Primitive Money

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf form of money
gptkbp:characterizedBy intrinsic value
limited portability
local acceptance
non-uniformity
gptkbp:example gptkb:clothing
gptkb:livestock
gptkb:salt
gptkb:wheat
gptkb:tobacco
amber
copper
feathers
furs
obsidian
wampum
shells
teeth
beads
cowrie shells
metal objects
manillas
stone discs
gptkbp:foundIn indigenous cultures
ancient societies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Primitive Money
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:bank
gptkb:cryptocurrency
gptkbp:referencedIn Primitive Money by Paul Einzig
The Origins of Money by Carl Menger
gptkbp:replacedBy standardized currency
gptkbp:sometimesCalled commodity money
pre-coinage money
gptkbp:studiedBy anthropologists
economic historians
gptkbp:used_in barter economies
gift economies
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:government_agency
medium of exchange
religious offerings
store of value
bride price
unit of account
debt settlement
social status display
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Paul_Einzig
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7