François R. Velde
@fvelde.bsky.social
Economic history (mostly monetary and fiscal, various places and centuries)
Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (usual disclaimer applies)
Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (usual disclaimer applies)
The birth of coinage - c650BC, five consecutive denominations (each half of the one on the left). Lydian coins, 55% gold and 45% silver. The one on the right weighs 0.3g and could probably buy a few sheep. Not quite small change…
February 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM
The birth of coinage - c650BC, five consecutive denominations (each half of the one on the left). Lydian coins, 55% gold and 45% silver. The one on the right weighs 0.3g and could probably buy a few sheep. Not quite small change…
El archivo general de Simancas has joined the 21st c.! Now we can take pictures from our seats without limit
January 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
El archivo general de Simancas has joined the 21st c.! Now we can take pictures from our seats without limit
It’s Saturday Oct 16, 1582 and everyone in Naples is shopping for a new calendar (calendario novamente stampato). The Pope thought he could impose a worldwide copyright for the inventor, but the Catholic King told his viceroy to ignore this infringement on his jurisdiction.
December 10, 2024 at 5:29 PM
It’s Saturday Oct 16, 1582 and everyone in Naples is shopping for a new calendar (calendario novamente stampato). The Pope thought he could impose a worldwide copyright for the inventor, but the Catholic King told his viceroy to ignore this infringement on his jurisdiction.
Breakthrough in payments technology: a Swedish coin weighing 19kg (1648) and a note of same value (1666).
November 23, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Breakthrough in payments technology: a Swedish coin weighing 19kg (1648) and a note of same value (1666).
Tango and financial history
November 17, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Tango and financial history
Banco de la Nación Argentina: register of illiterate clients (with fingerprints), c1900-02. Several Turks, one Arab, one German.
November 15, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Banco de la Nación Argentina: register of illiterate clients (with fingerprints), c1900-02. Several Turks, one Arab, one German.