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The coinage of the Great Shu Kingdom (Traditional Chinese: 大蜀貨幣 / 大蜀起義軍鑄) is the earliest known coinage produced by a peasant revolt in the history of China, the revolt lasted from 993 until 995 [1] and during this period a small number of cash coins were produced by the peasant rebellion using the era names of the rebel leader Li Shun. [2]
Bronze plate for printing the Xingding era paper currency. Jin dynasty, 2nd year if the Xingding era (1218). Although the Jin dynasty had started issuing paper Jiaochao (交 鈔) in 1154, they didn't produce coins until the year 1158, prior to that coins from the preceding Liao and Song dynasties continued to circulate within Jurchen territory, [2] as well as a continuing large inflow of coins ...
Da Shu tong bao (Great Shu currency) (Chinese: 大蜀通寶; pinyin: dà shǔ tōng bǎo) are attributed to Meng Zhixiang when he became Emperor Gao Zu of Shu in Chengdu in 934. He died three months later. Despite its rarity, some say this coin continued to be cast by his son, Meng Chang, until 937.
The Zhouyuan Tongbao (traditional Chinese: 周元通寳; simplified Chinese: 周元通宝; pinyin: zhōuyuán tōng bǎo) is a copper-alloy cash coin produced during the reign of Emperor Shizong of the Later Zhou dynasty, a historical Chinese state that existed in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. [1]
In 2004 a coin produced by the Sui people of Guizhou was discovered dating to the Northern Song dynasty most likely produced between 1008 and 1016, this coin had the inscription dà zhōng xiáng fú (大中祥符) on one side and the word "wealth" written in Sui script on the other side, as this is the only known coin produced by the Sui ...
Coins of the Yuan dynasty. The Yuan dynasty was a Mongol-ruled Chinese dynasty which existed from 1271 to 1368. After the conquest of the Western Xia, Western Liao, and Jin dynasties they allowed for the continuation of locally minted copper currency, as well as allowing for the continued use of previously created and older forms of currency (from previous Chinese dynasties), while they ...
A Qing Ning Tong Bao (Chinese: 清寧通寳) coin, a Liao dynasty coin with Chinese inscription.By the end of the 10th century more copper mines had opened and an abundance of old coins were found which lead to the increase of coins in circulation, under Daozong the production of coinage had risen to 500 strings a year (or 500,000 cash coins). [8]
A "Xing Chao Tong Bao" (興朝通寶) coin. "Xing Chao Tong Bao" (興|朝通寶) was produced by Sun Kewang, in 1649 (sixth year of Shunzhi), when he became the Dongping King. [36] At that time, Sun produced a large number of "Xing Chao Tong Bao" and it had its distinct features with a profound influence. [36]