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==Use== ==Use==
Flying cash was never originally meant to be used as ] and, therefore, their circulation was limited. However, since they could be exchanged for hard currency at the capital, they were traded amongst merchants as if they were currency. It wasn't until the ] and subsequent ] occupation that paper money was officially established as a legal tender. The use of paper money spread westward through ] traders and, by 1661, European countries were printing paper currency. Flying cash was never originally meant to be used as ] and, therefore, their circulation was limited. However, since they could be exchanged for hard currency at the capital, they were traded amongst merchants as if they were currency. It was not until the ] and subsequent ] occupation that paper money was officially established as a legal tender. The use of paper money spread westward through ] traders and, by 1661, European countries were printing paper currency.


==See also== ==See also==

Revision as of 21:38, 13 February 2012

Flying cash was a paper currency of Tang Dynasty China and can be considered the first banknote.

Origins

Due to inconveniences in transferring large numbers of the standard copper cash coins over large distances, the Tang government decided to pay merchants with which they did business in paper money. Due to their tendency to fly away, the notes were dubbed "flying cash."

Use

Flying cash was never originally meant to be used as legal tender and, therefore, their circulation was limited. However, since they could be exchanged for hard currency at the capital, they were traded amongst merchants as if they were currency. It was not until the Song Dynasty and subsequent Jin occupation that paper money was officially established as a legal tender. The use of paper money spread westward through Mongol traders and, by 1661, European countries were printing paper currency.

See also

References

  1. "Origins of Money and Banking". University of Exeter. May 25, 2005. Retrieved 2007-03-09.
  2. "Paper Money". The Silkroad Foundation. January 1, 2000. Retrieved 2007-03-09.


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