STORY OF OUR MONEY SYSTEM

Year Published: 1958

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: Traces the evolution of the unified money system from the ancient practice of bartering to the convenient forms of exchange used today. Illustrates the early use of animals and other mediums of exchange, showing the development of metal coins, the English pound, the pine tree shilling of New England, and the adoption of the dollar unit in America

Complete Record: Source: Coronet Interest level: el-jh Guide: Guide Price: $60, color $110 Format: sd b&w Catalog numbers: LC card Fi A 58-753; EFLA evaluation card No. 3721

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)