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Memory on the Portuguese Currency and Its Origin, Uses and Abuses João Mousinho de Albuquerque Elvas1862 21 Pages The work was conceived as an accessible introduction to the economic foundations of currency. It provides a historical overview of currency from its origins to the circulation of banknotes. It also discusses the origins of trade and the emergence of metallic currency, as well as the development of fiduciary instruments, bills of exchange, and the emerging use of banknotes.