Copy Reference World's Earliest Paper Money
Year:1987 Issue:8
Column: The Art/Culture
Author: WEI YUEWANG and MU HONGLI
Release Date:1987-08-01
Page: 27,28
Full Text:
PAPER CURRENCY - so much more portable and convenient than metal coins - was a Chinese invention. It first appeared during the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). The wooden printing blocks still exist...
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