History of Chinese currency
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The history of Chinese currency spans more than 3000 years from ancient China to imperial China and modern China. Currency of some type has been used in China since the Neolithic age which can be trac
Han dynasty cash coin
Old Chinese Currency used in 1920–23. This currency was also used in Hunza state.
Chinese shell money, 16–8th century BCE.
Silver sycee (yuanbao) ingots
Yuan (currency)
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The yuan is the base unit of currency of a number of historical and contemporary currencies throughout Greater China, such as the renminbi in the People's Republic of China and the new Taiwan dollar i
History of Chinese currency
…the base unit of currency remained the copper coin. Copper coins were used as the chief denomination of currency in China until the introduction of the yuan. From paper money innovations in the Song dynasty to the turbulent reforms of the late Qing, China's monetary system evolved with its political and…
Tray of modern one-yuan (Renminbi) coins.
"Silver Dragon" yuan coin, 1904.
5-yuan note of the Republic of China (1941)
Taiwanese note for 10,000 yuan (1949)