In the English system, the silver pound was 240 pennyweights, wth subdivisions corresponding Īdam smith discusses English currencyy, at length (of course), and of the maintenance or divergence of values of copper, silver, and gold. Another set are based on divisions (denarius, dinar, dime. It is the second novel to feature Moist von Lipwig, and involves the Ankh-Morpork mint - specifically the introduction of paper money to the city, as Ankh-Morpork had hitherto not used banknotes. ) or some impramateur of quality (royal, crown, mark, dollar. Making Money is the 36th Terry Pratchett novel in the Discworld series, published in the UK on 20 September 2007. It's helpful to recognise that virtualy all names for money refer to either weight (penny, pound, shekel, drachma. While the rest of his Discworld series was fantasy. These correspond, roughly, to retail, wholesale, and financial (banking, government) commerce. When Sir Terry Pratchett introduced central banking in a novel just before the financial crisis hit, the author, who died last week, was spot on. Harry promises Dick sufficient investment to make the railway a success.

This reflects other multi-metallic monetary standards, including Rome (Ag, Cu, Au), and China (silver, gold, copper/bronze, and iron, as well as several fiat regimes). Making Money Discworld, Book 36 By: Terry Pratchett Narrated by: Richard Coyle, Bill Nighy, Peter Serafinowicz Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins 5.0 (3 ratings) Try for 0. He brings his invention to Ankh-Morpork where it catches the interest of Sir Harry King, a millionaire businessman who has made his fortune in the waste and sanitation industry, as he wishes to create a legacy disassociated from the source of his wealth. Pence, pounds, and guineas were actually three independent monetary systems: copper, silver, and gold. Now hes not only making money, but enemies too hes got to spring a prisoner from jail, break into his own bank vault, stop the new manager from licking his.

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