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Three baht money: the currency with the shortest circulation time in China's currency history. It was cast in the first year of Emperor Jian Yuan of the Han Dynasty, hence the name "Three baht". Three baht money weighs eight baht, and the word baht is beside the king, with no outline on the back. Three baht money has just been cast for one year. Emperor Wu ordered to stop casting three baht and cast five baht instead. The back of the money was outlined and weighed five baht.

Four baht money: also known as Han Banliang. Its diameter is 2.4-2.6 cm and its weight is 2.2-2.8 g. The money hole is relatively small and has no inner and outer contours. Production in Qian Wen is relatively standardized. Four and a half baht was used for forty years, because it was in line with the national conditions and people's feelings at that time.

Five baht money: The weight of five baht money is moderate, which meets the requirements of ancient social and economic development and price level for monetary units. Therefore, the Western Han Dynasty, the Eastern Han Dynasty, Shu, Wei, Jin, Southern Qi, Liang, Chen, Northern Wei and Sui after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty lasted for 739 years. This is the longest and most successful longevity money in the history of China.

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White gold coin: also known as platinum three products. "Silver-tin alloy coins of the Western Han Dynasty. It was cast in the fourth year of Yuanshou (BC 1 19). At that time, it was thought that the sky was like a dragon, the earth was like a horse, and people used mastiffs as turtles, so it was used as a white gold coin pattern.

Currency in the Eastern Han Dynasty

Iron coins: In 30 AD, Gongsun Shu cast iron coins in Sichuan, using iron as the material for the first time in history.

Five baht money: In 40 AD, Emperor Guangwu suggested from Ma Yuan to restore five baht money.

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The copper coins cast in the early Han dynasty were relatively light, weighing three taels, and later they became lighter and lighter. During the Wendi period, the disadvantages of three baht became more and more obvious, so Wendi ordered the use of four coins, weighing a quarter of a second, but the currency value was half a second. The currency crisis in the Han Dynasty actually originated from the government's policy of letting people make money privately, which was originally intended to speed up the currency circulation and increase fiscal revenue.

However, the disadvantages of this policy far outweigh the advantages. Money was originally made of copper, but the mints were doped with low-value metals such as lead and iron, and the currency gradually depreciated and the private economy gradually became chaotic. Many people take this opportunity to make a fortune by minting money. For example, Deng Tong, Emperor Wen's favorite, surpassed the prince by casting copper coins.

In addition, all the princes dug mines and cast copper money, and Liu Bi, the prince of Wu, was richer than the emperor, so he had the confidence to launch the "Seven Kings Rebellion". Emperor Wu spent a lot of money on Huns year after year, and the wealth accumulated by Wenjing rule was gradually exhausted, so the financial crisis has reached a problem that must be solved.

From the first year of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Emperor Wu started monetary work, during which he changed four dollars into three baht, and later changed it back. Going back and forth is equivalent to not changing, and the problem will naturally not be solved. In the fourth year of yuanshou, there was a large-scale monetary reform. White deer original coins and white gold coins were issued in the Han Dynasty. It is forbidden for people to make coins privately, and offenders will die.

In the fifth year of Yuanshou, Emperor Wu ordered the casting of five baht coins, and the coin-making technology was also improved, effectively preventing the occurrence of privately minted coins. After some exploration, Emperor Wudi decided to solve the problem once and for all, and ordered the vassal states to ban the private minting of coins, and the right to mint coins belonged to the central government. This policy has been in use ever since.

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