history homework?

Question

i have this stupid history homewok about monks. Does anyone know what the currency was in the middle ages?

Answer 1

Currency is nothing to do with monks!!!!
History is not stupid!!!!!

Monks and nuns were forbidden to have any money - they took vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. It was the Church as an organisation that was wealthy (richer than most kings).

The "middle ages" went on for many hundreds of years and currency changed and evolved during that very long period and was very different in different countries - in the 12th century in England there were only silver pennies (worth a large amount of money each). These could be cut into halves or quarters to produce halfpennies and farthings - the pennies were very thin and silver is a soft metal.

Later, there were coins such as crowns, groats, sixpences - in other countries ducats, joachimsthalers and many other coins.

Answer 2

I do not think the History homework is as stupid as...

If you are more specific as to which monks in which country in the Middle Ages, you will have better chances of finding the answer you want.

If your monks were French - they used the livre (= 1 pound of silver), which was further divided into 20 sous (or sols) , each of 12 deniers.

Answer 3

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