Explore stories from our collection and our economic heritage.
December 14, 2018
Esperanto: universal language¬—universal coinage?
By: David Bergeron
During the first international assembly of the Ligo in 1946, a decision was made to introduce a common world currency with an internationally stable value.
Content type(s):
Blog posts
December 11, 2018
Tea brick Currency
By: Raewyn Passmore
Wars have been fought to control its trade and gifts of it have been made to ensure peace. It has even been used as currency.
Content type(s):
Blog posts
December 7, 2018
Paul Berry is Retiring? Say it Ain’t So!
I can’t remember when I first met Paul, but it must have been shortly after his arrival in 1984. It seems like yesterday … No, it doesn’t, actually.
Content type(s):
Blog posts
November 8, 2018
Money of the First World War
By: Paul S. Berry
In Europe, gold and silver coins largely disappeared from circulation as they were hoarded or as governments used the metal for the war effort.
Content type(s):
Blog posts
Subject(s):
Economics,
History,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 07 / Secondary 1,
Grade 08 / Secondary 2,
Grade 09 / Secondary 3,
Grade 10 / Secondary 4,
Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
November 2, 2018
Money’s Magnificent Moustaches
By: Graham Iddon
We would like to present some of history’s great moustaches—as seen on bank notes.
Content type(s):
Blog posts
