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5 Cash - Zhizheng Tongbao
| Issuer | Yuan Dynasty |
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| Year | 1358-1359 |
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| Weight | 22.25 g |
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| Obverse lettering | 至 寶 通 正 (Translation: Zhi Zheng Tong Bao Zhizheng (4th era of Toghon Temür, 1341-1368) / Universal currency) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Zhizheng Tongbao series was authorized in 1350 under Emperor Toghon Temür as part of a broader monetary reform intended to stabilize an economy already buckling under the weight of paper currency debasement. By 1358–1359, when this 5 cash piece was struck, the Yuan dynasty was fighting for survival on multiple fronts — the Red Turban rebellions had fractured northern China, and Zhu Yuanzhang's forces were advancing steadily toward what would become the Ming takeover in 1368.
Cash coins of this denomination and period rarely circulated widely enough to accumulate heavy wear before the dynasty collapsed entirely.