Currency: The Peerless Tongbao Coins

This book introduces the forms of currency and coinage used throughout Chinese history. Topics include Qin Shi Huang's unification of the currency; the evolution from Han dynasty banliang coins to wuzhu coins, the jiaozi currency, paper money, and silver; and the minting of Kaiyuan Tongbao coins. It also covers early Qin coinage, the results of Qin's currency unification, the minting of banliang coins in the early Han dynasty, Emperor Wu of Han's experiments with currency reform, the appearance of Han wuzhu coins, the private and official issuance of jiaozi, the rise and decline of Song jiaozi, and the emergence and disappearance of huizi.