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<p>[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 2407069, member: 78244"]During the transition from Qin to Han, the general public (or more like specific individuals that were able to secure permission from the government) was tasked with casting the Ban Liangs for general use. As a result, these coins were very small and lightweight, supposedly to replace the large and cumbersome Qin Dynasty issues. Htese small issues are called "Yu Jia" or "Elm seed" due to their size and shape. Some of these are incredibly small, like the one from my personal collection below.[ATTACH=full]496862[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The 8 zhu weight was made official in 186 BC to bring back some order to the monetary system. The weight was then reduced to 4 zhu in 175 BC.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 2407069, member: 78244"]During the transition from Qin to Han, the general public (or more like specific individuals that were able to secure permission from the government) was tasked with casting the Ban Liangs for general use. As a result, these coins were very small and lightweight, supposedly to replace the large and cumbersome Qin Dynasty issues. Htese small issues are called "Yu Jia" or "Elm seed" due to their size and shape. Some of these are incredibly small, like the one from my personal collection below.[ATTACH=full]496862[/ATTACH] The 8 zhu weight was made official in 186 BC to bring back some order to the monetary system. The weight was then reduced to 4 zhu in 175 BC.[/QUOTE]
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