It evolved into the modern British currency, the pound sterling.
The shells were used in the remoter parts of Africa until the early 20th century, but then gave way to modern currencies.
The well cost about 6,750 guilders or about €500,000 in modern currency.
The issues of 1905, 1907, and 1913 featured different designs, more like "modern" currency.
The denominations of most modern currencies follow a 1-2-5 series.
For this reason, Sardis is famed in history as the place where modern currency was invented.
The name of the modern currency is generally understood to refer both to the historic unit and to the second sense.
Among its claims to influence is having given modern currency to the term sense of place.
Bitcoin is much more similar to gold than modern currencies.
The station cost a total of £348 (£20,000 in modern currency) to build.