The story of how and why the first coins and tokens came into being and the necessity for, and history of monetary systems will fascinate your students. Study Christopher Wren’s “Proposall” for decimal currency, display the 19th century broadsheet about a gang of “coiners,” and circulate the paper notes from different countries. Many famous and beautiful coins are reproduced here in their original size. Historian: Robin Grieve. The contents of this Jackdaw feature:

• The Beginnings of Money
• The Making of Money
• The Penny
• The Change to Decimals

• Map showing the spread of the dollar.
• De Monetae - extract from the Exchequer 13th century records laying down rules for making new silver coins.
• Proclamation by Charles II “Making currant His Majesties Farthings and Halfpence of Copper,” 1672.
• Extracts from Sir Christopher Wren’s Proposall for the introduction of decimal currency, 1695.
• Front of the Sydney Gazette, Oct. 28, 1804, showing currencies of New South Wales.
• “Apprehension of an Extensive Gang of Coiners” - a 19th-century broadsheet.
• Pages from the Decimal Currency Act, 1967.
• Christopher Ironside’s designs for Britain’s decimal coins.
• Picture sheet of silver coins.
• Picture sheet of gold coins.
• Paper money — notes from different countries.