Coin purse

A purse or pouch (from the Latin bursa, which in turn is from the Greek βύρσα, býrsa, oxhide),[1] sometimes called coin purse for clarity, is a small money bag or pouch, made for carrying coins.

The purse-lid from the Sutton Hoo burial is a very elaborate, probably royal, metalwork cover for a (presumably) leather Anglo-Saxon purse of about 600 AD.

In Europe they often showed social status based on the embroidery and quality of the bag.

It was also customary for men to give their new brides purses embroidered with an illustration of a love story.

Around the year 1670, men's breeches were made with built-in pockets, which caused them to stop carrying purses.