Where did cash come from?

When you find a coin down the back of the sofa, have you ever wondered where it came from? Do you know your farthings from your pennies? Your guineas from your pounds?

From ancient Lydia and Roman Britain to the founding of the Royal Mint and Decimalisation Day — Alice Loxton and Ben Henderson tell the story of how Brits started using coins and banknotes.

Key Sources:
Economica, Victoria Bateman.
Britain’s First Coins, Chris Rudd.
The Big Reset: War on Gold and the Financial Endgame, Willem Middelkoop.
Royal Mint Museum website.
Bank of England website.