Monetary economics

[2] This branch also examines the effects of monetary systems, including regulation of money and associated financial institutions[3] and international aspects.

[8] At around the same time in the medieval Islamic world, a vigorous monetary economy was created during the 7th–12th centuries on the basis of the expanding levels of circulation of a stable high-value currency (the dinar).

Innovations introduced by Muslim economists, traders and merchants include the earliest uses of credit,[9] cheques, promissory notes,[10] savings accounts, transactional accounts, loaning, trusts, exchange rates, the transfer of credit and debt,[11] and banking institutions for loans and deposits.

[11] In the Indian subcontinent, Sher Shah Suri (1540–1545), introduced a silver coin called a rupiya, weighing 178 grams.

Ancient India was one of the earliest issuers of coins in the world,[13] along with the Lydian staters, several other Middle Eastern coinages and the Chinese wen.

[15] The imperial taka was officially introduced by the monetary reforms of Muhammad bin Tughluq, the emperor of the Delhi Sultanate, in 1329.

[citation needed] Della Moneta, was published by Ferdinando Galiani in 1751, and is arguably the first modern text on economic theory.

Silver coin of the Maurya Empire , known as rūpyarūpa , with symbols of wheel and elephant. 3rd century BC.
The French Indies Company issued rupees in the name of Muhammad Shah (1719–1748) for Northern India trade. This was cast in Pondicherry .