This document provides information about the functions and roles of a central bank. It discusses how the first central bank, the Bank of England, was established in 1694. A central bank is responsible for a country's financial and economic stability by regulating other banks and formulating monetary policies. It acts as both the government's bank, by managing public debt and foreign exchange, and as the banker's bank by providing services to commercial banks. The document also outlines different methods that central banks use to issue currency, such as minimum reserve, fixed fiduciary, and proportional reserve systems.