Nature and Ideas 

The Bank of Russia Paper currency was first issued in Russia in 1768. It was offered greater convenience than the copper money, which it...

The idea of bank notes can be best understood by tracing the history of the banking practices of the Bank of Amsterdam , the Bank of...

At the end of the 16th century, Amsterdam was a major hub for international trade. ¹ The city attracted foreign merchants due to its...

The Tuscan region in Italy was known for its wool and silk industries. ¹ In the late 11th century, Florentine merchants began...

The prosperity of the Italian city-states during the second half of the Middle Ages was based on a simple plan: collecting money from...

Before the founding of the Bank of Venice in 1171, there was hardly any form of institution that could be called a bank. ¹ Even the Bank...