Jiaozi (currency)

Jiaozi

Jiaozi (Chinese: 交子; pinyin: jiāozǐ) was a form of banknote which appeared around the 10th century in the Sichuan capital of Chengdu, China. Numismatists regard it as the first paper money in history, a development of the Chinese Song Dynasty (960–1279 CE).

To combat counterfeiting, jiaozi were stamped with multiple banknote seals.

References

Currencies of China

Overview	History of Chinese currency Ancient Chinese coinage Zhou dynasty coinage Ming dynasty coinage

Ancient and medieval	Coins Knife money Ying Yuan Spade money Banliang Flying cash Jiaozi Huizi Chao Yansheng

Near modern	Cash (wén) Candareen (fēn) Mace (qián) Tael (liǎng) Yuan

Taiwan Area of the Republic of China	Customs gold unit OT$ NT$

Renminbi series	1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

Special administrative regions	Hong Kong dollar Macanese pataca

See also: Economy of China Economy of Taiwan

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