The Legend of Chinese Currency

Author: Zhang Huixin
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Starting from the original cowrie currency, this book introduces the Warring States' knives, cloth coins, and ghost-face coins, as well as the Han Dynasty's ban liang and wu zhu, along with representative square-hole coins and banknotes from various dynasties. It places special emphasis on tracing the development of Qing Dynasty silver ingots and modern silver dollars. Mr. Zhang Huixin, the author, is a renowned expert in the field of coin collection and research, with numerous publications such as A Brief History of Chinese Currency, Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Coins, and Chinese Silver Ingots, which are highly regarded on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. "Seeing history through coins," this Legend of Chinese Currency truly achieves "appealing to both the refined and the popular," making it accessible to both general readers and coin enthusiasts, who can explore the charm of China's historical currencies.