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1000 Cash Yongan, small type, iron
| Issuer | You Zhou Autonomous Region |
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| Year | 900-914 |
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| Shape | Round with a square hole |
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| Reverse description | Plain and uniface, presenting no design elements, legends, or decorative motifs. The reverse surface shows the characteristic rough texture associated with iron cast coinage of the Five Dynasties period, with a central square hole flanked by a raised inner rim and outer border, all devoid of inscription or imagery. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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You Zhou — centered on modern Beijing — operated as a virtually independent military governorship under the warlord Liu Rengong and his son Liu Shouguang during the chaotic collapse of Tang authority. Cut off from copper supplies and facing the economic pressures of maintaining a private army, the Liu regime struck iron cash in high denominations as a blunt fiscal tool, extracting purchasing power from a population with no alternative currency. The "small type" designation distinguishes this from the even more ambitious large-flan issues the mint produced simultaneously.