Today we watched some YouTube videos on the history of money.
January marks the anniversary of the Euro currency. To celebrate TransferGo have created a video that delves into the introduction, history and evolution of money, looking at how we come to have the different currencies we have today. Money has changed considerably since it was first introduced and the video, created in a fun cartoon format, takes us on a journey from when the first coins were issued in around 600 B.C, to the modern day digital age, where electronic money services have emerged allowing people to quickly and efficiently transfer money to countries all over the world.
Did you know that all sorts of things have been as money throughout history from shells, lumps of metal and barley, to the coins and banknotes we’re more familiar with today? For a brief history of money, watch this Young explorers video from the British Museum.
