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currency exchange rate on digital LED display board in global background

How Are Currency Exchange Rates Determined?

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What Is a Cashless Society and How Does It Work?

International currencies, money, various banknotes, currency

A Brief (and Fascinating) History of Money

Currency. Money. Cash. Dollars. Bills. Pile of ten, twenty, fifty, and hundred dollar bills.

6 Questions About the History of Money and Banking Answered

Chinese cultural revolution era poster showing Chairman Mao above an adoring crowd of red guards soldiers and workers

A Brief Overview of China’s Cultural Revolution

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How Did the Tradition of Christmas Trees Start?

Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England

7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Festivals

Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,

Which Religion Is the Oldest?

Ruminant. Deer. Red deer. Cervus elaphus. Buck. Stag. Antlers.

9 of the World’s Deadliest Mammals

Colorful winter sunset

What's the Difference Between a Solstice and an Equinox?

Four year old boy with grandfather and father lighting Hanukkah menorah. Photo taken on: December 21st, 2009

Which Is Correct: Hanukkah or Chanukah?

Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland

The Largest Islands in the World

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Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Jeff Wallenfeldt

Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Noted that China did not have an officially established national currency until 1933.	Jeff Wallenfeldt	Mar 26, 2020
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998