Project Gutenberg 2011-12-22 Public domain in the USA. 558 Shaw, William Arthur 1865 1943 Shaw, W. A. (William Arthur) 67020086 The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 Produced by Jason Isbell, Brendan Lane and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896" by William Arthur Shaw is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the monetary systems of Europe and America over several centuries, exploring the evolution of gold and silver currencies and the implications of different monetary standards on economic growth and national prosperity. The opening of the book outlines the historical context of currency, marking the reintroduction of gold coinage in Europe beginning in the 13th century, particularly through the minting of the Florentine gold florin in 1252. Shaw emphasizes the significance of the Italian city-states and the effects of the Crusades on the development of trade and the necessity for a more efficient medium of exchange. He discusses the challenges and fluctuations in currency systems across various European nations, particularly in relation to the differences in the ratios of gold to silver, as well as the legislative attempts to address the complexities of currency value and circulation during this transformative period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Money -- History HG Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Economics Browsing: History - General Category: History - American Category: History - European Category: Economics 1293765 2025-06-15T14:32:59.024262 text/html 1245276 2011-12-22T12:06:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 752141 2011-12-22T12:06:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 861714 2025-06-15T14:33:38.469573 application/epub+zip 876005 2025-06-15T14:33:07.766219 application/epub+zip 411859 2025-06-15T14:33:03.273268 application/epub+zip 1897860 2025-06-15T14:33:51.963535 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1918385 2025-06-15T14:33:34.101632 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 851175 2022-09-17T13:37:57.141536 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 911948 2025-06-15T14:32:52.978299 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 911323 2011-12-22T12:06:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 275047 2011-12-22T12:06:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 911487 2011-12-22T12:06:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 274754 2011-12-22T12:06:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20410 2025-06-15T14:33:52.219509 application/rdf+xml 15573 2025-06-15T14:33:04.195265 image/jpeg 3713 2025-06-15T14:33:03.741240 image/jpeg 854200 2025-06-15T14:32:59.112252 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia