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were two types of bronze coins in the Yuan. One carried both Chinese
and Mongolian inscriptions. The Yuan dynasty had two large-scale casting
events in A.D.1310 and A.D. 1350 respectively.There were five grades
of bronze coins circulated during the early Ming dynasty:"Xiaoping",
"Zhe-er", "Zhesan", "Zhewu" and "Zheshi".
Coin works occurred throughout the country. Paper notes were a main
currency form in the early Ming dynasty. From the mid-Ming period,silver
became the main currency in term of ingots with various standard sizes.
"Yinliang", also made in silver, was widely used during
the Qing dynasty. In 1884, Jilin became the first province to produce
silver dollars. Since then, minted silver dollars gradually appeared
in other provinces together with silver ingots. |
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