Coins and tokens

When you consider that the means of payment history began with shells and pebbles, the path traversed from the sink to the coin denomination, say, one ruble, can not fail to impress. With the discovery of metals for Humanity board started to produce ingots. For example, the impact of potatoes - two of the ingot, and boots with tassels - three. Metal coins begin with the name of stigma, which the merchants of Babylon and Assyria put on the metal bars used in the calculation for the goods. Round stamp gradually shifted to the round (or almost all!) Piece of bronze or copper. With the widespread introduction of precious metal coins have differed in, so to speak, production material and valued according to weight.

It has long been aware of the fact that the popular idiom "buries his talent in the ground" has gone from a weight unit of the same name, or rather, the payment object weighing one talent. This talent has been different in different countries and even regions depended on the metal of which produces, and its purpose. In different circumstances, the weight of talent ranged from 8.4 kg to almost seventy full-length kege. Distinguish between a merchant and a royal flair, Greek and Roman, heavy and light. As the talent of the artist, sculptor and poet, as well as metal talents were very, very different. There was a whole system of cash payments, based on a weighted value of talent. Talent was measured everything from water to gold. Metal coins are becoming increasingly popular due to the ease of use of their shape. Brand, which was put on the coin, testified about her dignity, so to speak, worked "passport" coins. Gradually compliance coins and its counterpart in the form of ingot was reduced because it was more convenient to use the coins. Changed the very system of cash payments, formed new concepts of financial exchange. When the first coins used copper and bronze, as the most common metals, then the proliferation of gold and silver coins began to distinguish appreciated. The least valuable bronze coins were the most valuable, respectively, gold.

What forms do not only acquire coins in the history of its development! The basic form remained, of course, a circle with chiseled arms and face value of money. Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang, known for his tomb with an army of tens of thousands of clay and the search for funds, bestowing immortality, coined the coin with a square hole in the center. Such coins are linked to low-and served as the main method of calculation in China. The form of coins did not go out of circulation until the twentieth century, inclusive. And in the twentieth century, with the development of technology began and coin delights.

Now there are coins in the form of hearts, crosses continents, bulky coins. In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the rock 'n' roll Somalia has released a collection of coins in the form of a guitar, and then repeated the collection, providing gold inlays. The coins with the aroma, with capsules: a coin issued by the Catholic Church, is contained holy water from Lourdes source, and Cook Islands in the capsule placed sand from the tomb Tutonhamona. Popularity acquire components coins. Cook Island generally distinguished by several notable exhibits in the collection of unusual world coins. Among them, a silver coin with a removable wooden plate in the form of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God of Andrei Rublev, a series of "Martian meteorite", which are inserted pieces of these meteorites, and many others.

There are also coins in the form of cars, motorcycles, bicycles, coin in the shape of continents and countries, shaped coin. For example, the memory of Pope John Paul II dedicated a coin in the form of silver-gilt cross, adorned with black Swarovski crystals. Go around the world also polugrammovye coins as four-leaf clover. They are made of gold of the highest standard and should attract good luck. Metal coins have not only made of metal. Collection specimens are multi-colored paintings, which can be safely attributed to the masterpieces of miniature.

Inextricably linked coins and medals. Actually, the first gave rise to the existence of the latter. Medals can be considered the birthplace of Russia, because that is where the custom of awarding distinguished men in gold coin or hryvnia, which were hung around his neck. The custom, which began with the Russian princes of the unit, was continued Russian tsars. Ivan the Terrible endowed valiant warriors "gold and tit", and Peter I took up the issue seriously award medals. Now, as the awards are not necessarily used gold, and issued a special coin with a portrait of the king on one side and a picture of the battle, for which the award was given to another. During his voyages abroad king observed the coinage of different countries. The result of these trips and excursions is that in Russia have been invited Monetchikov from Europe to train Russian masters. This could be called the first steps on the path of separation from coins medals. So, as a model for the era of Peter the medals were taken ruble coin, but no markings ruble medal did not contain. Coins and medals are no longer in one piece without losing, however, common homeland, as they were struck by the same craftsmen.

In the XIX century there was another phenomenon that deserves attention: the tokens. Like many inventions, now widely applicable in civilian life, metal chips first appeared in the army. Actually, the mass production of chips was launched for the army, as the registered tokens allow precise identification of the victim and report it to the location of the troops or home. Checkout counters with the names of soldiers for the army acquired a mass character, despite the fierce opposition of warriors. Later tokens were divided into registered tags (existing and now in most armies of the world), and badges, with inlays of precious metals, stones and coining. Production of chips became more and more popular, to the case brought by experienced carvers and engravers.

Today, chips are more commonly used for peaceful purposes. They are used to train psychologists and develop skills of collective communication chips to order popular in a variety of associations, in which there is a need for corporate insignia. Making chips (Kyiv and not only) is indispensable because the subway are the main means of payment and the present day. Tokens can get a custom-made high-quality and comfortable decorations tailored to individual customer needs. So, if you suddenly needed tokens that express your ideas exactly, aspirations and preferences emphasize corporate identity or corporate spirit, the production of chips on the order will be a good outlet for anyone.

09.10.2013                                                                                                                                                                                 Т.М.