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9780789458223

Money

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  • ISBN13:

    9780789458223

  • ISBN10:

    0789458225

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-06-14
  • Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.
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Summary

Examines, the symbolic and material meaning of money, from shekels, shells, and beads to gold, silver, checks, and credit cards, and discusses how coins and banknotes are made, the value of money during wartime, and how to collect coins.

Table of Contents

This is money
6(2)
Funny money?
8(2)
The first coins
10(2)
The first paper money
12(2)
How coins are made
14(2)
How banknotes are made
16(2)
Forgery and fakes
18(2)
Money and trade
20(2)
Money in war
22(2)
The power of money
24(2)
One million dollars!
26(2)
Shared currencies
28(2)
France
30(2)
Germany
32(2)
Netherlands and Belgium
34(2)
Italy
36(2)
Spain and Portugal
38(2)
Greece and Turkey
40(2)
Denmark and Norway
42(2)
Sweden and Finland
44(2)
United Kingdom
46(2)
United States of America
48(2)
Canada
50(2)
Australia and New Zealand
52(2)
China and Japan
54(2)
Africa
56(2)
Looking after money
58(2)
Checks and plastic
60(2)
Collecting coins
62(2)
Index 64

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