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yuan Dynasty,
Da Chao Tong Bao
元朝 大朝通寶銀幣
Item number:
Year: AD 1271-1368
Size: 23.2 x 1.9 mm
Weight: 3.7 g
Provenance:
1. Spink 2023
2. Dr. Werner Burger Collection
Da Chao Tong Bao was issued by Genghis Khan in AD 1227 before he renamed the Mongol Empire as ‘Yuan’. In honor of the Khitan leader Abaoji who united northern China and founded the Liao Dynasty in AD 907, Khan named his new state ‘Da Chao’ as the Chinese character ‘Da’ has one stroke less than the word ‘Tian’. ‘Tian Chao’ could be translated into Heavenly Kingdom, which is the respectful name Genghis Khan called the Liao Dynasty.