Jun 28, 2011 #1 mickeyd Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... Joined Apr 8, 2004 Messages 6,674 Location South Texas~29N/98W Just West of Woman Hollering C Have fun puzzlers <H1> Click to expand... A History Of Money By IndexUniverse Staff Click to expand... ACROSS 7. Sea snail shell, used for centuries as commodity money in Africa 8. Old Spanish coin, worth a quarter of a peseta in 1868 9. Currency of monetary union currently under strain 11. Ancient unit of mass and value, mentioned in the New Testament 12. Natural gold and silver alloy used by the ancient Greeks to make coins 13. Leading index provider 15. 100 stotinki make one of these, in Bulgaria 16. Country that was one of the earliest issuers of coins, circa 6th century BC 19. English gold coins minted from 1663 to 1813 20. & 3 Down Central banking system of the United States, created in 1813 23. ___ Sea Bubble, economic catastrophe of 1720 25. ___ stones, thought to be used as currency on the island of Yap 26. Money in feudal Japan was based on this commodity 28. Bill ___ ___, banknote-like document, referred to in the U.S. Constitution 30. Metal often alloyed with nickel to coat coins 32. Financial district of New York City, _ Street 33. Coin material with atomic number 26 34. ___ sticks, measuring rods used in medieval Europe for tax collection DOWN 1. Concluding passage of music 2. Nationality of those using the dram as currency 3. See 20 Across 4. Woody ___, director of “Take the Money and Run” 5. See 17 Down 6. Common language spoken by some rupee users 10. Main nationality of 14 Down 14. Silver coin whose name derives from the Latin scutum, meaning “shield” 17. & 5 Down Scientist who became warden of the Royal Mint in 1696 18. Enchant, cast a spell over 21. ___ Central Bank, launched 9 Across in 1999 22. ___ Woods, location of the 1944 conference that established the IMF 24. Creature stamped on the oldest example of a coin made from 12 Across 27. ___ Izzard, comedian who starred in U.S. series “The Riches” 29. ___ money, has value only because of government regulation or law 31. Ms. Fitzgerald, recorded the song “I’ve Got Five Dollars” Click to expand... [URL]http://www.indexuniverse.com/publications/journalofindexes/joi-articles/9434-a-history-of-money.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=JOI [/URL]</H1>
Have fun puzzlers <H1> Click to expand... A History Of Money By IndexUniverse Staff Click to expand... ACROSS 7. Sea snail shell, used for centuries as commodity money in Africa 8. Old Spanish coin, worth a quarter of a peseta in 1868 9. Currency of monetary union currently under strain 11. Ancient unit of mass and value, mentioned in the New Testament 12. Natural gold and silver alloy used by the ancient Greeks to make coins 13. Leading index provider 15. 100 stotinki make one of these, in Bulgaria 16. Country that was one of the earliest issuers of coins, circa 6th century BC 19. English gold coins minted from 1663 to 1813 20. & 3 Down Central banking system of the United States, created in 1813 23. ___ Sea Bubble, economic catastrophe of 1720 25. ___ stones, thought to be used as currency on the island of Yap 26. Money in feudal Japan was based on this commodity 28. Bill ___ ___, banknote-like document, referred to in the U.S. Constitution 30. Metal often alloyed with nickel to coat coins 32. Financial district of New York City, _ Street 33. Coin material with atomic number 26 34. ___ sticks, measuring rods used in medieval Europe for tax collection DOWN 1. Concluding passage of music 2. Nationality of those using the dram as currency 3. See 20 Across 4. Woody ___, director of “Take the Money and Run” 5. See 17 Down 6. Common language spoken by some rupee users 10. Main nationality of 14 Down 14. Silver coin whose name derives from the Latin scutum, meaning “shield” 17. & 5 Down Scientist who became warden of the Royal Mint in 1696 18. Enchant, cast a spell over 21. ___ Central Bank, launched 9 Across in 1999 22. ___ Woods, location of the 1944 conference that established the IMF 24. Creature stamped on the oldest example of a coin made from 12 Across 27. ___ Izzard, comedian who starred in U.S. series “The Riches” 29. ___ money, has value only because of government regulation or law 31. Ms. Fitzgerald, recorded the song “I’ve Got Five Dollars” Click to expand... [URL]http://www.indexuniverse.com/publications/journalofindexes/joi-articles/9434-a-history-of-money.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=JOI [/URL]</H1>
