Other coins from this collection This coin is not for sale or trade Added on: 05-Oct-2012
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Description:
Zhao Na Xin Bao "招納信寶", Reverse: Shi "使", 27mm, 1mm, Copper. The top character on the reverse means envoy and the bottom one a signature. Also called “Trust Token for Recruit” , minted by General Liu Guangshi of the Southern Song army in 1131, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). Rare!
招納信寶楷書背穿上“使”、下爲反“上”。背文穿上爲“使”字,可釋爲“特使”或投誠時使用之意,穿下爲花押,系防僞標誌。.該幣爲南宋將領,禦前巡衛軍都統兼江東宣撫使劉光世,於宋高宗紹興元年至紹興三年(1131—1133)鑄于江州(今江西九江)。南宋初劉光世爲爲招攬降兵,鑄招納信寶作爲信物分發給願降的官兵,存世有金、銀、銅三種,均極罕見。招納信寶是一種具有傳奇色彩的軍用錢幣。
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Asia VF (Very Fine) 1131 |