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Rothschilds

A goldsmith named Amshall Moses Bauer opened a counting house in Frankfurt Germany in 1743. The two-headed eagle emblem of the Byzantine Empire (Roman Empire) on a Red Shield was adopted by Bauer.  The shop became known as the “Red Shield firm”. The German word for ‘red shield’ is Rothschild. His son later changed his…

Tally Sticks

King Henry VIII, King of England, produced sticks of polished wood, with notches cut along one edge to signify the denominations. The stick was then split full length so each piece still had a record of the notches. The King kept one half for proof against counterfeiting, and then spent the other half into the…

1000-1100A.D. Medieval England

In Medieval England in 1000-1100A.D., we find goldsmith’s offering to keep other people’s gold and silver safe in their vaults. In return, people walked away with a receipt for what they have left there. These paper receipts soon became popular for trade as they were less heavy to carry around than gold and silver coins.…