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Pick one story that catches your eye.

There is no need to read in order. Choose from today’s money, historical crises or real coins.

Curious about today’s money

Why is the number in your bank account money?

Watch a video on cash and deposits, then read how banks work.

Open firstCourse “How Banks, Interest Rates, and Prices Work”After purchase, you can read the full text once your access starts.
ThenRead the book “Connecting Cash, Deposits, and the Central Bank” in depthFree preview; the full text is for those who have purchased After purchase, you can read the full text once your access starts.

Start from a historical crisis

Why did a loss of just 3 cents become a huge problem?

Follow the 2008 financial crisis through what happened to one fund.

Open firstRead the crisis story
ThenOther crises
ThenCourse “How Banks, Interest Rates, and Prices Work”After purchase, you can read the full text once your access starts.

Love looking at coins

What do this face and these letters tell us?

Pick a coin you like and see when it was made and how it was used.

Open firstBrowse the gallery
ThenCourse “Deciphering the Images and Text on Coins”After purchase, you can read the full text once your access starts.

Useful right away

Fraud tricks and how to protect yourself — the course “Fraud Schemes and How to Protect Yourself” is free in full. →

Choose a theme

Read history

Read when, where and how money changed, through the stories of countries and eras, crises, and people.

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Understand how money works

Banks, interest, prices and payments. Read how money works today, comparing it with the past — and think about taxes, pensions, household budgets and fraud with history’s lessons.

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Look at coins

From images of coins and banknotes, learn when they were made and how they were used, what their images and words mean, and how to research and handle them.

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About NOMISMA

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