The cowrie is the most widely and longest used currency in history. 1,000 BC ... who were remiss in paying the Danish poll tax. 806 AD: Paper Currency The first paper banknotes appeared in ...

The origin of Exchequer bills, 393.--The Bank of England's earliest paper money, 397.--The Bank's promissory note, 399.--The Bank's accomptable" note, 400.--The Bank's "lettered" note, 401.--The ...

History of fiat money Fiat money is generally considered to have originated in China several hundreds of years ago, although there are some differing accounts of when exactly paper currency in ...

Commercial paper is a type of debt issued by a company that can serve as a source of funding for its operations. Money raised from commercial paper can be used to meet short-term needs ...

"United States Currency" has been upgraded and will become a part of the Whitman Collector Series as the ninth edition of the popular reference goes on sale.

The Treasury Department ended its tax-season savings bond program at the beginning of this year. In 2010, the Treasury ...

Excerpt from Paper Money by "Adam Smith," (George J.W. Goodman), pp. 57-62. Before World War I Germany was a prosperous country, with a gold-backed currency, expanding industry, and world ...

Canada’s ‘Bird Series’ banknotes, issued between 1986 and 1991, beautifully merged currency with the nation’s rich avian ...