HISTORY OF MONEY.
9000 BC - 6000 BC
Livestock - particularly cattle were used as forms of exchange. This trading was an initial step towards the notion of standard pricing, for example, a cow was thought to be more expensive and was worth two goats rather than one.
3000 BC - 2000 BC
Banking - originated in Babylonia (present day Iraq) with inital deposits of grain, cattle, agricultural implements and precious metals. During this period, there was a belief that temples were a place of absolute refuge. Due to this, gold was placed in temples for safekeeping, leaving priests as acting 'bankers' as they became the gatekeepers for gold and issued loans where necessary.
2250 BC - 2150 BC
A guarantee - the state of Cappadocia (present day Turkey) guaranteed the quality of silver ingots, increasing their acceptance of money.
687 BC
First to mint - King Alyattes of Lydia was the first to mint coins. Lydians were the first people to open retail shops.
640 BC - 630 BC
Electrum - The Lydians coined the first modern form of money by producing metal coins made out of electrum, a naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver.
550 BC
Separation - Lydians began producing separate gold and silver coins.
390 BC
Cackling geese - In Rome, cackling geese alert authorities against thieves stealing the cities money reserves. Romans built a shrine to Moneta, the goddess of warning. The words 'money' and 'mint' originate from this goddess.
118 BC
Leather money - it was made from white deerskin and was issued in China. Many people believed this to be the earliest form of a banknote.
30 BC
Caesar reforms - Caesar Augustus reformed Roman monetary system by issuing gold, silver, brass and copper coins.
806 - 821
Paper money - paper money was invented in China.
1232 - 1253
The florin - a gold coin minted in Florence, Italy, became widely accepted currency throughout Europe.
1275 - 11292
Marco Polo - Europe learns about paper money from Marco Polo's travels in the Far East, including China.
1452 - 1519
Milled money - Leonardo de Vinci's drawings were used to create a press for producing coins using a water-driven mill. The new money was called 'milled money'.
1661
Bank notes - Europe's first bank note was issued in Sweden.
1792
Coinage - The US issued its first coins under the Coinage Act.
1860
E-money - Western Union marks the beginning of electronic money with electronic fund transfer (EFT).
1908
Fifty-cent - The official opening of the Ottawa Branch of Britain's Royal Mint is commemorated with a fifty-cent piece.
1935
Bank of Canada - The Bank of Canada is established.
1950
Diners Club - The era of credit cards begins with the Diners Club card.
1967
ABM - The first Automated Banking Machine is introduced in England.
1981
Videotax - Online banking begins when four of New York's largest banks offer home banking services using the Videotex system.
1990
Age of the smart card - New technologies include electronic cheques and embedded smart cards.
1999
Mobile banking - European banks begin offering mobile banking through primitive smart phones.
2002
Euro - The circulation of Euro bank notes and coins begins.
2012
Penny for your thoughts - Canada stops minting the penny for circulation.
ISSUES.
The main issues surrounding physical money is theft, as it isn't safe to keep large sums of money out of the bank. This is a minor issue, however, as banks are (generally) a safe place to keep money.
The main issues surrounding online banking and money is also theft. Hacking is possible, however banks work very hard to make it more and more difficult for hacking to occur, and also have security measures in place for large sums of money leaving peoples accounts.
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