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3 reasons why no one counterfeited ancient paper money in ancient times
An ancient Chinese banknote is just a piece of paper, so why didn't anyone counterfeit it, how did the ancient government prevent counterfeiting?
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Why do some countries print money abroad?
Last September, the Liberian government announced it had lost $ 104 million. The reason was not because of any weak investment decisions, or some accounting fraud but mo…
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6 world's most beautiful bills
The Swiss 10 franc sheet has just been voted the world's most beautiful banknote issued in the past year.
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10 experiences that babies born in 2018 will never have
Technology advances day by day. Looking back, we see many things that have changed dramatically in the past few decades.
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You can't photocopy paper money, even photoshop can't do it
With the old currency, you cannot copy because the banknote has EURion constellation system, it is small spots that appear on almost all types of money.
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Why is a portrait on a coin a half-face image on paper money that is face-to-face?
As early as the 7th century BC, the first coins were produced in the Lydia region with decorative bulls or lions.
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10 interesting things few people know about paper money
Money is what people use every day, but not everyone knows all the interesting stories around the notes.
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90% of paper money in America has traces of cocaine
Each banknote in Europe can contain up to 26,000 bacteria, a number large enough for you to feel nauseous or even sick, while most US banknotes are proven to have traces…
Archeology
700-year-old paper money hidden in the head of Arhat
Experts at an Australian auction house found rare Ming Dynasty banknotes in China in a wooden ancient sculpture.
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Up to 3000 different bacteria live on paper money
In a research project to identify DNA on paper money at New York University, the researchers found that currencies are the refuge of hundreds of different types of bacte…
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Video: Use millions of dollars in paper money to plant trees
Because the US Federal Reserve (FED) continually refreshes the circulation of paper money in the market, millions of old, damaged or out-of-standard dollars are regularl…
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You will use polymer money to replace paper money
The Daily Mail said, in the next 3 years, he will replace paper money with polymer money (also called plastic money or plastic money).
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The birth of paper money in China
The Chinese invented paper money at the end of the eighth century, the beginning of the 9th century AD. At first it was called non-money because it was so light that the…