Item number: A2755

Year: AD 1905-1912

Material: Bronze

Size: 26.8 x 26.4 x 0.9 mm

Weight: 3.4 g

Provenance: Da Chen Stamps and Coins Collection 2019

This is a coin issued during the late Yuan dynasty, between AD 1360 and AD 1363, by Chen Youliang, a rebel leader who declared himself king in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province. The coin bears the inscription “Dayi Tongbao” (大義通寶), named after the reign title “Dayi” (大義) adopted by Chen Youliang during his anti-Yuan uprising.

The coin follows the typical form of a square-holed cash coin. On the obverse, the inscription “Dayi Tongbao” (大義通寶) is engraved in regular script, arranged sequentially from top, bottom, right, to left. The reverse side of the coin is plain, bearing neither inscription nor design. Based on differences in size, the Dayi Tongbao series was issued in denominations such as one-cash, two-cash, and three-cash. The example in this museum’s collection is the smallest denomination, the one-cash coin.

Chen Youliang was a native of Hubei province. He initially joined the anti-Yuan rebel forces led by Xu Shouhui, and campaigned actively between Hunan and Jiangxi. Later, Chen assassinated Xu Shouhui and proclaimed himself Emperor of the Da Han dynasty, adopting “Dayi” (大義) as his reign title. In the third year of the Dayi era (AD 1363), Chen Youliang was decisively defeated by Zhu Yuanzhang in the Battle of Lake Poyang and was killed in the chaos of battle by an arrow. After his death, his son Chen Li briefly succeeded him, but by the following second month of the next year, surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang.

物件編號: A2755

年代: 公元 1905-1912 年

材質: 青銅

尺寸: 26.8 x 26.4 x 0.9 mm

重量: 3.4 g

來源: 大城郵幣社 2020

這是一枚元朝末年，公元1360至1363年，於江西九江自行稱王的反元起義軍領袖陳友諒以年號發行的「大義通寶」。

錢幣形制為典型的方孔錢。錢幣正面按照上、下、右、左的順序，以楷書書法鐫刻「大義通寶」四字。錢幣背面為光背，沒有任何文字或是圖案。大義通寶按照尺寸差異有：小平、折二和折三等面額，本館收藏為面額最小的小平錢。

陳友諒為湖北人，起初加入徐壽輝領導的反元起義軍，並且轉戰於湖南和江西之間。後續陳友諒殺害徐壽輝自立為大漢皇帝，並且以「大義」為年號。大義3年 (公元1363年)，陳友諒在鄱陽湖之戰敗給朱元璋，並且在戰亂中中箭而亡。陳友諒死後，其子陳理短暫地繼承王位，並且於隔年2月向朱元璋乞降。