Wallet

A money bag (a purse, money bag, money bag, wallet or purse [ pɔrtmɔne ː ] ) is a small bag or pouch in which primarily cash is kept.

History

Egyptian hieroglyphics form pocket-like around the waist worn purse from. A decorated with dogs' teeth leather wallet was found near Leipzig in a grave and is dated to 2500-2200 BC.

In tombs of royal Anglo-Saxons were found ornate metal covers, dated AD 600, which originally covered Leather wallets. The urban centers of the Roman Empire finally, various coin denominations served as means of payment. Inter-regional trade created and beyond for its dissemination through Rome: How the science of numismatics continuously evaluates historical discovery of coins as change from copper alloys or silver from, for example, from the Roman port of Gelduba. Such late Roman coins are coins of small and street trading - they were, unlike the more valuable gold coins carried in purse

Alternatives to purse make wallets, money clips, money belts, neck pouch or fanny packs dar.

Molding

Wallets are generally made ​​of leather or plastic. According to the different requirements, there are now various forms. The most common are the following:

• Portrait or landscape format Men's Wallets are collapsible and measure in the closed state around 12.5 × 10 cm. Open they offer over their entire length space for bills and contain other, possibly fold-out compartments for credit cards, business cards and ID cards. In Europe belongs ( unlike the U.S. ) a compartment for coins for common facilities. There are models which contain a money clip instead of the compartment for banknotes. Men carry their wallet often in the (mostly right ) back pocket of pants ( the back pockets of pants are tailored to these dimensions ), sometimes in a sports jacket, jacket or coat pocket.
• Among the ladies purses are a wide variety of shapes and colors. Many models are similar in shape to the Men's Wallets described above, but there are also much larger specimens with a significantly higher space. The so-called Viennese Box is one of the ladies purses and like all other usually carried in the hand pocket.
• A waiter wallet or purse operation is about 20 × 12 cm tall and usually has five to eight compartments for unfolded bills and a very spacious coin compartment. Most other subjects for notepad, badges and the like are available. The waiters wallet is especially suitable for people who carry large amounts of notes and coins and it need fast access (eg, waiters, taxi drivers or couriers ), but is also often referred to as private men's and women wallet in use thanks to its simplicity. The waiters purse is worn in professional use mostly in a belt pouch ( a special holster ), men in the back pocket of his pants.
• The advantage of the waiter wallet to be able to take paper money unfolded, also offer originating from the U.S. trucker wallets. They usually have only one to three bill compartments coin pocket and no, making them much thinner in similar size as waiters purses. Trucker wallets are designed to be worn in the back pocket of his pants, always belongs to its equipment a chain attaches to belt.

Others

In the colloquial language is meant by a bag of money is usually a very wealthy person.

In the student language of the 19th century, the term Numismatic Collection was used as a synonym for a purse.

The purse is now the most popular stolen goods with pickpockets ( a cut-purse is a pickpocket who specializes in the removal of money bags). Facilitated the widespread especially in men carrying the wallet in the back pocket of his pants thieves "work" a lot. To prevent theft, some Men's Wallets with a metal chain on his pants or belt can be attached, which is especially recommended for large purses, which stand out a piece out of his pocket. It is safer to carry the wallet in a front pants pocket, but this often fails ( clear visibility of the purse from the front) to too little space or optical concern is. In particularly dangerous regions may be appropriate under the clothes wearing the purse. This, however, also be accessed by the owner itself is significantly more difficult.

Due to the euro changeover, many Austrians had to buy new wallets, as the euro notes are larger than the previous shilling notes. Also the coin compartments of some purses were suitable due to low strength is not for the Euro: The running very small coins ( values ​​up to 10 cents) were often out of the closed compartment, while the larger coins ( from 50 cents) because of their high weight damage the purse led.