Wu Zhu cash coins
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Wu Zhu cash coins were small round bronze coins with square holes that served as the standard form of money in China for centuries, including during the Sui dynasty.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wuzhu coin | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Chinese coin
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cash coin ⓘ |
| category | Chinese numismatics ⓘ |
| circulatedIn |
Han Empire
NERFINISHED
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Sui Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ various Chinese kingdoms ⓘ |
| collectedAs | numismatic collectibles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| foundIn |
archaeological sites in China
ⓘ
burial hoards ⓘ |
| hasChineseName | 五銖錢 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCurrencySystemRole | standard cash coin type ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
file marks from casting sprue removal
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outer rim on obverse and reverse on many issues ⓘ square inner rim around hole on many issues ⓘ |
| hasPart | square central hole ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
lightweight Wu Zhu issues in late Han period
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local imitative issues ⓘ |
| influenced | later Chinese cash coin designs ⓘ |
| inscription | Wu Zhu (五銖) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Emperor Wu of Han NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInPeriod | Western Han dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| metallicComposition | copper alloy ⓘ |
| nominalWeight | 5 zhu ⓘ |
| regulation | subject to periodic weight and quality reforms ⓘ |
| replaced | Ban Liang coins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Kaiyuan Tongbao coins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptOnObverse |
clerical script on early issues
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varied calligraphic styles on later issues ⓘ |
| shape | round ⓘ |
| startTime | 118 BCE ⓘ |
| timeInUse | over seven centuries ⓘ |
| typeOf | round coin with square hole (方孔圓錢) ⓘ |
| typicalManufacturingMethod | casting ⓘ |
| unitOfWeight | zhu ⓘ |
| usedAs | standard form of money in China ⓘ |
| usedBy |
common people for market trade
ⓘ
state authorities for tax payments ⓘ |
| usedFor | everyday transactions ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
Eastern Han dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Jin dynasty (266–420) NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern and Northern dynasties NERFINISHED ⓘ Sui dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Kingdoms period NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Han dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ early Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsed | Chinese characters ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Wuzhu coin