They were accepted in Asia, Africa, Oceania and even in certain parts of Europe. The oldest traces of their use as a currency can be found on bronze objects ...

Cowrie shells were traded for goods and services throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, and Oceania, and used as money as early as the 14th century.

20 янв. 2023 г. · Cowries were used as a means of payment across a wide region of West Africa. They could be used to buy groceries and tools, and to pay taxes and ...

Cowry shell (Cypraea moneta) was in use as global currency from at least 2000 BC till 1960 AD in many places around the world.

The historical importance of this animal to the Maldives is however remembered with a pair of money cowry shells decorating every Maldivian banknote.

Though cowrie shells are no longer used as currency in Africa, they still carry an association with money and wealth. In Ghana, their history is honored on a ...

3 окт. 2023 г. · Though cowries appear in decorative contexts in ancient Egypt, they were not used as currency in the same way they were in areas of West Africa ...

Cowries are the shells that summarize the concept of money and undoubtedly they played a key role in trades in Africa and in some areas of the Indo-Pacific.

24 янв. 2017 г. · Cowries, used around Indian ocean and in Africa, were used as-is, ie the cowrie itself was money (selected by size).