700-year-old banknote found inside antique sculpture

Upon closer inspection, the unassuming parchment turned out to be a 700-year-old Ming Dynasty banknote -- among the earliest printed currency in China.

"This is the first time, that we know of, that a banknote has been discovered inside a wooden Buddhist sculpture," says Tregaskis.

"We were surprised, astonished, and once we had translated (the text), very excited!"