MONEY IS A Medium of exchange of a certain value,which one can not consume or utilize directly..Thousands of years ago people exchanged useful items with one another .Later ,objects used for exchange ,which had a generally known value,were used as a mode the mode of payment.But, when requirement of exchange increased ,the first coin were made ,later followed by paper money.Banks took over the money business.They lent money or printed notes ,during a inflation.
THE EARLIER MONEY.-Earlier people paid with different things such as ,stones,shells,rings, piece of iron, or salt.In Africa cowries were used as a means of payment .In north America , payments was made with salt.These were easy to store, count and transport.Sometimes silver and bronze were used in the form of bars.
USES OF COINS- COINS were used as a means of trade in India and China in 6th century B.C.From 7th century ,Lydians were the first people to use coins in the Mediterranean area.Trading with coins were also done by the ancient Greeks .In Roman Empire Alexander the Great ,was the first man to be embossed on a coin.
PAPER MONEY.-The first paper money was used in China .In Europe paper money was issued for the first time in 1483,in Spain when there was a shortage of coins
The increasing trade demanded increased payment and ,it was inconvenient to pay large amounts with heavy coins.
There fore banks began to keep coins and to issue receipts -also called bank notes.-for them.These were valid means of payments They gave their owners the right to demand the corresponding amounts of coins from the banks at any time.
Similarly ,today we have plastic ATM cards issued by a bank that can be used for money withdrawal and other types of transactions,often through inter bank network.
INFLATION-INFLATION is a Latin word that means 'to blow up or swell,'this is exactly what happens in inflation.
The amount of money in circulation increases.As a result money loses its value and purchasing power,because the value of goods increases more as compared to that of money.
INTERESTING FACTS
THE EARLIER MONEY.-Earlier people paid with different things such as ,stones,shells,rings, piece of iron, or salt.In Africa cowries were used as a means of payment .In north America , payments was made with salt.These were easy to store, count and transport.Sometimes silver and bronze were used in the form of bars.
USES OF COINS- COINS were used as a means of trade in India and China in 6th century B.C.From 7th century ,Lydians were the first people to use coins in the Mediterranean area.Trading with coins were also done by the ancient Greeks .In Roman Empire Alexander the Great ,was the first man to be embossed on a coin.
PAPER MONEY.-The first paper money was used in China .In Europe paper money was issued for the first time in 1483,in Spain when there was a shortage of coins
The increasing trade demanded increased payment and ,it was inconvenient to pay large amounts with heavy coins.
There fore banks began to keep coins and to issue receipts -also called bank notes.-for them.These were valid means of payments They gave their owners the right to demand the corresponding amounts of coins from the banks at any time.
Similarly ,today we have plastic ATM cards issued by a bank that can be used for money withdrawal and other types of transactions,often through inter bank network.
INFLATION-INFLATION is a Latin word that means 'to blow up or swell,'this is exactly what happens in inflation.
The amount of money in circulation increases.As a result money loses its value and purchasing power,because the value of goods increases more as compared to that of money.
INTERESTING FACTS
- During first world war in 1923 Germany experienced one of the most severe inflation of all.The prices increased rapidly
- A, lot of money was printed but there were no groceries and essentials goods ,which created inflation.
- During inflation in Germany 10 billion marks could buy one ,only an overcoat.
- There are more than 150 currencies world wide.
- To check forgery modern notes are made forgery -proof through the Guillotine - especial patterns made of entwined lines or holograms-which are complicated laser photographs.
- MONEY
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