Pig Tusks and Paper Money
Pig Tusks and Paper Money

Pig Tusks and Paper Money

January 01, 1999 | 50 min

In Papua New Guinea, pig tusks and shell money are currencies which can buy most things. Henry Tokubak’s dream is to create the first bank where traditional money counts as legal tender.

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