Soviet buyer had not been particularly pampered with before, began to cost a fortune. From that moment on, the economic power of the USSR began to decline, and 30 years after the Khrushchev reform, the Soviet Union ceased to exist.

10. In 1923, the only gold coin was created in Russia

Gold chervonets were minted at the Petrograd Mint in 1923-1924 for external economic calculations. They were practically not in domestic circulation, and despite the very large circulation of 2 mil. 750 thousand copies, very few of them have reached our time.

Most of the circulation was melted back into gold bars and re-minted into pre-revolutionary chervonets with various backdated dates. Since “old tsarist” gold, on the international market at that time, aroused much more confidence than “new Soviet” gold. Now prices among collectors for a gold chervonets from 1923 exceed 150,000 rubles.

11. The very first ATM appeared in 1967

He gave out money for paper vouchers and appeared in the English bank Barclays Bank. The ATM was created by the Englishman John Shepherd-Barron. A little later, he improved his miracle machine and replaced paper vouchers with the first plastic cards.

The client indicated the bank account in such cards using special holes. The ATM from the English inventor gained enormous popularity, but due to limited capabilities, it did not live long.

Then ATMs by American engineer Don Wetzel, vice president of Docutel, appeared on the market. Despite the high price of the device, he was also able to convince bankers that an “iron teller” that would work around the clock would attract them new clients.

12. The most ancient bank

The oldest bank in the world today is Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena. The Italian bank was founded in 1472. It was originally created to issue loans to the poorest people. Just think, why do the poor need loans so that they have even less money? There are simply no words...

13. Silver coin

The heaviest silver coin was issued in Russia in 1999 by the Bank of Russia. Her weight is as much as 3 kilograms. Its face value was only 10 thousand rubles, its real value was hundreds of times more.

14. Our “hundred-ruble note” is considered the sexiest banknote in the world

It depicts the Bolshoi Theater with Apollo driving a chariot and a fun fact, his genitals are not covered by anything, which is why this bill is called the sexiest. There is no longer money in the world where the phallus is depicted.

15. In 1778, the $ symbol was invented

A New Orleans merchant and planter used this sign on his books. He bought weapons from the Spaniards and then in the United States they used Spanish piastres as money. The abbreviation for this currency was PS, and later, for convenience, the merchant began to write S, crossed out by two vertical lines. And in 1786, the dollar became the national currency of the United States.

16. Part of the US emblem is a pyramid

It is depicted on the back of the banknote and consists of 13 levels, which represent the 13 states that originally formed the United States. There is a second version, that the pyramid is the deity of the Freemasons. It is believed that Freemasons profess a scheme for governing the world, which is a specific pyramid of knowledge.

17. In 1949, the idea came to create a universal credit card

It was invented by the founders of the non-banking financial institution Diners Club International. The idea arose with the opportunity to use a bank account for a certain percentage . Initially it was 7%. In the first month, credit cards became popular and had a good turnover of almost $2 thousand.

And in 1958, the American bank Bank of America released BankAmericard, a credit card project and which was later renamed VISA; in 1959, the cards became plastic instead of paper.

18. A dollar is an IOU

It is issued by a private entity in the United States and is called the Federal Reserve System or Fed. By buying dollars, security is created for the bills that the reserve system printed, in fact, the Fed prints just a picture, and people and countries around the world provide it with their assets, thereby creating a strong and powerful dollar. The power of the dollar itself lies in the demand for it.

Well done, they created pieces of paper and a very cunning scheme that has been working for several decades and will continue to work for a long time, although I don’t know... There is a very interesting book, Technology of Money Creation, I really liked it, it talks very interestingly about the financial system of the world and not only.

19. The most popular dollar bills in the USA are 1 and 20 dollars

And in the world, 100 dollar bills are more common. There is a riddle on the $100 bill. The clock on the tower of Independence Hall in Philadelphia shows 4 hours 10 minutes, why exactly this time, no one can still figure out

20. American paper money isn't actually paper.

They are made from cotton (75%) and linen (25%). If dollars were actually paper, then bills forgotten in trouser pockets would not withstand a single machine wash.

21. In order for the characteristic abrasion on the bend to form on a new bill, you need to fold it 4 thousand times

Partially or completely damaged banknotes are subject to free exchange. With us, damaged banknotes can be exchanged at the bank; you need to have your passport with you.

22. The 500 euro note is the most popular in the world.

It is very convenient for ordinary citizens in Europe to store savings in it, and criminal gangs also prefer to use these bills. In this regard, the European Central Bank almost doubled the issue of this banknote in 2005.

23. Swiss Franc is the most widely used currency in the world

The franc is used in 34 countries around the world. Swiss banks are the most reliable in the world. The Swiss National Bank does not allow devaluation, as well as a sharp increase in the currency. Buying the Swiss franc is a very good way to invest in currency.

24. Money made of plastic

Residents of Australia and some other countries (Vietnam, Brunei, Maldives, New Zealand and others) use plastic money, and they have a small transparent window. Australia was the first to make this kind of money. This happened in 1988, and later animation appeared on polymer banknotes.

25. Turkish coin has the largest denomination

In the modern world, the coin with the highest denomination is considered to be the Turkish coin; it costs 100,000 liras. This was caused by high inflation at the end of the 20th century. Commemorative coins made of silver, worth 4 million lire, also had such a large denomination.

26. Bitcoin became the first electronic currency

In fact, the creation of cryptocurrency dates back to 1983, when David Chaum thought about the anonymity of payments and the security of cash payments, and then developed an electronic cash protocol.

The very first bitcoin appeared in October 2008, when Satoshi Nakamoto published a document that describes the principle of operation of the cryptocurrency and on May 22, 2010, the first purchase was made for 10 thousand bitcoins, it was two pizzas. Two months after this, the Bitcoin rate increased many times.

27. Canada made coins with images of dinosaurs

During daylight hours, a dinosaur can be seen on the coin, and when darkness falls, the skeleton of an ancient animal glows on the coin. They are listed in the Guinness Book of Records. These coins have no value and are of interest only to collectors, since only 25 thousand of them were issued.

28. Until 1826, money made from seal skin was in circulation

They were used to pay in Alaska. Today, such an antique coin is worth as much as a piece of gold.

29. Fiat money

The concept of fiat money is becoming more and more common; this is money that is used as the main means of payment, based on state laws. These are rubles, dollars, euros, francs and other currencies and they are also an alternative to digital currencies for which virtual coins can or cannot be exchanged.

30. Sad , but the fact is that more than a third of the population of our planet live on less than $2 a day

Hunger is the leading cause of death in the world. 98% of them live in developing countries (Indonesia, Philippines, Haiti, Guatemala, African countries and others).

Many low-income families are completely dependent on land and livestock and are therefore highly susceptible to natural disasters.

Surprisingly, a third of the world's food production is not consumed. A large amount of food is wasted in developing countries due to poor food production systems. Some factors influencing food losses are inefficient agricultural practices, lack of warehouses to store harvested crops and weak market linkages.

Russians are very sensitive to their financial situation and are ashamed to live in poverty, despite the status of a great and rich country.

In January 2018, 5% of Russians said that they did not have enough money even for food. Another 20% of citizens reported that they can save money for food, but if the question arises about buying clothes,

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It is impossible to imagine the modern world without money. Since humanity invented the monetary system, relationships between people and their communities have become much simpler. However, analogues of money were used by some peoples back in ancient times, in parallel with barter - natural exchange. Although to this day, in several isolated places, for example, in the jungles of the Amazon and Papua New Guinea, there are people who have no idea what money is and why it might be needed at all.

Facts about money

• The Indians of South and Central America once used cocoa beans and tobacco leaves as money.
• For most peoples around the world, the most common substitute for money is livestock.
• In Ancient Rus', before the advent of metallic money, marten skins were the currency used in trade with the countries of the East, from which the name of the “kuna” coin subsequently came.
• In Ancient China, cowrie shells were used as a currency equivalent about 4000 years ago ().
• On average, paper bills “live” for three years until they wear out. But some money is made especially durable, for example, American dollars, which on average “live” for 8-9 years.
• In some countries, such as Australia, Malaysia and Vietnam, paper money is not actually paper. They are made of thin and soft plastic, durable and does not accumulate bacteria.
• The birthplace of the first paper money is China. They appeared there about 3000 years ago.
• On average, banknotes pass through the hands of 30,000-50,000 people during their life.
• Among all the objects that we pick up, money is the dirtiest.
• In the USA, banknotes were issued in denominations of $100,000, but they were not transferred to public use, but were used for internal payments between banks.
• Micronesia still has stone money, the largest ever used in the world. The weight of some of them is measured in tons ().
• The largest coin in history in terms of denomination was a coin from Turkey, 100,000 Turkish lira. But since then, monetary reform has already been carried out in this country.
• The most common banknote in the world is the 100 US dollar bill.
• In the USA, only portraits of already deceased people are depicted on money.
• The most common denominations for money in the world are the dollar, franc and peso. This is what money is called in many different countries.
• In the mid-19th century in the United States, up to 30% of all dollars in use were counterfeit.
• The higher the denomination of the banknote, the longer it lives, since it wears out more slowly.
• When the Russian Emperor Alexander I died, a new heir, Constantine, was to ascend the throne, and the Mint urgently began minting portraits with his face. However, Constantine abandoned the throne, and the freshly minted coins had to be melted down ().
• Game dollars for the world-famous game "Monopoly" are printed annually all over the world 30-35 times more than real dollars.
• The rare US $2 bill was issued in limited edition to celebrate the 200th anniversary of this country's independence.
• In Ancient Sparta, iron rods, massive and heavy, were used as money. This was done so that the Spartans would strive less for wealth, steal less and not give bribes.
• For the first time in history, the mass production of round coins was established in Ancient Rome.
• In Canada, a 100-kilogram coin of 999 gold was once made in a single copy. Its face value was 100,000 Canadian dollars, but in reality its value, of course, was much higher.
• Coins came in a variety of shapes, but since they were previously made mainly from precious metals, scammers made it a habit to cut off the edges of them - almost imperceptibly, but a little from each coin. As a result, the value of the coins decreased as they lost weight. To avoid this, Isaac Newton proposed making coins only round in shape, and putting notches () on their edges.
• In pre-revolutionary Russia there were coins of smaller denominations than a kopeck. A polushka, for example, was 1/8 of a kopeck.

• The most expensive coin in the world is the ancient Greek dekadrachm. The ancient Greeks minted them very rarely, only in connection with some significant events, so in the modern world dekadrachms are very rare, and therefore cost fabulous money.
• Most American dollars feature portraits of presidents, but Benjamin Franklin on the $100 bill, for example, was never president.
• Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, who was one of the richest men in the world, was once forced to fuel a fire with paper money while hiding from his pursuers in the mountains. To keep his family warm, he burned two million dollars worth of money.
• The word “kopek” appeared during the time of Ivan the Terrible, since on the “kopek money”, which was then minted from silver, the king himself was depicted with a spear in his hand ().
• In Germany in the 20s of the 20th century, due to monstrous inflation, money became so devalued that many people covered their walls with banknotes instead of wallpaper. A similar situation occurred in the 21st century in Zimbabwe and Venezuela.
• The only hard currency in the history of the USSR were gold chervonets, minted from the 20s to the 80s of the 20th century.
• The first long-distance money transfer in history, via telegraph, was carried out in the USA in 1918.
• In the American city of Ithaca, in the state of New York, along with dollars, its own local currency is in circulation.
• The world's largest banknote was issued in Zimbabwe during a period of hyperinflation. As much as 100 trillion Zimbabwean dollars!
• There is such a thing as “private money”. They are sometimes produced by various large companies, but in the modern world they are severely limited by law.
• In the African country of Côte d'Ivoire, a limited edition of unique money was issued - coins with a face value of 1000 local francs, containing pieces of mammoth remains ().
• In 2007, a circulation of unique coins was issued in Mongolia with the image of American President Kennedy, a button on the reverse side and technical filling with a speaker. When the button was pressed, the coin produced a recording of one of Kennedy's speeches.
• After World War I, a crisis broke out in Germany, and different cities printed money on everything they could get their hands on. Banknotes were even made from wood.
• The Pacific country of Palau released a commemorative coin in 2008 containing a small reservoir of water from the French spring of Lourdes, which is considered sacred.
• A million American dollars in 100 dollar bills weighs about 10 kg.

In Russian history, and Soviet history too, there are many interesting facts about money and coins. When did they start minting their own money in Rus'? When did paper money appear in Russia? The largest and smallest, the most expensive and the most unnecessary coins. What, in addition to paper and metal, was used to make money in Rus'? If prisoners have their own currency? Why is the “sower” golden? You will learn all this from this article.

• Russia has its own first money were introduced immediately after the adoption of Christianity in the 10th century. Before this, foreign coins were used in the country as a means of payment: from Eastern Europe and the countries of the Middle East. Russia urgently needed its own national currency.

Byzantine gold and silver coins were taken as the basis. It is noteworthy that gold coins were immediately exported abroad, and silver coins most often began to be counterfeited using various base alloys.

• Smallest coin in the world half (or half money). Its denomination was 1/4 kopeck, and its weight was 0.17 grams.

• The largest and heaviest coin in Russian history it was issued in 1725. The weight of the coin was as much as 1.6 kg. The coin itself was made of copper, 18x18 cm in size, and 5 mm thick. The denomination, oddly enough, was only 1 ruble.

• In the history of modern Russia The largest silver coin is considered issued by the Bank of Russia in 1999. Weight, neither more nor less, as much as 3 kg. And although its face value was only 10 thousand rubles, its real value was hundreds of times more.

• Unnecessary money. In 1825, after the death of Emperor Alexander I, the throne was to be taken by his eldest son Constantine. Coins were minted with the image of the new Emperor. They were only waiting for the coronation, after which the coins could be officially put into circulation. But at the last moment, the heir abandoned the throne in favor of his younger brother Nicholas. All coins had to be urgently sent for melting.

• The most expensive money in Russia from gold. They are issued annually by the Central Bank. Each coin weighs exactly 1 kg. Denomination 10,000 rubles. And although they are legal tender, the coins are immediately bought by banks and collectors.

• Leather money. In Alaska at the beginning of the 19th century (at that time Alaska still belonged to Russia), money was printed from seal skins. 10,000 copies of such money were printed (or made) worth about 50,000 rubles. The money was in circulation on a par with official Russian ones for almost 2 decades. Now such leather money is a numismatist’s dream. They are willingly bought, and their weight is equivalent to the cost of gold of the same weight.

• In Russia in the post-war period, in order to strengthen confidence in the banknotes of the new country, in 1923 they began to issue golden chervonets - “sower”. Each coin contained 7.2 grams of pure gold. Coins were issued right up to 1982. The only coin that was willingly accepted by all countries of the world as a means of payment. Now the cost of such a coin on the market is about 150 - 300 thousand rubles.

• The first paper money appeared in Russia by decree of Catherine the Great. 25, 50, 75 and 100 ruble banknotes were printed. Immediately after the release, the first fakes began. Counterfeiters simply corrected one digit in 25 ruble bills, immediately receiving 75 rubles. Fearing to undermine confidence in the new type of money among the population, Catherine did not pursue counterfeiters. All 75 ruble banknotes (real and counterfeit) were simply withdrawn from circulation and destroyed.

• Few people know, but in Soviet Russia, in parallel with rubles, there were also so-called “ birch money. You could use them to shop at the famous Beryozka store, where you could buy scarce goods. And although the resale of such money was considered speculation at that time (15 years in camps with confiscation of property), the demand for it was simply frantic. They bought at a rate 5-10 times higher than the official one.

• In places not so remote, prisoners were not allowed to have money in their hands. Then their own camp money who only went there. The camp administration exchanged Soviet rubles from prisoners for camp money, and at a “special” inflated rate, thereby getting a good profit on the exchange.

As money relations have developed, humanity has done a lot of interesting things. This area has become fertile ground for experimentation. We have selected the most interesting facts about money of different countries, which surprise and sometimes even shock. This information will help you take a different look at the usual banknotes in your wallet and commodity-money relations in general. 15 unusual facts about the money of the world that will surprise and shock you.

1. The name “coin”, now so familiar and familiar, appeared thanks to the Roman goddess Juno. We are all accustomed to using coins in everyday life. And few people know that this word comes from Ancient Rome and is translated as “counselor.” There, the word “coin” denoted a divine title. It was awarded to the goddess Juno. And since the workshops where money was minted were located precisely at its temples, the products made in them were called coins. By the way, this is where the word money comes from – the English name for money.
2. The 500 euro note is recognized as the most popular banknote in the world.. There is growing demand for it both in the EU and beyond. Therefore, last year the volume of its production was doubled. First of all, criminal gangs fell in love with five hundred, because they make it easier to pack suitcases with money. But the demand for 500 euros is also growing among ordinary people who prefer to store their savings in such bills. It is especially high in those states where banks do not enjoy the trust of the people.

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3. Coins are not only round, but also square. In any case, such a coin could have been seen by those who lived in the 1st half of the 18th century. It was in the first quarter of this century that a square-shaped coin appeared in the world. It weighed 1.5 kg, and each side was 20 cm long. So, carrying that kind of money in your pocket was not easy, given its weight and size.

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4. We owe the appearance of the word “kopek” to the ambitions of the Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible. Now it has become commonplace. But before the time of Ivan the Terrible, no one had heard of this name for money. It arose due to the fact that the king wanted to mint his image on silver coins with a spear in his hand. And he came up with a name for them that corresponded to the picture - “penny money.”

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5. The most popular bill in the world is the $100 banknote.. It is found most often in world monetary usage. Europeans especially like to use it to pay. But Americans most often use smaller bills - in denominations of 1 and 20 dollars.

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6. Banknotes have unusual analogues. In the history of world money, there are cases when corn, tea, cocoa beans, dried fish and even tobacco played their role. For example, in Mexico, bags of cocoa beans were an analogue of banknotes. Burma also distinguished itself in this regard: until the beginning of the 20th century, purchases here were paid for in salt and tea bars. So banknotes are not only made of paper and metal.

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7. The $ sign was originally created to denote a completely different currency - Mexican pesos.. Although now it is strongly associated with the dollar, the $ sign appeared in Mexico back in the days when there were neither dollars nor the United States. It came to America because pesos were used here before the advent of their own currency. When the United States had its own money, they borrowed the sign from the peso to designate it. By the way, Ps is short for peso. As a result of the merger of these 2 letters, the $ sign appeared.

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8. The largest banknote in the world is $1,000,000.. It appeared in 1988 and became a symbol of the embodiment of the American dream of success and financial freedom. Special protective paper with small patterns was prepared for printing. The Statue of Liberty on the front was meant to remind Americans that financial freedom was possible. To bring the issue of the millionth banknote to life, a special structure was even created - the International Association of Millionaires.

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9. Paper money is not made from paper.. Despite the name, paper is not used to print paper bills. Otherwise they would not be so wear-resistant. To print money, a special material is made based on linen and cotton. In some countries (such as Canada, Brazil, Australia, Romania), to increase the strength of banknotes, the government is experimenting - printing money on special thin plastic.

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10. In addition to discovering the law of universal gravitation, Sir Isaac Newton also served humanity by inventing corrugations on the edges of coins. In addition to his scientific activities, he worked at the Royal Mint (he headed it). At that time, the problem of counterfeiting coins was acute. And dishonest people also cut off pieces of gold or silver from them. And the scientist came up with a solution that is still used today - to make corrugations on their ribs. Thus, the coins now have stripes on the sides, which are very difficult to counterfeit. And the coins have not been cut since then.

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11. The first place in the world in terms of heaviness is occupied by a coin with an initial value of $1 million and weighing 1 ton. This is a creation of the Australian Mint made from .999 fine gold. Its diameter reaches 0.8 m. If you calculate the cost of the gold bars used, the amount will not be $1 million, but as much as $55.

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12. There is a known case in the history of mankind when iron rods were used instead of money.. This is how the ancient Spartans distinguished themselves. While in other Greek policies precious metals acted as money, in Sparta they were replaced with heavy iron rods. Thus, the statesman Lycurgus cared about the social equality of citizens. And he saved the Spartans from one of the main human vices - greed and excessive love of money. These rods were difficult to accumulate and move, as they were large, heavy and fragile at the same time. And difficult to store. And it’s even more difficult to give a bribe with them unnoticed.

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13. The most expensive ancient coin in the world is considered to be the ancient Greek dekadrachm, made of silver.. It was put up for sale at one of the auctions in Zurich. The highest price offered for this specimen, originally from ancient Athens, was $314,000. This is exactly how much the dekadrachm cost its lucky owner.

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14. The coin with the most unusual name is the Venetian “newspaper”. When we hear this word, the usual associations with a printed periodical immediately arise. But initially it had a completely different purpose - it served as the name for a coin issued in the 16th century in Venice. Since the first printed publications cost 1 “newspaper” coin, this name was extended to them.

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15. In the 18th century, people paid with leather money. There are no limits to human imagination. At the beginning of the 19th century, she suggested to employees of a Russian-American enterprise that money could be made even from sealskin. As a result, 10,000 of these coins worth 42,000 rubles came into circulation. They were used until 1826.

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