The Value of MoneyÂ celebrates the power of using monetary objects to explore history. This richly illustrated book features over 175 objects from the Smithsonian National Museum of American

The Value of Money

The Value of MoneyÂ celebrates the power of using monetary objects to explore history. This richly illustrated book features over 175 objects from the Smithsonian National Museum of American Historyâ€™s National Numismatic Collection. With objects from every inhabited continent, spanning more than 2,600 years, this book showcases the National Numismatic Collectionâ€™s unique strengths, including the geographic and chronological diversity of the collection and the stunning rarities it contains. The companion volume to a major exhibition of the same name, this book examines the origins of money, new monetary technologies, the political and cultural messages money conveys, numismatic art and design, and the practice of collecting money. The Value of Money connects American history to global histories of exchange, cultural interaction and expression, political change, and innovation.

Country	USA
Brand	Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Manufacturer	Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	illustrations
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2015-10-13
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781935623809

The Value of Money