What is five emperors' money? What does the Five Emperors Money look like?

Five emperors' coins refer to copper coins with a round square hole. Ancient copper coins were cast in accordance with the principle of "outer circle inside" and "harmony between man and nature", which is the concrete embodiment of the ancient theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements and has heavy cultural attributes.

In ancient times, there was a custom of using ancient copper coins to ward off evil spirits and attract wealth. Usually five copper coins are strung together, representing the strength of the five parties and five elements. The Five Emperors, in its original meaning, refer to the five emperors of East, South, West, North and China. They are five gods, endowed with five elements and five colors. Jin Mu is full of fire, water, earth, white, blue and red. The custom of representing the five elements and five emperors with five "outer circle and inner side" ancient copper coins has a long history.

Version of Five Emperors' Money:

Because of the long time span, there are usually multiple versions, so there are also different versions of Wudi Money, which often leads to different values of "Tong" Wudi Money. Take Qin Banliang Qian, Han Wuzhu and Tang Kaiyuan Bao Tong as examples.

Kaiyuan Bao Tong was the currency of the Tang Dynasty, which lasted until the Five Dynasties. The history of more than 300 years in Tang and Five Dynasties made Kaiyuan Bao Tong have different versions and styles. Kaiyuan Bao Tong can be divided into the following periods according to casting time: early Tang Kaiyuan, prosperous Tang Kaiyuan, middle Tang Kaiyuan, Huichang Kaiyuan, ordinary late Tang Kaiyuan, privately cast trail Kaiyuan, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Kaiyuan.