WebAncient Chinese coinage includes some of the earliest known coins. These coins, ... The North and South dynasties (420–581) Obverse and reverse of a Yong An Wu Zhu coin. The North and South dynasties era was another long period of disunity and strife. The north and south of China were each ruled by two separate successions of dynasties.

WebChinese cash coins were first produced during the Warring States period, and they became standardised as the Ban Liang (半兩) coinage during the Qin dynasty which followed. Over the years, cash coins have had many different inscriptions, and the Wu Zhu (五銖) inscription, which first appeared under the Han dynasty, became the most commonly …