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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;oabmarcus, post: 6623409, member: 118923&quot;]To add to what <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/typecoin971793.78244/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/typecoin971793.78244/">TypeCoin971793</a> said. Chinese believed that heaven is round, the earth is square hence the square hole for Chinese coins. I am sure the continuation of using round coins is by no means a coincidence. Since the state of Qin used round coins while other waring states used other forms of money (Spades, ghost face, gold, knives, etc...). So when Qin unified China, one of the major accomplishments of Shihuangdi was that he standardize language and also currency. So the former 6 kingdoms had to use Ban Liang.</p><p>Later on Qin ban liang were found to be too heavy and people started to hoard it, so that&#039;s why in early han you see the ban liang were lighter in weight. Later ban lian were square hole and some even have rims, which was another great invention that was used up until even today.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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