Chinese coins, coins in china, chinese coinage, coinage in china, coins with square in middle

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Coins from the Han, Tang, Sung, Ming and Qing dynasties.

Chinese coins, coins in china, chinese coinage, coinage in china, coins with square in middle

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Coins from Manchukuo.

Chinese coins, coins in china, chinese coinage, coinage in china, coins with square in middle

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Along with unifying the coinage and monetary system with standard coinage, Qin Shihuangdi also standardized the use of measures and weights. Bronze inscribed measure, 9 CE.

Chinese coins, coins in china, chinese coinage, coinage in china, coins with square in middle

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Bronze moulds for casting copper coins. Wuzhu coins were introduced by Han Wudi in 126 BCE and proved so successful that they were still in use in the early Tang dynasty, some 700 years later.

Chinese coins, coins in china, chinese coinage, coinage in china, coins with square in middle

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A glazed pottery money- box, decorated with Wuzhu coin patterns, c. 2nd century CE.

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