Money belt

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Modern money belt made of microfiber fabric, 2018

A money belt , even outdated waist belt , is a with pockets -provided or "hollow" belt , in the mostly paper money and partly coins stored or documents and strapped around the waist.

History and nature

The money belt is a special form of purse that appeared in the Middle Ages to keep and transport money safely when traveling. In the beginning it was used in particular by traveling traders and other tradespeople who carried a relatively large amount of cash with them, such as horse dealers or butchers / butchers who bought cattle for slaughter from farmers in the countryside . In some cases, the money belt was also used to safely store other small objects of value or documents, such as personal and travel documents, purchase documents, etc. In the Middle Ages, a waist belt was also often used as a storage place for coins that were placed in sewn-in pockets. The transitions to the money cat  , which was also used in the Middle Ages and later - as well as to the newer belt pouch  - are fluid.

Money belt with 6 pockets from New Zealand, 1910s

Money belts generally consist of leather , textile fabric or microfiber fabric . They are made in a similar way to commercially available belts and also have one or more small pockets . Most recently, the bags have been secured with zippers . They are worn over or partly under clothing. Some models are also made like normal trouser belts and can be worn as such. Such money belt with "hidden", usually in the belt inside integrated pockets are as safe belt or safe belt called.

Today money belts are mainly used by tourists when traveling, especially for longer trips and long-distance trips to remote areas of the world or those with danger. They are mostly used to store important documents and paper money as a nest egg .

See also

literature

  • Georg Gottfried Strelin: Real dictionary for camera operators and economists: fourth volume, from river work to jewels . Beck, Nördlingen 1788, p. L 3 .
  • Claudia Schopphoff: The belt. Function and symbolism of a garment in antiquity and the Middle Ages . Böhlau Verlag, Cologne 2009, ISBN 978-3-412-20226-2 , p. 69-74, 96 .
  • Wilma Simmerstatter: Storage options for money in antiquity . University of Salzburg , Salzburg 2016, p. 26–28:  Money belt (thesis: Master's thesis at the University of Salzburg 2016).
  • Caspar Battegay, Naomi Lubrich: Jewish Switzerland. 50 objects tell history / Jewish Switzerland. 50 objects tell their stories . Ed .: Jewish Museum of Switzerland . Christoph Merian Verlag, Basel 2018, ISBN 978-3-85616-847-6 , p. 74–77 (German, English, section: For a handful of Gadichele. Money belt from Endingen (first half of the 19th century) ).

Web links

Commons : Money Belts and Cats  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Georg Gottfried Strelin: Real dictionary for cameralists and economists: Fourth volume, from river work to jewels . Beck, Nördlingen 1788, p. L 3 .
  2. ↑ Claudia Schopphoff: The belt. Function and symbolism of a garment in antiquity and the Middle Ages . Böhlau Verlag, Cologne 2009, ISBN 978-3-412-20226-2 , p. 69-74 .
  3. ↑ Wilma Simmerstatter: Storage options for money in antiquity . University of Salzburg , Salzburg 2016, p. 26–28:  Money belt (thesis: Master's thesis at the University of Salzburg 2016).
  4. ↑ a b cf. B .: Gerhard Liebenberger: Safe hiding place for money & documents  when traveling >> The money belt. In: www.andersreisen.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020 .