Top Money Flashcards

It is perhaps the most important staple of modern life so it’s likely no surprise that money has been a constant and crucial presence in every civilization since early Roman times. Historians believe the first Mint to be located at Juno’s Temple, in Rome Italy.

The first monies and earliest recorded forms of currency have little in common with today’s metal and paper or cotton. Barley and shells were commonly used, before gold and silver was introduced in 600 BC. Early classification of money included ‘commodity money’ which gave a value to a commodity such as barley and representative money, which is a token to be traded for a certain amount of commodity.

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