TIMBER USED FOR MONEY.
In.one town in America, money is made not of copper or nickel or silver or gold, but of wood. At the present time the United States is going through a period of trade depression and during the past twelve months thousands of banks have suspended payment. Small local banks are to be found everywhere. The little town of Tenino, recently found itself in a peculiar position. The local bank closed its doors, and suspended payment. In its eoffers was nearly ail the money in the town, and once it was out of action there was not enough to go round. The local chamber of commerce met, and decided that something must be done. No metal was available, but Tenino’s staple product is wood. Within a short time coins had been produced made of two thin pieces of wood with a thin paper sheet between them. Eight hundred dollars, or over £2OO worth of wooden small change is now in circulation.
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Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 294, 7 September 1932, Page 2
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164TIMBER USED FOR MONEY. Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 294, 7 September 1932, Page 2
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