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The cowrie shells were used about 1200 BC, in China.
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The first coins were invented in Lydia (present day Turkey), and they were stamped with the insignia of the king.
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The paper money was invented in the 11th century, by Kubla Khan, the emperor of Mongolia, in China.
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The cheques were invented by British bankers Clayton and Morris, in Great Britain, and bank notes only appeared in Europe in 1661.
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The cash registers were invented by a saloon bar owner named James Ritty, in 1879, in America, and Ritty's objective was to stop dishonest employees from stealing money.
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The credit card was invented in 1950, in New York. It was also called ''plastic money''.
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The digital money was invented in 1995, in the USA. It will probably be the money of the future.
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The Euro was invented in 1999, in Europe, and is the common Europe currency.