The Chinese invented paper currency. During the Tang Dynasty which ruled between 618 and 907, China invented paper money. There used to be a warning written right on the bills that all counterfeiters would be decapitated.
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The first paper money appeared in the Chinese Empire during the reign of the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907 BC), but these were private banknotes. The issuance of money at the state level began in the next Song era (970 – 1278).