The earliest commemorative coin in the mainland, the Qi six-character sword coin, "Qi Jianbang ChangFahua Backwork" was rewarded
Six-character knife: Because the knife coin has six characters of "Qi Jianbang Changfahua", it is also known as the Qi six-character knife. The Qi Six-Character Knife is the Qi Dao coin with the most inscriptions and the most famous Qi Dao coin found so far.
The Qi six-character knife "Qi Jian (Min) Bang Chang Fahua", numismatic circles generally believe that it is a commemorative coin for the founding of the Tian Qi country, and it is also the earliest commemorative coin for the founding of the mainland. According to Kao, it was minted around 386 BC. The commemorative coins of the founding of Tian Qi are very small, the rarest, and the most prestigious.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the State of Qi, located on the eastern coastal area of the mainland, was the fiefdom of the famous military figure and legendary Jiang Ziya, and the Qi land was on the verge of the sea, and it was profitable to fish and salt, and coupled with the governance of The Ming Jun, the Duke of Qi Huan, the King of Qi Wei, the Xianchen - Guan Zhong, yan bao, the famous Marquis - Meng Yijun, and so on, there was a scene of strong national strength, military development, and economic prosperity, and trading became a major event in the daily life of the people at that time, just as "Guan Zi Riding Horses" said, "Without a city, the people are lacking." Prosperous commercial trade contributed to a developed monetary culture. With the continuous development of economic exchanges, the State of Qi, in accordance with local customs and customs, minted and circulated a bronze knife shaped like a tool used in daily life - a bronze currency called "knife cutting" at that time, called "knife coin".
According to research, during the reign of Duke Huan of Qi, the head of the Spring and Autumn Five Hegemons, he had begun to be minted by the government in the capital of the country or other important cities. The State of Qi was the first country to mint sword coins, and the earlier Qi knife coins unearthed were also in the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period. It is certain that by the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period at the latest, the State of Qi had already minted a large number of sword coins. Until the unification of the Qin currency, the knife coin has always been the most important circulating currency in the State of Qi, and the scope of circulation has also been expanded to Yan, Zhao and other regions. Qi Dao Coin is known for its thickness and exquisiteness. In 279 BC, Tian Dan retreated from the Yan army at Jimo City, welcomed the king Yu Ju, and entered Linzi to preside over the imperial government. This is a big deal in the history of the State of Qi. To this end, the commemorative coin "The Legalization of Qi Jianbang" was minted to celebrate. The minting of commemorative coins is the earliest in the history of Chinese currency, and even in the history of world currency, it is unprecedented. The significance is extraordinary. "Qi Jianbang Changfa" set a precedent for commemorative coins, enriched the monetary culture of the mainland, and can be called the beginning of Chinese numismatic culture. It was discovered, which is a reproduction of the strong national strength and economic prosperity of the State of Qi, and is a concrete reflection of the development of the monetary system of the State of Qi.
Two different versions of the Qi six-character sword coin, one of which is minted with seiko and heavy, is the aforementioned Tian Qi founding commemorative coin "Qi Jianbang's Legalized Back work". Another product, "Qi Jianbang's Legalized Backwork", is also finely minted, the type system is slightly smaller, and the casting style is the same, which shows that the State of Qi, which was the first hegemon in the Spring and Autumn Period at that time, not only minted the founding commemorative coin "Qi Jianbang's Legalized Backwork", but also also minted the Qianqi six-character sword coin "Qi Jianbang's Legalized Backwork", which was used in large quantities in the country of Qi at that time, which was strong in national strength and economic prosperity, and it was further confirmed that physical objects were discovered. The two-pin American "Qi Jianbang's Legalized Backwork" is 185 mm long and weighs 70 grams, and the smaller one is 173.6 mm long and weighs 51 and 2 grams.
"Qi Jianbang's Legalized Backwork", the two products are compared, the casting style is the same, the difference in width and thickness is extremely small, the two knives are equal in length, but the head and handle of the knife, and the commemorative coin on the right grows 11 mm. There is no doubt about the brotherhood. The two materials are different, and the right commemorative coin alloy contains heavy metals, and the weight difference is 18 grams.
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