The Top 10 Oldest Currencies Still in use Today

[@svendevries3245]

@ 3:17 the coin shown is NOT $ 0.25, a quarter peso, but a quartillo, meaning a quarter of one real. Before decimalisation (for the Dominican Republic in 1877) One Peso = 8 Reales ("pieces of eight") = 128 Tlaco with one real worth 16 tlaco. So the coin shown had a nominal value of 4 tlaco or $0.03125 in decimal money

[@BitsAndBobsCoins]

Oh sorry Thanks for letting us know

[@Lamprolign]

Delightful video! I knew the lineage of the GBP and USD knew none of the history of the others.

[@BitsAndBobsCoins]

Glad it was helpful!

[@madmad4227]

My favourite currency has always been British.

[@BitsAndBobsCoins]

Us too

[@thestackcollector]

Brilliant video lads, I was very surprised not to see the Guinea make an appearance 👍

[@BitsAndBobsCoins]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@philipbriddon]

Sorry to be critical but the Japanese coins you show at 1.37 in the video are not Yen. The top one is a Mon, I can't immediately identify the others but they are definitely not Yen. Early Yen are western looking coins - I collect them and they're insanely beautiful.

[@BitsAndBobsCoins]

Apologies 😐😔

[@neilbain8736]

I always wondered about the British currency since the L, S and D seems to have translated directly from Latin.

[@BitsAndBobsCoins]

Yes a very old system

[@thepagecollective]

I collect coins of the British Empire. It's a broad category until you realize that the monarchs make a great organizing principle. So, depending on what you decide is a separate portrait, there's 21-4 Victorias, 2 Edward VIIs, 4-6 George Vs and so on. Then you can collect different countries based on different features you might enjoy on the reverse, or metal you prefer. My favorite would be South African pennies of George V. So many strange things going on, and only some of them intentional. Still, I never heard of Falkland Islands coins, so I'm off to have a look. Thanks.

[@BitsAndBobsCoins]

A great way to collect

[@lordleonusa]

I've got some ancient Greek, an Anglo Saxon sceat, some Roman, a byzantine and a coin from Jerusalem at the time of Christ. My favourite currency is of course the British Currency.

[@BitsAndBobsCoins]

Very nice indeed British Coins are my favorite too

[@nates4310]

“Some sort of bird?” It’s always been an eagle, pretty sure you know that

[@kylewaddington1983]

Hello my name is Kyle could please do a video on why some countries change there money over time please thankyou for takeing the time to read my question ❓

[@BitsAndBobsCoins]

Usually due to a financial collapse Or joining a larger one e.g euro

[@Cp-71]

Serbian dinar and Russian ruble are really inaccurate... they only share the name with currencies used ages ago and there's no continuity between them (like with pound sterling for instance). RSD was introduced in 2003 and RUB in 1997, all earlier coinage belongs to a different currency. Also, for consistency currencies like the Polish złoty (first introduced in medieval times, modern issue going only since 1995) should be included too.