From Coinage to Paper Money
From Coinage to Paper Money
The Origins and Evolution of Chinese and Western Banknotes in Comparison
This chapter explains the different numismatic traditions across Eurasia leading up to the emergence of paper money in the early modern era. In the process, the chapter surveys all the great premodern empires of the world in a broader monetary perspective. Chapter keywords: Tang dynasty, “flying cash”, paper money, jiaozi, Zhou Xingji, Song dynasty, Marco Polo, Khublai Khan, Ming dynasty, Islamic world, bills of exchange, interest rates, public debt
Keywords: Lydia, gold, silver, Greco-Roman world, Qin dynasty, Han dynasty, the birth of coinage, round coinage, Achaemenid empire, the Mauryan era
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