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Chinese cash (currency unit)
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Chinese cash was a currency denomination used in China in imperial times. It was the chief denomination until the introduction of the yuan in the late 19th century.
Coins of Imperial China (Song through Qing dynasties) and some similar Japanese and Korean coins
Coins of Imperial China (Song through Qing dynasties) and some similar Japanese and Korean coins
A Guāng Xù Yuán Bǎo (光緒元寶) coin of 10 cash
A Guāng Xù Yuán Bǎo (光緒元寶) coin of 10 cash
A banknote of 1 chuàn (串, a string of cash coins) or 1000 cash
A banknote of 1 chuàn (串, a string of cash coins) or 1000 cash
A 2000 wén Great Qing Treasure Note banknote from 1859
A 2000 wén Great Qing Treasure Note banknote from 1859
Japanese mon (currency)
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The mon was the currency of Japan from the Muromachi period in 1336 until the early Meiji period in 1870. It co-circulated with the new sen until 1891. Throughout Japanese history, there were many sty
Chinese cash (currency unit)
…wén notes added in 1857. The last of these notes were issued in 1859. Early Korean, Japanese, Ryukyuan, and Vietnamese currencies, the Korean mun, Japanese mon, Ryukyuan mon, and Vietnamese văn (where it was both used for cash coins and as a currency unit), were derived from the Chinese wén and written with…
Kan'ei Tsūhō (寛永通宝) coins. The top coins were each worth 4 mon; the middle and bottom coins were worth 1 mon each.
Kan'ei Tsūhō (寛永通宝) coins. The top coins were each worth 4 mon; the middle and bottom coins were worth 1 mon each.
Bunkyū ēhō (文久永宝). Branched ("Edasen" 枝銭) Mon coins of the Bunkyū period. This shows the foundry technique to make the coins: the coins would then be
Bunkyū ēhō (文久永宝). Branched ("Edasen" 枝銭) Mon coins of the Bunkyū period. This shows the foundry technique to make the coins: the coins would then be clipped and filed to obtain the final round shape.
An Eiraku Tsūhō (永樂通寳) coin, one of the most commonly circulating coins of the era before the Edo period.
An Eiraku Tsūhō (永樂通寳) coin, one of the most commonly circulating coins of the era before the Edo period.
A Hōei Tsūhō (寳永通寳) coin, these were unsuccessfully introduced as a large denomination 10 mon coin in 1708, but failed because of their debased copper
A Hōei Tsūhō (寳永通寳) coin, these were unsuccessfully introduced as a large denomination 10 mon coin in 1708, but failed because of their debased copper content.