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This is a list of Western Xia Dynasty cash coins on Wikimedia Commons.

List of coins produced by the Western Xia

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The cash coins produced under the Western Xia were cast in either Tangut or Chinese.[1]

Coins with Tangut inscriptions:[2][3][a]

Inscription
(Tangut)
Inscription
(Mandarin)
Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Years of casting Emperor Image
śjɨj ljo ljɨ̣ dzjɨj (Template:Tangut) Fu Sheng Bao Qian 福聖寶錢 福圣宝钱 1053-1056 Yizong
tha nej ljɨ̣ dzjɨj (Template:Tangut) Da An Bao Qian 大安寶錢 大安宝钱 1074-1084 Huizong
tśhja bio̲ ljɨ̣ dzjɨj (Template:Tangut) Zhen Guan Bao Qian 貞觀寶錢 贞观宝钱 1101-1113 Chongzong
tśhja mji̲ ljɨ̣ dzjɨj (Template:Tangut) Zheng De Bao Qian 正德寶錢 正德宝钱 1127-1134 Chongzong
tshjwu ꞏwu ljɨ̣ dzjɨj (Template:Tangut) Qian You Bao Qian 乾佑寶錢 乾佑宝钱 1170-1193 Renzong
ŋwər ljwu ljɨ̣ dzjɨj (Template:Tangut) Tian Qing Bao Qian 天慶寶錢 天庆宝钱 1194-1206 Huanzong

Coins with Chinese inscriptions:

Inscription Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Script Years of casting Emperor Image
Da An Tong Bao 大安通寶 大安通宝 Clerical script 1074-1084 Huizong
Yuan De Tong Bao 元德通寶 元德通宝 Clerical script 1119-1126 Chongzong _
Da De Tong Bao 大德通寶 大德通宝 Regular script 1135-1139 Chongzong
Tian Sheng Yuan Bao 天盛元寶 天盛元宝 Regular script 1149-1169 Renzong
Qian You Yuan Bao 乾佑元寶 乾佑元宝 Regular script, Semi-cursive script, Seal script[4][5] 1170-1193 Renzong
Tian Qing Yuan Bao 天慶元寶 天庆元宝 Regular script 1194-1206 Huanzong
Huang Jian Yuan Bao 皇建元寶 皇建元宝 Regular script 1210-1211 Xiangzong
Guang Ding Yuan Bao 光定元寶 光定元宝 Semi-cursive script, Seal script 1211-1223 Shenzong

Notes

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  1. The transliterations are those from Tangutologist Li Fanwen, as opposed to Hartill's usage "Lee Ndzen" and similar phonetics which are common in the numismatics community.

References

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  1. Charms.ru [http://www.charm.ru/coins/vn/ch-vn.shtml Coincidences of Vietnam and China cash coins legends]. Francis Ng, People’s Republic of China, Thuan D. Luc, United States, and Vladimir A. Belyaev, Russia March-June, 1999 Retrieved: 17 June 2017.
  2. BabelStone (Andrew West) Tangut Coins. Monday, 29 January 2007. Retrieved: 18 June 2017.
  3. in Li Fanwen (李範文), Xia-Han Zidian (夏漢字典) [A Tangut-Chinese Dictionary] (Beijing: Zhongguo Shehui Kexue Chubanshe, 1997).
  4. Unique Western Xia Coin Written in Seal Script Unearthed in Ningxia. (in en). Gary Ashkenazy / גארי אשכנזי (Primaltrek – a journey through Chinese culture) (4 October 2016). Retrieved on 20 June 2017.
  5. “China Numismatics” (2016年1期). 宁夏首次出土篆书乾祐元宝。 朱 浒 盛世隆泉 Published 25 April 2016 by Dr. Zhu Hu (朱浒) of the Art Research Institute of East China Normal University (华东师范大学艺术研究所) Retrieved: 20 June 2017.

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