And history shows us that we should be wary of the idea that ... There were failed experiments with paper money in 14th-century China, 17th-century Sweden and 18th-century France, to mention just a ...

Thomas Paine goes after what he saw as one of the greatest scams in history: governments claiming that paper is money.

The history of money -- Western Europe -- Eastern Europe -- East Asia -- Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia -- Islamic world -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- South America -- North American -- Australia ...

When most of us think about the history of money, we imagine a simple timeline: people bartered goods, then invented coins, ...

A short history of paper money: “Kublai Khan, said Marco Polo, had ‘a more extensive command of treasure than any other sovereign in the universe’. There were no jangling pockets of coins in Kanbalu.