第一章 国际货币与外汇法律问题第一节 货币法律制度一、货币的法律原理货币(Currency)是一种或一组用于物资交换的工具
它根源于商品,是金钱(Money)的具体表现形式和度量单位
CurrencyA currency is a unit of exchange, facilitating the transfer of goods and services
It is a form of money, where money is defined as a medium of exchange rather than e
a store of value
Moneys is an agreement within a community, to use something as a medium of exchange, which acts as an intermediary market good
It can be traded and exchanged for other goods
The agreement can either be explicit or implicit, freely chosen, or coerced
Money is an abstract form of power
货币是商品生产和商品交换中矛盾的必然产物,是从商品中分离出来并固定地充当一般等价物的特殊商品,是商品价值的天然代表
从贝、布帛、牲畜等自然物货币到制造物货币、贵金属货币,最后到电子货币,世界各地的货币,大体上都经过这个发展序列
在商品社会中,货币起着价值尺度、流通手段、支付手段等职能作用1,体现着商品生产者之间的社会经济关系
货币的发行和流通需要必要的管理和规范,货币法律制度的产生和不断完善正是适应了这种经济和社会发展的需要
(一)货币的一般