Asia began to use coins - as a means of payment, before the Europeans. Coins of Asia are diverse and unusual: wavy, rectangular, square, and with holes. The states of Asia for a long time were colonies of the major powers of Europe and the USA, therefore such a variety of coins. Embossing is performed according to local and European traditions.
In Asia, in 1720, different, distinct coins were issued. The independent kingdoms of India issue a silver rupee. During the Mughal dynasty, these coins were minted of various types: round, rectangular. The inscriptions are in the form of wishes and blessings. The rupee, introduced into circulation in the 15th century, is still the monetary unit of India.
This year, French India produces several face values ​​of silver coins, which are called a fanon, weighing from 0.7 g to 3 g. The shape is round, asymmetric.
British colonies of India, minted coins, in denominations of 1/5 rupee and 1 rupee, weighing 2.32 g and 11.6 g.
In 1720, during the reign of Kangxi, China introduces troops into Tibet, under the pretext of protection from the Dzungars. In honor of this event, coins with the date designation are minted with a cycle of 60 years. Earlier dates were not set on coins. The coins come in a round shape, with jagged edges, with square holes.
The hole in the center of the coins is designed to string them into bundles. Such coins, following the example of China, are beginning to issue neighboring countries. These banknotes existed in the East until the beginning of the twentieth century.
In 1720, Vietnam produces copper coins - fans, a round shape, with a square hole in the middle, similar to Chinese. On the obverse there is an inscription in hieroglyphs, the reverse side is smooth.
Iran releases this year copper fulus, asymmetrical in shape, on the subject of: bulls and cows. Persians often peresekanivali coins at this time. Signs on coins change to new ones every year. The treasury receives income due to the overestimation of the value of new coins.
The minting of coins in the East has always been in the interests of the rulers. The inscriptions on banknotes glorified the rulers, glorifying their victories.

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