Here’s a selection of paper money and coins from the past 250 years, right up through this era’s planned greenbacks.

Thomas Paine goes after what he saw as one of the greatest scams in history: governments claiming that paper is money.

The island nation of Papua New Guinea kicked off an independence celebration with the governor of the country's main bank ...

The Banco Central de Bolivia has designed a commemorative note for the nation's bicentennial that will serve as a keepsake ...

Selling counterfeit currency was once restricted to smuggling routes. Not any longer. It is now thriving on social media with ...

And history shows us that we should be wary of the idea that currency systems always change for the better, following some ...

WWI had a far-reaching effect on the global economy. Even the erstwhile princely states of India were not left untouched. The shortage of silver and gold resulted in the issuing of a lesser number of ...

The commemorative coin is now available to purchase from The Royal Mint’s website. Their Brilliant Uncirculated edition costs ...

We explain what to do with old £20 and £50 notes as they are no longer legal tender in the UK — plus where you can exchange ...

Make the Dollar Great Again World history is littered with the corpses of collapsed, dead, and obsolete currencies. The U.S.

If you’re stumped by where your pay cheque is going, withdrawing it in cash and subdividing it into individual envelopes, ...