Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-13
EWBR|T|SH COIN
BROUGHT |NTOUSE
Design of Nations Silver
Money Changed for First
Time Since 1916.

Jingling In the pockets OF Englishmen
are the new silver coins recently re-
leased by the British government which
mark the f1rSt change in design OF Brit
ish coinage since 1916
Silver has been important in British
coinage since the days OF Charlemagne, "
says bulletin from headquarters Of
the National Geographic Society here
When The great Emperor set UP sill
yer standard in France In the eighth
century he established pound OF sill
yer as basis Of value Then the Brit
ish across the Channel became familiar
with the silver pound and from Charlie
magne's pound came the pound sterling
which is measure OF value rather than
weight.
Origin of Shilling Noted.
The shilling. England's silver piece
which IS similar in size and nearly
equivalent i'll value TO our quarter
dollar, got its name from fragments o.
armbands which were worn by Northern
European warriors" continues the bull
ietin. The conquercrs stripped the
bands from their fallen enemies. broke
them in small pieces called schillineas.
and distributed them among the
soldiers
Silver did not begin its reign in the
Wall Street OF the ancicnts until 200
years before Caesar. Before that time
almost anything Of value was traded
End used in exchange The OK vas en-
p!oyed as basis OF exchange by some
pastoral people Sheep, which were
plentiful. played the part OF the penny
IN their carly monetary system An OK
was worth 10 sheep. But it TOOK from
10 TO so oxen to buy an armor II a
,radesman did not have ready cash
ne would pick up lump Of clay. III
scribe a promissory note thereon, and
nand it TO his creditor The gambler
likewise made and handed his ad-
!ersar!es !. 0. Us 20 cover his losses.
Copper Pots Classed as Money.
Cattle and sheep had TO be fed by
the owners and sometimes wandered
away. so when copper was found in
quantities sufficient for coinage. II be-
came the PRINCIPAL medium Of ex-
change Copper pots were popular and
passed from owner TO owner as cur
rency. Later the coppersmiths decided
not TO hammer the meta! into pots
The metal and not is shape came 70 be
recognized as the thing OF value.
The Romans explored their domains
for copper. Much OF il came from
Cyprus, from which copper got is name
BY some twist OF the islands name. The
ambitious Romans flooded the nlarke:
with the metal. The Roman housewife
had 10 load a donkey With copper 20
buy sufficient food for a fe2S, dav. l.
was then that the ra-er and more vaiu-
abe silver began its 2.00o-year rule OF
the money world
The frs. dollar vas q silver dollar
Il was made IN the sixteenth century
BY the Count Of Sci,ick Of 81. Joachim
stha!, Bohemia He had a silver mine
from which MS re;a.ners took the
precious metal. He decided 20 MAKE
coins upon which the face ~ 81
Joachimsthal. the patron sain; OF his
village. was 10 appear. The count
called the coin a Joachi:r,St1la.er
When II reached Germany the prac-
tea! people CT: the name 20 'Ghaier
In The Netherlands the silver piece was
called daler b.: when Z reached
England The broad a was discarded
Tor al o ana another y added 20
make t1s CON q dollar
Rare L. $. Coins Cited.
Few people n this country nave
seen the uf!ted States silver nal. dine
or the 3-cent piece. When TIE E.S:
silver coins appeared u 1924 there waS
halt dime hal: dollar ard dollar II
silver Two years later the silver dine
and quarter appeared. There has been
little change ii our silver money since
save for the nlir:iug Of a trade silver
do..ar for Use in Ca.Ca and silver B.
cen; piece during The last century
The food Of Spanish money IL the
colonies in3Gsnced otc monetary sys-
tenn Spanish pieces Of eight acre
money. The piece ~ elg... eQslalec
eight reaIeS which III English were
spoken OF as bits amounting - - :
cents each Hence tie ost-aea-d name
:wo bits Tor u quarter dollar.
Currency of Early New England
IL New England when ;!,s Spanish
~ English money could y.ot DC obtained
the co!oni>i Used handmade uss.s
Van!pU,n. tooactc ana Saves IS media
Of exchange The demand ic- gcaacco
III England made tbs we'd ready cash
III the hands % ~! oWycr,
While The civilized Wor,S TON u$eS
Coins and TNapSr u.o:lsy. he primitive
races are s,.Q c!lIs.as - o.d money
customs Ii parts q Africa. par.lc,:-
s&tAE ~ AS2 >sALA4a s&A.Nt -saGAN<<S S~S~>
~ salt are aS VALUABLE as coltlS III
The South Sea Islands pcrySA.ss teeth
strung around natives head Indicates
his wealth. and Oh the Island ~ Nap
the plgtocra. displays his b. Ire Gu.'i-
Der q: rayt whee.-,i<e Sto:.S> =, <->y,t
II his Gu; Some y. ;AS>S stones are
- feet IL diameter anj g...S. cN0l>
iicn distant islands - * va.u3c,s
In the EaSt iadisS and many SS~.S
.: Africa beads a3G car:,e >S>,.> s:S
money III the Roar regions n>1.;N>Ss
may h;ly 4 warm Pear esSc $N.U !grT