China is one of the earliest countries to use money in the world, and the history of human use of money originated in the era of barter. In primitive society, people bartered for the materials they needed, such as a sheep for a stone axe. But sometimes limited by the types of materials used in the exchange, we have to find a mutually acceptable item for exchange. This article is the most primitive currency.

Shell of goods in primitive society

Take friends as a unit.

Huobei

Copper Shell in Late Shang Dynasty

One of the earliest metal currencies in the world.

Tongbei

the Spring and Autumn Period

Every vassal state mints its own currency.

Ant nose money (Chu copper coin)

Knife coins (spread in Qi, Yan, Zhao and other countries)

Won coins (circulation and Zhou, Wei, Qin and other countries)

Cloth coins (circulating in Sanjin and surrounding areas)

Gold (Chu gold coin)

Qin dynasty

Unified currency

Gold is the superior currency (unit)

The copper coin is the next coin (half A Liang)

Copper plate beam

Hanchu

Go on, half a penny.

Emperor Wu of Han dynasty

Casting five baht (the largest and longest currency in China's history)

Five baht

Five baht

Wang Mang's Reform

There is a saying that "five logistics names and twenty-eight products" often change the currency system.

Wang Mang's monetary reform caused great confusion, and the Eastern Han Dynasty resumed the five baht.

Wei, Jin, southern and northern dynasties

Due to many dynasties, the currency was chaotic.

the Tang Dynasty

Waste five baht, cast Kaiyuan Bao Tong and Gan Yuan Chongbao.

Kaiyuan Bao Tong

The word "Bao Tong" has been used for a long time.

The monetary system began to change to binary, currency, cents and cents.

Gan Yuan Bao Zhong

In Song Dynasty, the commodity economy was developed, the amount of money soared and there were many kinds of money.

In some places, copper, iron and money are used together, and paper money is used

Mainly implement the annual salary system and cast the "money" system.

Paper money in Song Dynasty

The yuan dynasty was mainly paper money.

For the first time, there is a non-convertible paper money "Chinese paper money"

Zhong Bao tong Chao

Compared with previous dynasties, the currency in Ming and Qing dynasties has not changed much.

Zheng De Bao Tong

The style of China's ancient currency was roughly formed in the Qin Dynasty, and it has influenced today.

Kangxi Bao Tong

In modern times, there are many kinds of currencies, such as legal tender, gold dollar, silver dollar, silver ingot, Yuan Datou and so on.

At present, the legal tender in China is RMB, which is issued by the People's Bank of China. First appeared in 1948 12 1. Until 1999 10 1 went online, five sets of banknotes, coins and plastic banknotes were issued.