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10 Cash - Chongning Zhongbao, iron
| Issuer | Northern Song Dynasty |
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| Year | 1103-1105 |
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| Technique | Cast |
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| Obverse lettering | 崇寧重寶 (Translation: Chongning Zhongbao - Valuable Coin of the Chongning Era, 2nd era of Huizong, 1102-1106) |
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| Mint | Fengyuan Mint (丰远监), Jiazhou(Jiading-du), modern-day Leshan, Sichuan, China (?-1059; 1069-1129; 1153-?); Guangji Mint (广济监), Tongzhou, modern-day Dali County, Shaanxi, China (circa 1081); Hancheng Mint / Foundry of the Longmen Mint (韩城监 / 又称龙门监), Tongzhou, modern-day Hejin, Shanxi, China (1083-?; 1087-?); Hezhong Mint (河中府钱院), Hezhong-fu, modern-day Puzhou, Yongji, Shanxi, China (circa 1087); Huimin Mint (惠民监), Qiongzhou, modern-day Qionglai, Sichuan, China; Jizhong Mint (济众监), Xingzhou, modern-day Lüeyang, Shaanxi, China (1006-1128); Qichun Mint (蕲春监), Qizhou, modern-day Qichun, Hubei, China (1073-1214); Shaoxing Mint (绍兴监), Lizhou, modern-day Guangyuan, Sichuan, China (1005-1128; 1145-?); Shenquan Mint (神泉监), Muzhou, modern-day Jiande, Zhejiang, China (1074-1161; 1196-?); Susong Mint (宿松监), Shuzhou, modern-day Susong, Anhui, China (1073-?; 1170-1175; 1178-1183); Tong'an Mint (同安监), Shuzhou, modern-day Qianshan, Anhui, China (1073-1214); Xining Mint (熙宁监), Hengzhou, modern-day Hengyang, Hunan, China (1068); Xunzhou Mint (浔州钱监), modern-day Guiping, Guangxi, China (circa 1078-1093; 1104-1110); Yazhou, modern-day Ya'an, Sichuan, China (970-1016; 1080-?; 1210-?) |
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The Chongning period (1102–1106) under Emperor Huizong was marked by the political dominance of Cai Jing, who used aggressive monetary expansion — including large-denomination iron cash — as a tool to fund court expenditure in regions where copper coinage was restricted or scarce. Iron cash of this era circulated primarily in northern frontier zones where copper was legally prohibited from private hoarding, making iron the de facto transactional metal. The 10-cash denomination in iron was notoriously unpopular with merchants, who accepted it at a discount against nominal face value almost immediately after issue.