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While there are plenty of similarities between modern and ancient currencies (even though they are spread across hundreds and hundreds of years and civilisations) there are a lot of differences as well.

In today’s modern world, most banknotes feature the faces of well known figures in that particular country.

There is no doubt that world currencies have changed remarkably over the centuries.

As long as there are banknotes in circulation, there will be people who attempt to make forgeries of them.

Money has come a long way since people first started bartering over goods and offering live animals in exchange for grain and wheat many hundreds of years ago.

Modern money has provided us with a very convenient way of paying for goods and services.

One of the world’s most recent currencies – the Euro – is a perfect example of how a currency can reflect the country in which it is issued.

We are very used to our shiny coins and small banknotes nowadays, which are tucked away neatly in our pockets, purses and wallets and hardly given a second thought until we need them to pay for something.

Just as some parts of the world of currencies change remarkably as time goes on, other parts hardly seem to change at all.

Many different people have had the honour of seeing their images represented on currencies over the years.