The Currencies Of China; An Investigation Of Silver & Gold Transactions Affecting China. With A Section On Copper - Paperback

A forensic account of China's circulating metals and their global consequences. Money shapes history and identity. Eduard Kann's The Currencies Of China is a rigorous historical currency study that traces silver and gold transactions affecting China while offering a focused section on copper. Part Chinese numismatics reference, part economic history book, it combines coin-level observation with wide-angle analysis of monetary systems in China, the silver and gold trade, and the dynamics that influenced the Qing dynasty economy and nineteenth century China. Kann writes with methodical clarity: close copper coinage analysis sits beside sustained interrogation of bullion flows, exchange mechanisms and market responses. Readers interested in Asian coin collecting will value the practical detail; collectors and historians can use the work as an academic research resource for provenance, attribution and comparative study. The prose balances technical precision with readable exposition, making complex monetary practices accessible without flattening their significance. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Historically significant and surprisingly immediate, the study sheds light on the fiscal currents that connected China to global markets and shaped everyday commerce and elite finance alike. As much a Chinese numismatics reference as a document of economic life, it sits comfortably on the shelves of students of economic history, numismatists, and anyone tracing the patterns of the Eduard Kann collection. Equally appealing to casual readers and classic-literature collectors, this edition brings scholarly rigour and archival attentiveness to a broader audience, and it remains an essential point of departure for those exploring monetary systems in China and the practical contours of the silver and gold trade. Museum curators, librarians and market specialists will find its combination of empirical detail and interpretive care invaluable. Its steady focus makes it a dependable companion for research, cataloguing and cabinet study.