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 Long before currency came into existence , people used different mediums for payment.These were exchanged for the goods and services one wanted. Such mediums were SALT , TEA , SHELLS and TOBACCO . SALT How many of you are aware of the fact that salt was once considered as a form of money? No diet can be complete without the pinch of salt , thats the reason salt became a way of payment. Man cannot live without it. Deficiency of salt leads to many diseases. In earlier days, salt became a substance which was as precious as gold. There were times when merchants paid salt to buy slaves and other essentials. It established the global routes. Even in Abyssinia, slabs of rock salts were used for stock exchange.   Even the word “ salary “  is derived form the Latin word “ salarium”  which means salt money.  So, guess how important was salt in those days!! 🧐 TEA  Why is tea a mode of payment?🤔 At present world where a tiny card can facilitate payments of all kinds that is our credit and debi