Interesting Terms Associated with Money

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Tithes
The ���Tithe��� was actually meant for ��� an offering in token of love���.

The ���Tithe��� was actually meant for ��� an offering in token of love���. But, gradually it���s meaning, with the advancement of complexities in social Administration, has changed completely.

Tithes were a tenth part of the crops and livestock raised in a parish yearly. The rector had the right to take every tenth sheaf of corn from a field, and store it in his tithe barn. This way of collecting tithe was done away with, in 1836 by the Tithe Act, by which a landlord, in stead of paying in actual produce should pay a sum called tithe rent-charge varying from year to year with the price of corn. Tithe was instituted for the support of the Clergy. At first they were voluntary, but later on they were made compulsory by law. When Henry VIII, disestablished monasteries , many of the tithes formerly paid to them were seized and handed over to laymen.

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The Bank of England

The Bank of England which was found in 1694. It was the only bank which was allowed to do business in England. It conducted its activities as a profit making concern for its proprietors. It acts, however, managing the National Debt, paying interest on it, issuing loans and so on. Ever since, 1780 when there was a danger of the Bank being attacked during the Gordon Riots, it has been furnished every night with a military guard, supplied by the battalion of Foot Guards on duty.

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Token Currency

Coins which have a greater value as currency than that of a metal in them. All our silver and bronze coins are token money. Twenty shillings are worth a sovereign as coins, but the gold in a sovereign is worth the silver in many more than twenty shillings. The letters ��, s and d are used as symbols for pound, shilling and pence. These are the first letters of the Roman words, Libra (pound), solidi (shilling), denartii (pence). Only this much! Wait! There are some interesting things to know about.

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The Word "Pound" Is Used As A Money Value

During the time of William the Conqueror the money standard of value was a pound weight of almost pure silver or pound sterling. This was divided into 240 pence. When, in 1816 when the silver pound was abolished and the gold sovereign became the standard of value, the name of pound was transferred to the sovereign.

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Florin

The word derived from the Italian florina, meaning "a little flower" and was first applied to a very beautiful Florentine coin of the twelfth century, stamped with the city���s emblem a lily. The name spread to coins of other countries, including England, where a gold florin was minted in the reign of Edward the Third. This is a shilling piece (Florin) was issued in 1849.

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The Words "Postage" and "Revenue" on Postage Stamp

Have you ever noticed the words "Revenue" and "Postage" on postage stamps? Why they are so and what they indicate? The words "Revenue" and "Postage" on postage stamp, show that , they may legally be used either for paying postage on letters or parcels, or for revenue purposes, such as stamping a receipt or agreement. This provision does away with the need for issuing two separate series of stamps.

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Should Be Handled Carefully

All these terms associated with money only remind us,how important money is for a man. It is the money which can purchase love, affection, of course not life. But, one should handle it carefully as long as one lives, just for peaceful and happy living.