The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896

by William Arthur Shaw

1252 TO 1894

Being an Account of the Gold and Silver Moneys and Monetary Standards of Europe and America, together with an Examination of the effects of Currency and Exchange Phenomena on Commercial and National Progress and Well-being

BY W.A. SHAW, M.A.

LATE BERKELEY FELLOW OF THE OWENS COLLEGE FELLOW OF THE ROYAL HISTORICAL AND ROYAL STATISTICAL SOCIETIES

Second Edition

New York: G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS London: WILSONS & MILNE 1896

TO

RICHARD COPLEY CHRISTIE

THIS BOOK IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF A FRIENDSHIP OF PECULIAR GRACE AND INSPIRATION