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Economics

Understanding Money

Quick fact

The world's oldest known coin was minted in Lydia (modern-day Turkey) around 600 BCE, made from a natural alloy of gold and silver called electrum.

Why this is interesting

You use it every day, but have you ever wondered why a piece of paper or a digital number is accepted as payment for anything, from a loaf of bread to a house? What gives money its value?