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{{Short description|Historical coinage of China}}

{{Use American English|date = February 2019}}

[[File:ThreeCauri, BronzeParis WampumMusées Covered with Gold Leaf20230608080208(3).jpg|thumb|right|ThreeDifferent bronzetypes coinsof coveredZhou withdynasty gold leaf on display at thecoinage. [[ChinaMusée Numismatic MuseumCernuschi]].]]

'''Chinese coinage during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods''' includes some of the earliest coins produced in the world. However, they were mostly not the typical round shape of modern coins. They included [[cowrie shell]]s, [[Ant-nose coin|ant nose money]], [[Spade money|spade-shaped money]] and [[Knife money|knife-shaped money]].