10 facts about money (part 9)

1. “Frank” is the most common currency in the world.

2. Canada minted a $1,000,000 coin.

3. A $3.7 million gold bar was cast in Japan.

4. Benjamin Franklin is the dollar symbol.

5. Often coins were ground down along the edges so that new ones could be made from pieces.

6. You cannot make copies of payment documents in the USA.

7. In 44 BC, the first money appeared.

8. Martha Washington is the only woman to be featured on US banknotes.

9. Up to 4000 times of bending each bill is calculated.

10. In 1937, the first loan was issued in the USA.