Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26535281-20170506160307

It's about time I did a full chart/list on Xinese currency and additional information like coin shapes and paper money/bank notes.

Wei, represents 1 gram of silver. It takes the shape of a small bar

Yan, represents 50 grams of silver. Takes the shape of a circle coin with a square in the middle

Han, represents 100 grams of silver. Takes the shape of a circle coin with a square in the middle

Yin, represents 1000 grams of silver. Takes the shape of a circle coin with a square in the middle

Chao, represents 2000 grams of silver. Takes the shape of a circle coin with a square in the middle

Zhao, represents 5000 grams of silver. Silver bar.

Coins are made with the hole in the middle so they can be stringed together. Paper money/bank notes have been made for Yan-Zhao mainly for security reasons and to keep the silver in Imperial hands.

Bank notes take the shape of a paper note marking the amount on the note, a imperial seal, and the seal of the mint in which it was printed. 