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Modern cruises and sea travel are often sold to us today in terms of luxury. That has certainly not always been the case. Ocean travel for most of history has been difficult, people living in cramped, awful conditions. Yet, what role has coinage played onboard ship. How would you have managed in the golden age of sail? Perhaps more importantly, how would you have been paid if you went to sea?Find out more at https://www.royalmintmuseum.org.uk/podcast/
Modern cruises and sea travel are often sold to us today in terms of luxury. That has certainly not always been the case. Ocean travel for most of history has been difficult, people living in cramped, awful conditions. Yet, what role has coinage played onboard ship. How would you have managed in the golden age of sail? Perhaps more importantly, how would you have been paid if you went to sea?Find out more at https://www.royalmintmuseum.org.uk/podcast/