Somehow we take it for granted that money was always made of a special paper or a certain type of metal, but it wasn't always so.
For one thing simple
paper isn't safe from forgery, and in the long run gold and silver are
too expensive.
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However in times of crisis raw materials weren't always available and whatever was available had to be used. How about money made from khaki shirts, shoe soles or glass?
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