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title: Banliang Coin
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5885/banliang-coin/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Banliang Coin

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Banliang Coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5885.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5885.jpg)

## Image Caption

When Qin Shihuang (the First Emperor) unified the Warring States in 221 BCE, he standardized the [coinage](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/). He made the banliang (half-ounce) [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/) of the Qin State standard throughout the [Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/empire/), and declared all other coins obsolete. The round coin with a square hole became the standard shape of East Asian coins for the next 2000 years. From [China](https://www.worldhistory.org/china/), 200s BCE. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, October 14). Banliang Coin. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5885/banliang-coin/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Banliang Coin." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 14, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5885/banliang-coin/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Banliang Coin." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Oct 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5885/banliang-coin/>.

## License & Copyright

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