Why were cowry shells used as currency in central asia and africa

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Several thousand years ago, Chinese people needed an efficient currency that could be used for trade in all parts of their huge empire. They chose cowry shells because they were hard to counterfeit, but most importantly the sources of cowry were far away from China, and they were not easily obtainable.

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