Cast bronze Chinese knife money from the Warring States period (475–221 BC). This unique form of currency was primarily used in the states of Qi, Yan, and Zhao. Ancient Currency Gallery, Handan City Museum, Hebei China [2560×1707]
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Imagine having a stack of these in your pocket
Curious! Thanks for sharing that! Smh never enquired about this before, despite having heard about it 🙂
What was the reasoning behind this form of currency, and were other local coinage/currencies used at the same time as this?
I imagine it can’t have been a popular form of exchange, or it’d have been used for longer than 250 years, or?