People needed a more practical system of exchange, so various money systems developed.
人々はもっと実用的な交換制度を求め、その結果、様々な貨幣制度が発展した。
It is without justification that money has been called one of the greatest inventions of man.
貨幣が、人類最大の発明品のひとつだとこれまで呼ばれてきたのにも、十分な理由がある。
He gave the poor woman some bread and a five dollar bill besides.
彼はその貧しい女にパンとそのうえ５ドル紙幣をやった。
They were pieces of paper, cut in the size of bills.
入っていたのは紙幣の大きさに切った紙切れだった。
And the tokens he received as wages could only be spent at that shop.
そして、賃金として得た代用貨幣はその店でしか使えませんでした。
Could you give me some change for this ten dollar bill?
この１０ドル紙幣をくずしてくれませんか。
The bill amounts to fifty dollars.
紙幣が合計５０枚になる。
Instead of giving the money, that is the normal coin of the realm, which is the phrase that everyone used then, they would give them a token, and this token might be metal, might be wood, might be cardboard.
