. The Frankish monarchy inherited late Roman coinage and continued production of a small gold coin known as the triente. While appropriate for large-scale trade, gold coins represented too much wealth to be useful in ordinary transactions by small...

The official money currently circulating in a country and available for immediate use as a medium of exchange. It can take the form of coins, BANKNOTES and, in a broader sense, BANK DEPOSITS. Currencies are called by various names, the most popular...

For current exchange rates, see exchange links. A currency is a unit of exchange, facilitating the transfer of goods and/or services. It is one form of money, where money is anything that serves as a medium of exchange, a store of value, and a standard...