The history of the UK banknote
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The UK banknotes have gone through some big changes since they were first introduced but do you know the story behind them? In this blog, we guide you through the history of UK banknotes as we take a look at just how far they’ve come…
By Alexandra Siddons from Change Checker
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7th Century – China
The first recorded use of ‘paper’ money was in China back in the seventh century! However, it was not until over a thousand years later that paper money made its way to Europe.
16th Century –...
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