Centro de Documentação da PJ
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STANDISH, David
The art of money : the history and design of paper currency from around the world / David Standish ; photography by Tony Armour.- San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2000.- 144 p. : il. ; 23 cm
ISBN 0-8118-2805-0


MOEDA, PAPEL, HISTÓRIA

Introduction. A short history of money. Section I - International: People: national heroes; Queen Liz; the great and the near-great; tough guys; topless money; just folks; pastimes. Economy: agriculture; trains, planes and ships. International zoo: birds; African safari; Asia & elsewhere; it's a cold-blooded world. Odds & ends: artful tender; inflation; the Euro. Section II - United States: colonial currency; Revolution to Civil War; Civil War to present.