[PPT模板]Chinese_Currency.ppt

Chinese Currency Ancient Currency Modern Currency Contemporary Currency Ancient Currency古代 Cowries (贝币) Over 3000 years ago, China began to use shells as money which was also called cowries. In antiquity [?ntikw?ti] ,people used shells for exchange. Bronze Coins （青铜币） In the 11th century BC, the bronze was found to be more durable （耐用） than shells and also convenient carry and collect, so bronze coins were cast in imitation of seashells . Bronze coins in later periods roughly fall into four types: spade coins(布币), knife coins(刀币), round coins(环币) and yibi cowries(蚁鼻币). Knife coins（刀币） Wu Zhu Coins These are one kind of ancient Chinese bronze coins with a weight of five Zhu (about 3.33 gram) and two Chinese characters “五铢” cast on the face. The casting of Wu Zhu coins began in the year of 118 BC and it had circulated for over 700 years because it had a proper size and convenient weight. Wu Zhu Coins Coins of Kaiyuan Tong Bao开元通宝 Tong Bao is the name of one kind of ancient Chinese bronze coins which were first used in Tang Dynasty and lasted over 300 years as the main currency. Kaiyuan Tong Bao refers to the bronze coins that were cast in the beginning years of Tang Dynasty. Coins of Kaiyuan Tong Bao Coins of Xianfeng Tong Bao Jiaozi (交子) Jiaozi was a kind of paper money used earliest in China and also in the world. It was first issued by wealthy businessmen in Chengdu , Sichuan Province in the early years of Northern Song Dynasty, and then in the year of 1023, began to be printed and issued by the government. This kind of paper money, more convenient in use than metal currency, was circulated in markets and could also be exchanged with silver money. Jiaozi: the world’s first known paper money Modern Currency近代 Dragon Silver Dollar Coins 龙洋币 In the late years if Qing Dynasty, Viceroy Zhang Zhidong who administered Guangdong and Guangxi made a kind of Chinese silver dollar coins with machine