从文化的意义上讲,两宋,尤其是北宋,是中国古钱发展的巅峰时期。铸造工艺技术的成熟和规范,既保证了宋钱的大量铸造和发行,也保障了宋钱具有较高的艺术性。宋代钱币,一般是每换一次年号就铸一种新钱,其铸量、种类之多为历朝罕见。 Speaking from the cultural point of view, the two Songs, especially the Northern Song Dynasty, were the pinnacle of the development of Chinese ancient money. The maturity and standardization of the foundry technology not only guaranteed a large amount of casting and distribution of the Song Dynasty money, but also ensured that the Song Dynasty money was of high artistic quality. Song coins, usually every time a year to cast a new money, its castings, as many as the rare species.