Old Coins In The Shanghai Museum

Alice took some pictures of very old money in the Chinese history when she toured the Shanghai Museum.

Warring State period during 475 BC - 221 BC. The coins are in the shape of knives, sure showed the condition of the country at that period of time.

These are also coins from the same period of 475 BC to 221 BC.

These are coins from the Xin (or Hsin) Dynasty during 9-23 AD.

This coin looks so much closer to the current coins; it is the money of Tang Dynasty during 618 to 907 AD.

These coins from the Song Dynastic of 960 to 1279 AD are very similar to those in Tang Dynasty.