Currency: Timeline

1158   British England

England is the largest and most populous constituent country [i] of the United Kingdom [i]. ... 

 Pound Sterling Pound sterling

The pound, divided into 100 pence, is the official currency [i] of the United Kingdom [i] and the ... 

 (currency) introduced

1785   The dollar Dollar

The dollar is the name of the official currency [i] in several countries, dependencies and other region ... 

 is unanimously chosen as the money unit for the United States United States

The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a... 

. This is the first time a nation has adopted a decimal coinage Currency

A currency is a unit of exchange [i], facilitating the transfer [i] of goods and services [i] ... 

 system.

1910   Australia Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere [i] c ... 

n Treasury given authority to issue currency, replacing the use of the British Pound.

1923   The hyperinflation in Germany reaches its height. One United States dollar United States dollar

For details of current paper money [i] and coins, see Federal Reserve Note [i] and United States coinage [i] ... 

 is worth 4,200,000,000,000,000 Papiermark (4.2 quadrillion). Gustav Stresemann Gustav Stresemann

Gustav Stresemann was a German liberal politician and statesman who served as Chancellor [i] ... 

 abolishes the old currency

1953   Currency reform causes riots in Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia was a country in Central Europe [i] that existed from 1918 until early 1993 . ... 

2002   The Peseta is discontinued as the official currency of Spain Spain

Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a Europe [i]an parliamentary monarchy [i]. ... 

 and is replaced with the euro Euro

The euro is the official currency [i] of the European Union [i] member states of Austria [i], Belgium [i] ... 

 (€).