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Encyclopedia > Jiaozi (currency)
Jiaozi

Jiaozi (Chinese: 交子; pinyin: jiāozǐ) is a form of banknote which appeared in 10th century Sichuan. Most numismatists generally regard it as the first paper money in history, a development of the Chinese Song Dynasty (960 - 1279 AD). Jiaozi may refer to Chinese dumplings (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ), a kind of chinese food Jiaozi (currency) (Chinese: ; pinyin: ), Chinese banknote in the 10th century. ... Image File history File links Jiao_zi. ... Image File history File links Jiao_zi. ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... A £20 Bank of England banknote. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000. ...   (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: SzÅ­4-chuan1; Postal map spelling: Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in the central-western China with its capital at Chengdu. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Paper Money is the second album by the band Montrose. ... Northern Song in 1111 AD Capital Bianjing (汴京) (960–1127) Linan (臨安) (1127–1276) Language(s) Chinese Religion Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism Government Monarchy Emperor  - 960–976 Emperor Taizu  - 1126–1127 Emperor Qinzong  - 1127–1162 Emperor Gaozong  - 1278–1279 Emperor Bing History  - Zhao Kuangyin taking over the throne of the Later Zhou...


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For other uses, see Money (disambiguation). ... Face-to-face trading interactions on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor. ... Jiaozi, the worlds first paper-printed currency, an innovation of the Song Dynasty. ...

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