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Yuan Si Hua Aisihua
| Issuer | State of Qi (Warring States) |
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| Year | 300 BC - 220 BC |
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| Shape | Round with a square hole |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Mintage | ND (300 BC - 220 BC) |
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Qi was the last of the major Warring States to fall to Qin, holding out until 221 BC when its king surrendered without meaningful resistance — a capitulation so abrupt that it shocked contemporaries. The state had dominated the northeastern coast for centuries, and its knife money tradition persisted well after neighboring states had abandoned blade currencies for round coin forms. The Aisihua designation refers to the specific inscription reading on these late Qi issues, a classification system developed by modern scholars to differentiate among otherwise visually similar specimens.