Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Foreword v
3. Contents vii
4. I. Historical Survey 1
5. II. Manifold and Miscellaneous Currency 11
6. III. Round Coins from Antiquity to the End of the Ch’ing Dynasty 20
7. IV. Some General Problems concerning Round Coins 30
8. V. Gold and Silver 40
9. VI. Paper Money to the End of the Sung Dynasty 51
10. VII. Paper Money from the Yüan Dynasty to the End of the Ch’ing Dynasty 62
11. VIII. Traditional Credit Institutions 71
12. IX. Old-style and Modern-style Banks 81
13. X. Loans and Interest Rates 92
14. Notes 105
15. Index to Chinese Characters 117