Some countries have a surprising and unique origin. For example, the Djibouti and its Franc origin story is definitely unexpected. Looking at its location its a good indicator that it was carved out of a prior region. Djibouti is located… Read More

Denmark is a relatively small European country, considered by most people to be more associated with Scandinavian than Northern European. Denmark has outsized influenced on its neighbors because of its strong seafaring history. Sweden, Norway and Denmark had been part… Read More

People have written books about China banknotes. To try to summarize all of the issuing authorities, printers, themes, etc. in a single blog is impossible to do the history justice. Instead, we can try to pick out a few of… Read More

The Czech Republic dates to after the fall of the Soviet Union and dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1992-1993. The history of the Czech people and land goes back to the Holy Roman Empire. The area was called Bohemia and Moravia… Read More

The price of Bitcoin is up around 400% this year. That is pretty good for a software system that is created out of nothing. What is it and why is it skyrocketing in price? There are hundreds of books, podcasts… Read More