The DAMIN program began as a cooperative arrangement between Europe and Asia in 2008-2009 with a view to analyze of the similarities and differences between the various monetary systems and denominations. At present lead by Georges Depeyrot, the DAMIN Program researches the historical and economic systems of Antiquity through to modern times including monetary unions.

Georges Depeyrot is a monetary historian at the Paris based French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). He began his research career in the 1970’s studying the coin finds and joined the CNRS in 1982. Professor Depeyrot is the author or coauthor of more than one hundred volumes, and is the founding director of the Moneta publishing house, the considered the most important collection of books on the topic of money. He is also a member of the board of trustees of the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique.

Prof. Depeyrot was a Featured Speaker at The Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities 2014 (ACAH2014) in Osaka, Japan.

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