{"id":19099,"date":"2024-06-20T21:08:15","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T18:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/?post_type=project&#038;p=19099"},"modified":"2025-03-05T23:45:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T20:45:00","slug":"currency-in-the-modern-and-contemporary-world","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/en\/project\/currency-in-the-modern-and-contemporary-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Currency in the modern and contemporary world"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_uz14zpbv2s\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_column_xidhybbe9m\" class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column_inner\"><div class=\"cmsmasters_content_slider_wrap\" style=\"max-width:1160px;\"><div id=\"cmsmasters_slider_sr8ui2co29\" class=\"cmsmasters_owl_slider owl-carousel cmsmasters_content_slider\" data-auto-play=\"3000\" data-stop-on-hover=\"false\" data-rewind-nav=\"true\" data-slide-speed=\"600\" data-pagination-speed=\"600\" data-rewind-speed=\"1000\" data-transition-style=\"false\" data-pagination=\"true\" data-navigation=\"true\"><div class=\"cmsmasters_owl_slider_item cmsmasters_content_slider_item\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f_floor242.jpg\" class=\"attachment-cmsmasters-full-thumb size-cmsmasters-full-thumb\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f_floor242.jpg 471w, https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f_floor242-300x253.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"cmsmasters_owl_slider_item cmsmasters_content_slider_item\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f_floor241.jpg\" class=\"attachment-cmsmasters-full-thumb size-cmsmasters-full-thumb\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f_floor241.jpg 471w, https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f_floor241-300x255.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"cmsmasters_owl_slider_item cmsmasters_content_slider_item\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f_floor243.jpg\" class=\"attachment-cmsmasters-full-thumb size-cmsmasters-full-thumb\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f_floor243.jpg 471w, https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f_floor243-300x255.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"cmsmasters_owl_slider_item cmsmasters_content_slider_item\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f_floor244.jpg\" class=\"attachment-cmsmasters-full-thumb size-cmsmasters-full-thumb\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f_floor244.jpg 471w, https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f_floor244-300x255.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_column_\" class=\"cmsmasters_column one_half\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column_inner\"><div class=\"cmsmasters_img  cmsmasters_image_n\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2ndfloor_no4.gif\" target=\"_blank\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-imagelightbox=\"0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2ndfloor_no4-300x239.gif\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">You are here<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Plan of the 2nd floor of Ilios Melathros<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_column_sftjphwyru\" class=\"cmsmasters_column one_half\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column_inner\"><div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<p>Since the 16th century, the creation of major trading powers in Europe and the abundance of precious metals have created the conditions for the issuance and circulation of many large gold and silver coins. The long journey from the coins of the major European states and their colonies continues to the issues of the Monetary Unions and independent countries, passes to nickel and paper coins and reaches the plastic and intangible money of the second half of the 20th century. Important information about trade and transactions in Greece from the 15th to the 20th century is provided by the coins of the great European powers and the Ottoman Empire that circulated in the region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_blaej170ah\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_column_knst3cupd8\" class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column_inner\"><div id=\"cmsmasters_gallery_epqdgfqcl\" class=\"cmsmasters_gallery_wrap\" data-type=\"grid\" data-count=\"0\"><ul class=\"cmsmasters_gallery cmsmasters_4 cmsmasters_more_items_loader\"><li class=\"cmsmasters_gallery_item cmsmasters_caption\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f_floor241.jpg\" rel=\"ilightbox[epqdgfqcl]\" data-caption=\"8 reales (talir) of Philip III of Spain, 1598-1621. NM Z 612\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-imagelightbox=\"1\" data-rl_title=\"8 reales (\u03c4\u03ac\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03bf) \u03a6\u03b9\u03bb\u03af\u03c0\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u0393\u0384 \u0399\u03c3\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03af\u03b1\u03c2, 1598-1621. \u039d\u039c \u0396 612\" data-rl_caption=\"8 reales (\u03c4\u03ac\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03bf) \u03a6\u03b9\u03bb\u03af\u03c0\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u0393\u0384 \u0399\u03c3\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03af\u03b1\u03c2, 1598-1621. \u039d\u039c \u0396 612\" title=\"8 reales (\u03c4\u03ac\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03bf) \u03a6\u03b9\u03bb\u03af\u03c0\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u0393\u0384 \u0399\u03c3\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03af\u03b1\u03c2, 1598-1621. \u039d\u039c \u0396 612\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f_floor241.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f_floor241.jpg 471w, https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f_floor241-300x255.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>8 reales (talir) of Philip III of Spain, 1598-1621. NM Z 612<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"cmsmasters_gallery_item cmsmasters_caption\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f_floor242.jpg\" rel=\"ilightbox[epqdgfqcl]\" data-caption=\"A treasure trove of silver coins from various European countries that was hidden in the early decades of the 17th century. It was found in Thessaloniki in 1954.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-imagelightbox=\"2\" data-rl_title=\"\u0398\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03c5\u03c1\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c1\u03b3\u03c5\u03c1\u03ac \u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03af\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c6\u03cc\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd \u03b5\u03c5\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03b1\u03ca\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd \u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03ce\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03c1\u03cd\u03c6\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03ce\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5\u03ba\u03b1\u03b5\u03c4\u03af\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 17\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03b9\u03ce\u03bd\u03b1. \u0392\u03c1\u03ad\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u0398\u03b5\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd\u03af\u03ba\u03b7 \u03c4\u03bf 1954\" data-rl_caption=\"\u0398\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03c5\u03c1\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c1\u03b3\u03c5\u03c1\u03ac \u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03af\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c6\u03cc\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd \u03b5\u03c5\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03b1\u03ca\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd \u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03ce\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03c1\u03cd\u03c6\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03ce\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5\u03ba\u03b1\u03b5\u03c4\u03af\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 17\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03b9\u03ce\u03bd\u03b1. \u0392\u03c1\u03ad\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u0398\u03b5\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd\u03af\u03ba\u03b7 \u03c4\u03bf 1954\" title=\"\u0398\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03c5\u03c1\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c1\u03b3\u03c5\u03c1\u03ac \u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03af\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c6\u03cc\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd \u03b5\u03c5\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03b1\u03ca\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd \u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03ce\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03c1\u03cd\u03c6\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03ce\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5\u03ba\u03b1\u03b5\u03c4\u03af\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 17\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03b9\u03ce\u03bd\u03b1. \u0392\u03c1\u03ad\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u0398\u03b5\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd\u03af\u03ba\u03b7 \u03c4\u03bf 1954\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f_floor242.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f_floor242.jpg 471w, https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f_floor242-300x253.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A treasure trove of silver coins from various European countries that was hidden in the early decades of the 17th century. It was found in Thessaloniki in 1954.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"cmsmasters_gallery_item cmsmasters_caption\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f_floor243.jpg\" rel=\"ilightbox[epqdgfqcl]\" data-caption=\"Grosi Abdul Hamid I, 1774-1789. NM 1901\/2 C 13\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-imagelightbox=\"3\" data-rl_title=\"\u0393\u03c1\u03cc\u03c3\u03b9 \u0391\u03b2\u03b4\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb \u03a7\u03b1\u03bc\u03ae\u03c4 \u0391\u0384, 1774-1789. \u039d\u039c 1901\/2 \u0393 13\" data-rl_caption=\"\u0393\u03c1\u03cc\u03c3\u03b9 \u0391\u03b2\u03b4\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb \u03a7\u03b1\u03bc\u03ae\u03c4 \u0391\u0384, 1774-1789. \u039d\u039c 1901\/2 \u0393 13\" title=\"\u0393\u03c1\u03cc\u03c3\u03b9 \u0391\u03b2\u03b4\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb \u03a7\u03b1\u03bc\u03ae\u03c4 \u0391\u0384, 1774-1789. \u039d\u039c 1901\/2 \u0393 13\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f_floor243.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f_floor243.jpg 471w, https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f_floor243-300x255.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Grosi Abdul Hamid I, 1774-1789. NM 1901\/2 C 13<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"cmsmasters_gallery_item cmsmasters_caption\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f_floor244.jpg\" rel=\"ilightbox[epqdgfqcl]\" data-caption=\"Victorian Pound of Great Britain (1837-1901), 1887. NM 641\/1980\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-imagelightbox=\"4\" data-rl_title=\"\u039b\u03af\u03c1\u03b1 \u0392\u03b9\u03ba\u03c4\u03ce\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03c2 \u039c\u03b5\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2 \u0392\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 (1837-1901), 1887. \u039d\u039c 641\/1980\" data-rl_caption=\"\u039b\u03af\u03c1\u03b1 \u0392\u03b9\u03ba\u03c4\u03ce\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03c2 \u039c\u03b5\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2 \u0392\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 (1837-1901), 1887. \u039d\u039c 641\/1980\" title=\"\u039b\u03af\u03c1\u03b1 \u0392\u03b9\u03ba\u03c4\u03ce\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03c2 \u039c\u03b5\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2 \u0392\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 (1837-1901), 1887. \u039d\u039c 641\/1980\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f_floor244.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f_floor244.jpg 471w, https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f_floor244-300x255.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Victorian Pound of Great Britain (1837-1901), 1887. NM 641\/1980<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the 16th century, the creation of major trading powers in Europe and the abundance of precious metals have created the conditions for the issuance and circulation of many large gold and silver coins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17869,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"pj-categs":[93],"pj-tags":[],"class_list":["post-19099","project","type-project","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","pj-categs-the-exhibition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/19099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19099"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/19099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19145,"href":"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/19099\/revisions\/19145"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pj-categs","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pj-categs?post=19099"},{"taxonomy":"pj-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nummus.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pj-tags?post=19099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}