Zhaona Xinbao
The Zhaona Xinbao () is a special type of Southern Song dynasty cash coin developed as a propaganda and psychological warfare tool for recruiting defectors from the army of the Jurchen Jin dynasty around the year Shaoxing 1 (or the Gregorian year 1131) under the reign of Emperor Gaozong. These special coins superficially resemble traditional Chinese cash coins but contain an inscription alluding to their intent, generally these Zhaona Xinbao tokens were made from bronze but in very rare cases they were also made from silver or gold. History In the year 1131 the military forces of the Song and Jurchen Jin dynasties were encamped opposite to each other on each side of the Yangtze River, during the Summer of this year the forces of the Song dynasty were under the command of the governor of Hubei General Liu Guangshi ( 劉光世, 1089–1142) while the forces of the Jin were under the command of Wan Yanchang ( 完顏昌). As both armies were roughly equal in manpower b ...
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