Money is one of the greatest inventions of mankind. They are a specific commodity that has the ability to be exchanged for any other commodity, ie the general equivalent. Their appearance contributed to the development of exchange and trade. It is difficult to imagine the normal functioning of the world economy without them. Money fascinates many people. They work for them, break the law, come up with ways to get them and ways to spend them ... People will do almost everything for money, and money does almost everything for people. It is in money that we receive salaries, fees, dividends. In monetary terms, family budgets, company budgets, and country budgets are planned. When and under what circumstances did this amazing and at the same time fundamental invention of mankind appear? How has it been improved that can expect money in the future? How and when did they appear, as well as what money was in circulation in Ukraine in the past? This and other things are told in the pages of this book.