The Kaiyuan Tongbao, sometimes romanised as Kai Yuan Tong Bao or using the archaic Wade-Giles spelling K'ai Yuan T'ung Pao, was a Tang dynasty cash coin that was produced from 621 under the reign of E
The Kaiyuan Tongbao set the standard for the next thousand years of cast Chinese coinages until the early Republic of China.
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The cash or qian was a type of coin of China and the Sinosphere, used from the 4th century BC until the 20th century, characterised by their round outer shape and a square center hole. Originally cast
Kaiyuan Tongbao
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Replicas of various ancient to 19th century cast cash coins in various metals found in China, Korea and Japan.
Various cash coins issued during the early Republic of China.
Bronze mould for minting Ban Liang coins, from an excavation in Qishan County, Baoji, Shaanxi.. The mould was used during the Warring States period (475–221 BC) by the State of Qin.