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.

That ability to convince others to believe in something they can't see, but wish to be true, is a terrific trick - take the first paper money. Someone in China printed a value on a piece of paper ...

In the long list of technological advancements, there’s also monetary progress which has gone on for a few centuries now: banking and later, central banking, alongside fiat money. The first paper ...

That ability to convince others to believe in something they can't see, but wish to be true, is a terrific trick - take the first paper money. Someone in China printed a value on a piece of paper ...