“中统行钞”与蒙元银、丝、钱、钞关系的演变

Evolution of “Bank Note” in Relation to Silver,Silk,Cash and Note in the Mogolia Empire Time

1234年蒙古灭金后,继承了金朝使用白银、发行纸币、废止铜钱的历史遗产,局部恢复丝绢的货币地位,货币流通银、丝、钱、钞并行。忽必烈中统行钞,于中统元年(1260)先后两次发行纸币,颁布"元宝交钞体例",进一步推进金朝以来的货币白银化,把银两及其重量单位确定为货币的价值基准。白银全面取代铜钱、丝绢,取得基准定价货币地位,成为主要货币。中统四年(1264)禁银、至元十二年(1275)发行厘钞,进一步巩固了银两的货币地位,探索建立银本位币制。通过多年"中统行钞"的探索,蒙元早期银、丝、钱、钞多元货币体系,完成了向"银钞相权"的转变,货币白银化在中统、至元年间已初步实现。

This paper conducted a profound research on the historical background of note issue in1260 in China.The author consider this issue system been affected by Jin Dynasty.Mogolia Empire's issuing of this note triggered a change of previous coexistence of silver,copper cash,silk and note,marked silver has become a dominant currency then,and as a benchmark to evaluate note.In year 1264,the top authority made public that silver and note could only exchange through certain agency;and in year 1275,note unit face valued at one li(that is one thousandth of a yuan)was issued which explored the construction of silver standard currency system.