of knife and spade money which was dated to the Warring States period. The hoard included 98 specimens of knife money and 161 specimens of spade money. This was the first major hoard of ancient Chinese coinage from this era that had been unearthed in Laiyuan County, Hebei. Both the spade and knife money from this hoard were attributed to Yan. The hoard includes both "square foot" spades (方足布) and "pointed foot" spades (尖足布). It was reported on May 3, 2013 that Mr. Liu Jiafu (刘佳富), a villager from Pingquan, Hebei, had discovered a buried clay pot containing about 600 specimen knife money in Guangxingdian Village (广兴店村). According to Mr. Chang Wen (常文) from the Cultural Relics Protection Bureau of Pingquan County (平泉县问保所) all of the knife money found were "Ming knives" issued by Yan. See also History of Chinese currency Ancient Chinese coinage Chinese coinage in the Ming dynasty Renminbi Axe-monies Spade Money Fanery References External links "Fragments of a stone mould and bronze knife money" (description and picture from the British Museum) "Chinese Knife Money of the State of Ming" (description and pictures from Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery) Different types of knife money with brief explanations Coins of ancient China Chinese numismatics Zhou dynasty