Antecedents for World Currency 16th C.

• Gasparo SCARUFFI (1519-1584) published his theoretical treatise on money, Alitinonfo, in 1582.

• The strange title derives from the Greek, signifying “true light,” which he wanted to spread on the subject of money.

• Scaruffi advocated a universal mint and a uniform currency throughout Europe based on bimetallism, “as if the world were one city and one monarchy.”