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1 Cash - Chongxi Tongbao
| Issuer | Liao dynasty |
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| Year | 1032-1055 |
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| Value | 1 Cash |
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| Obverse lettering | 重熙通寶 |
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| Mintage | ND (1032-1055) |
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The Chongxi reign belonged to Emperor Xingzong, who ruled the Liao — a Khitan state that controlled much of Manchuria and northern China — during a period of enforced peace with the Song dynasty following the 1005 Treaty of Shanyuan. That treaty obligated Song to pay annual silk and silver tribute to Liao, which paradoxically reduced the Khitan need to develop a robust cash economy. Liao coinage from this reign is consequently sparse and poorly documented compared to contemporary Song issues.
Hartill notes that Chongxi cash were cast in limited quantities, likely for ceremonial distribution rather than general circulation.