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    Drachm, Dirham, Thaler, Pound: Money and currencies in history from earliest times to the euro
    Drachm, Dirham, Thaler, Pound: Money and currencies in history from earliest times to the euro
    Drachm, Dirham, Thaler, Pound: Money and currencies in history from earliest times to the euro
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    Drachm, Dirham, Thaler, Pound: Money and currencies in history from earliest times to the euro

    By Ursula Kampmann

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    In Drachm, Dirham, Thaler, Pound the MoneyMuseum combines coins and historical maps with texts to help you to traverse the history of mankind since the beginning of money. In doing so you will come across some of the finest and most expressive pieces from the history of coins, gems and the past, the basis of our present time.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherConzett Verlag
    Release dateApr 29, 2013
    ISBN9783037600290
    Drachm, Dirham, Thaler, Pound: Money and currencies in history from earliest times to the euro

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