Money

 In the Middle Ages money was very important. A lot of people needed it to survive. Some of the people back then were very rich and had a lot of gold coins. Most of the coins were metal and paper money was unknown back then. Gold coins were more valuable then silver coins and silver coins were more valuable then copper coins. Most of the coins were made of silver. Gold coins were the rarest out of all of them. Most of the important gold coins at the time were made in Italy. Money, in the form of coins, was a very important part of Middle Ages life.

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