Knife money is the name of large, cast, bronze, knife-shaped coins produced by various governments and kingdoms in what is now known as China, approximately 2500 years ago. They had holes on the end to be easily strapped onto belts or rings.
See also
- Economy of the People's Republic of China
- Economic history of China (Pre-1911)
- Economic history of China
External links
- "Fragments of a stone mould and bronze knife money" (description and picture from the British Museum)
- "Chinese Knife Money of the State of Ming" (description and pictures from Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery)
- Different types of knife money with brief explanations
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