Where Did Cash Come From?
From coins to contactless, the story behind the money in your wallet.
When you find a coin down the back of the sofa, have you ever wondered where it came from? Do you know your farthings from your pennies? Your guineas from your pounds?
From ancient Lydia and Roman Britain to the founding of the Royal Mint and Decimalisation Day 鈥� Alice Loxton and Ben Henderson tell the story of how Brits started using coins and banknotes.
Key Sources:
Economica, Victoria Bateman.
Britain鈥檚 First Coins, Chris Rudd.
The Big Reset: War on Gold and the Financial Endgame, Willem Middelkoop.
Royal Mint Museum website.
Bank of England website.
On radio
Broadcast
- Wednesday 20:0091福利社 Radio 4
Watch the visualised podcast on 91福利社 iPlayer
Alice Loxton and Ben Henderson reveal the historical roots of everyday life.
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Here for the History
Alice Loxton and Ben Henderson reveal the historical roots of everyday life.
