User:Donald Trung/Ying Yuan (郢爰)

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Ying Yuan is a kind of gold coin issued by the ancient Chinese state of Chu during the Warring States period.

Names
Because these gold bullion coins are inscribed with Chinese characters they are variously known as yin zi jin, jin ban , or gui bi. These State of Chu gold coins are sometimes referred to in English as "ying yuan", "gold plates", "seal gold", or "gold cube money".

History and overview
The oldest ones known are from about the 5th or 6th century BCE. They consist of sheets of gold 3-5mm thick, of various sizes, with inscriptions consisting of square or round stamps in which there are one or two characters. This ancient gold money is known as yuan jin (爰金) and generally consists of small square gold cubes connected together in a form best described as a slab, plate, or sheet. Individual squares could be broken off and spent as needed. They have been unearthed in various locations south of the Yellow River indicating that they were products of the State of Chu. One of the characters in their inscription is often a monetary unit or weight which is normally read as yuan. Pieces are of a very variable size and thickness, and the stamps appear to be a device to validate the whole block, rather than a guide to enable it to be broken up into unit pieces.

Some ying yuan contain the Chinese characters ying yuan (郢爰). The city of Ying (郢), which was situated in what is now Jingzhou, Hubei, was the capital of the State of Chu.

The other inscription that is sometimes found on these ancient gold coins is chen yuan (陳爰).

Some specimens have been reported in copper, lead, or clay. It is probable that these were funeral money, not circulating coinage, as they are found in tombs, but the gold coins are not.

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