Northern China Song Dynasty Replica Currency Brass

Magic Items Wearables
By Fire Mountain

Antiqued brass replica of Song dynasty currency, sold per package of 2.

Reproduced from authentic coins used as currency in ancient China. These date back to the ancient dynasties, and they're not commonly available in the U.S. market. Used in all types of ornamentation, from earring, pendant or bracelet components to buttons, clothing and craft ornaments. Can be used easily with existing holes or drilled for attaching dangles. Measures approximately 65mm long and 18mm wide.

Song Dynasty
The Song Dynasty (Chinese: 宋朝; pinyin: Sòng cháo) was a ruling dynasty in China from 960-1279. Its founding marked the reunification of China for the first time since the fall of the Tang Dynasty in 907. The intervening years, known as the Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, were a time of division between north and south, and of rapidly changing administrations.

During the Song Dynasty, many groups threatened China's northern borders, namely by the Khitans of the Liao Dynasty, the Tanguts of the Western Xia Dynasty, and the Jurchens of the Jin dynasty. The Song dynasty itself can be divided into two distinct periods: the Northern Song and Southern Song. The Northern Song (Chinese: 北宋, 960-1127) signifies the time when the Song capital was in the northern city of Kaifeng and the dynasty controlled most of inner China. The Southern Song (Chinese: 南宋, 1127–1279) refers to the time after the Song lost control of northern China to the Jurchen Jin dynasty. The Song court retreated south of the Yangtze River and made their capital at Hangzhou.