From the Canadian Currency Musuem site:
Take a step back in time and explore the evolution of money around the world and through the ages at the Bank of Canada's Currency Museum. A fascinating variety of media of exchange including shells, teeth, and cocoa beans, as well as today's currency, tells us about the societies where they originated.
Some of the stuff on this site requires plugins. There's a virtual tour of the musuem (you'll need Quicktime for that) and a history of money timeline which requires Flash.
That glitzy stuff is lovely, but the plain, older pages have some pretty cool stuff, too. They've got thumbnail photos of Canada's first bank notes!
Posted on June 27, 2003 10:52 AM. Filed under: history & archaeology.