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100 Cash Ding Ping Yi Bai Shu late Type 1
| Issuer | Shu, State of |
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| Year | 221-265 |
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| Value | 100 Cash |
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| Reverse description | Completely plain and uninscribed reverse (uniface), with no legend, decorative device, or raised rim detail other than the outer border and the inner square rim surrounding the central perforation. The surface shows the characteristic rough texture of a cast bronze cash coin, with no intentional design elements. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The State of Shu, the weakest of the Three Kingdoms in both population and resource base, resorted to a series of inflated-denomination cash coins to fund its military campaigns against Wei and Wu. A coin nominally worth 100 cash but weighing under half a gram represents fiscal desperation made metal — the gap between face value and intrinsic worth was among the most extreme in Han-successor coinage. Shu collapsed in 263 when Wei forces under Deng Ai crossed the Yinping trail and Liu Shan surrendered without a final engagement, ending the mint's output abruptly.