A journey from the first independent banknotes in 1946 to today’s polymer era reveals how Vietnam’s currency has mirrored its political history and economic transformation.

Researchers have uncovered previously unknown money-printing innovations developed by Benjamin Franklin, and one of them told Newsweek which one of those innovations served a double purpose. Franklin, ...

In between his many accomplishments—inventing the lightning rod, founding the University of Pennsylvania, drafting the Declaration of Independence—Benjamin Franklin also devised innovative and secure ...

A papermaker in Massachusetts named Zenas Marshall Crane is traditionally credited with being the first to include tiny fibers in the paper pulp used to print currency in 1844. But scientists at the ...

Despite a digital payment surge, India's currency in circulation hit a record Rs 40 lakh crore in Jan 2026, says an SBI report. Key drivers include higher consumption, lower interest rates, and the ...

Colonial Currency, Massachusetts, 12 Pence, 1776, Paper Money of the United States Page 218 states the image is courtesy of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and clearly shows that the reverse ...

Contrary to the popular slang "paper money," United States currency notes aren't actually made of paper, although they sure do feel like they are. Since 1862, the Bureau of Engraving & Printing has ...

Three years ago, Appleton Paper Co. decided to make money. An excellent pursuit for a company, you would think. But as with all businesses, not so easy as it sounds. The money in question is U.S.

Painting of Benjamin Franklin at the printing press. Cir cca - 1914. Source - Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cph.3g07217. public domain Painting of Benjamin ...