Money+in+Ancient+China

Earliest forms of currency in China were made of shell, animal hide, jade or satin. Somewhere between 1000 and 400 BC metal currency was developed
 * Money In Ancient China**
 * By: Amber**


 * Knife Money**
 * Oldest form of hard currency in China
 * 7 inches in length
 * Hold in middle of blade and hand-carved inscriptions
 * Spade-Shaped Money**
 * Role of agriculture was eventually brought into play during Warring States Peroid (400BC)
 * Issued by Emperor Wang Mang
 * Greater seal scrpit was introduced in reign of Emperor Xuanwang (827-782BC) of Western Zhou Dynasty
 * Half-liang**
 * Qin Emperor Shihuang created system
 * Knife and Spade coibns were replaced with Emperor's Half-liang
 * Half-liang weighs 25 grams
 * Was round with square hold in the middle
 * Nickname was "Square Hole Brother"
 * Zhi Coin**
 * Coins are round with square hole in the middle
 * Had title of Emperor's reign on them
 * Paper Currency**
 * 1st bank notes appeared in China
 * 1455 paper money dissappeared for several hundred years

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 * Wu Shu (5 unit) Coin[[image:http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/chinahist/images/yuanpapermoney.jpg width="264" height="168"]]**
 * Introduced during reign of the Emperor Wudi in 118BC
 * Inscription introduced during reign of Qin Emperor Shihuang of Qin Dynasty
 * Hourglass shape character is early form of character for 5