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100 Cash Coin Tally
| Issuer | Lin'an Prefecture (Southern Song Dynasty) |
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| Year | 1260-1264 |
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| Reference(s) | Hartill#– |
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| Reverse description | Rectangular reverse surface matching the obverse in format, with a plain round suspension hole at the top. Below the hole, five Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) are arranged vertically in a single column reading 準壹佰文省, indicating equivalence to one hundred cash in the reduced (sheng) accounting system. The bold, raised characters are set against a plain flat field, enclosed within a continuous raised rim with striated sides consistent with the cast manufacture. |
| Reverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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Lin'an, modern Hangzhou, served as the de facto capital of the Southern Song after the Jin forced the court south in the 1120s. By the 1260s, the dynasty was fighting a losing war against Mongol forces under Kublai Khan, and the fiscal strain was severe. Large-denomination cash coins — tally issues bundled and accounted for in lots rather than circulated individually — emerged partly as a response to bronze shortages and partly to facilitate large payments without the weight of equivalent face value in single cash.
The absence of a Hartill reference number reflects how poorly documented individual Lin'an prefectural issues remain.