Akori Beads, Hyper-inflation & Ancient Citadels of West Africa
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One of the most interesting examples of monetary debasement that I’ve stumbled across is the rise and fall of Akori beads as a form of money in Western Africa from 300 AD up until the European colonial era of the 1900s. The oldest beads discovered in Western Africa are made of a...
Akori Beads, Hyper-inflation & Ancient Citadels of West Africa
Akori Beads, Hyper-inflation & Ancient…
Akori Beads, Hyper-inflation & Ancient Citadels of West Africa
One of the most interesting examples of monetary debasement that I’ve stumbled across is the rise and fall of Akori beads as a form of money in Western Africa from 300 AD up until the European colonial era of the 1900s. The oldest beads discovered in Western Africa are made of a...