3 Cash - Taihe Tongbao, Regular script

The Taihe reign period (1201–1208) of Emperor Zhangzong represents one of the more methodical currency reforms of the Jurchen Jin dynasty, which had inherited a complex multi-denominational cash system partly derived from Northern Song practice. The 3-cash denomination was a deliberate middle tier — above the common single cash but below the heavier 5- and 10-cash pieces issued concurrently under the Taihe series.

Hartill 18.60 is among the more frequently encountered of the Taihe multiples, suggesting reasonably sustained mint output before the dynasty's financial pressures — exacerbated by continuous military expenditure against the Mongols — began degrading bronze coinage quality in subsequent reigns.