Cryptocurrency Q&A What is a bar coin?

What is a bar coin?

Valentino Valentino Thu Oct 24 2024 | 6 answers 896
I'm curious about bar coins. I've heard the term before but I'm not quite sure what they are. Could someone explain to me what a bar coin is and maybe its purpose or history behind it? What is a bar coin?

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Stefano Stefano Fri Oct 25 2024
Another period where such coins were used was from 1796 to 1818.

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Riccardo Riccardo Fri Oct 25 2024
Metal bars serve as a form of money.

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CherryBlossomDancing CherryBlossomDancing Fri Oct 25 2024
These metal bars were particularly used in the form of roughly rectangular stamped coins.

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Luigia Luigia Fri Oct 25 2024
During this time, they were utilized in the Dutch East Indies.

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SakuraWhisper SakuraWhisper Fri Oct 25 2024
One notable example of such coins was used in 16th century Ceylon.

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