Cocoa as an Early form of Money in the Economic Sense: Satisfying Store of Value, Unit of Account and Medium of Exchange Requirements

This article examines the special case of cocoa in different parts of Mesoamerica, as it was used for an additional purpose, besides providing for nutritional needs of people, as well as for religious and other ceremonies. When confidence in a system of currency with coins is present, this more conv...

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Main Author: Paul F. Gentle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Academic Research and Publishing UG (i. G.) (AR&P) LLC 2021-12-01
Series:SocioEconomic Challenges
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Online Access:https://armgpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/7.pdf
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