The cowrie is the most widely and longest used currency in history. 1,000 BC: First Metal Money and Coins Bronze and Copper cowrie imitations were manufactured by China at the end of the Stone Age ...

Money has shaped civilizations for centuries, but in Medieval Europe, it didn’t work the way we think today. The rise of ...

Discover the long history of money, from goldsmiths to Bitcoin, and how digital currencies are challenging traditional monetary systems.

Commissioner paid a visit to the Smithsonian Institution "The Value of Money" display that includes the community's wooden ...

The Parthenon wasn’t just a temple—it was Athens’ treasury, the center of its monetary power. Explore how the silver Drachma ...