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5 Cash - Jiading Zhibao, type 1, Hui, iron
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1208-1224 |
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| Value | 5 Cash |
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| Reverse lettering | 惠 伍 (Translation: Hui / Wu Huimin (mint) / Value 5) |
| Edge | Plain |
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The Jiading Zhibao was issued under Emperor Ningzong of the Southern Song dynasty, whose reign was defined by relentless military pressure from the Jin dynasty to the north. Iron cash were a fiscal stopgap — copper was perpetually short, diverted to military procurement and tribute payments, so provincial mints turned to iron as a substitute. Sichuan in particular ran large-scale iron cash operations during this period, and this series circulated almost exclusively within regional boundaries, rarely traveling far from its mint of origin.
The "Hui" designation refers to a sequential reign-era numbering system used on Southern Song iron cash to differentiate annual or semi-annual issues within a single reign period.