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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Loong Siew, post: 2278745, member: 75799&quot;]No.. these were not commemorative coins. As per hartill&#039;s notes, they were believed to be traded with the Xiongnu who were regarded as barbarians at the time. It is likely that the Yan kingdom felt that something of an inferior or impractical form of currency may be befitting or deliberate? So far I am not sure and have yet to come across a record that specifies why.. </p><p><br /></p><p>But the knives and spades for instance were an evolution of actual practical spades and knives used as barter in the very early days. The earliest spades were large and actually have an inlet that allows it to function as a practical spade although a smaller portable one. Similarly for knives coins. It is probably through an evolution of Commerce that later generations decided to do away with their actual application/uses and trade for the worth of their metal as well as an actual currency through the smaller &amp; stylized coins that we know..[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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