A world currency would require something like a ... Even the artwork on paper money tells stories about a nation’s history ...

806 AD: Paper Currency The first paper banknotes appeared in China. In all, China experienced over 500 years of early paper money, spanning from the ninth through the fifteenth century.

Excerpt from Paper Money by "Adam Smith," (George J.W. Goodman), pp. 57-62. Before World War I Germany was a prosperous country, with a gold-backed currency, expanding industry, and world ...

As the two most-traded currencies on the planet, the U.S. Dollar and Euro always rank highly. But they're far from the most valuable out there right now. Hint: It usually helps if a country's currency ...