Chapter 29 Section 5 Coins of Peasant Uprising Army at the End of Yuan Dynasty

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, farmers from all over the country rose up and fought against the tyranny of the Yuan Dynasty for more than 20 years. The rebels established political power and minted coins.The first uprising was Liu Futong's Red Scarf Army.It was launched in Yongnian County, Guangping in 1351. In 1355, the capital was established in Bozhou (where the government is located in Haoxian County, Anhui). Folded in three or three types, with a light back and thick texture, it circulates in the Huaisi area. In 1353, Zhang Shicheng occupied Huaiyang, Suchang and western Zhejiang. After the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he called himself King Cheng and cast "Tianyou Tongbao". Wu and other characters, written in regular script. In 1351, Xu Shouhui revolted under the name of the Red Army, proclaimed himself emperor according to Huguangqi (qiqi)zhou (where the government is located in the northwest of Qizhou Town, Hubei Province), and established Qishui as the capital (the government is located in the east of Xishui, Hubei Province today). Yuan Zhiping.Later, it was changed to Taiping in the Yuan Dynasty, and Hanyang was established as the capital. "Tianqi Tongbao" and "Tianding Tongbao" were cast successively, each of which was divided into two and three in Xiaoping. In 1360, Chen Youliang replaced it, changed the name of the country to Han, changed the name of Yuan to Dayi, and cast "Dayi Tongbao", which was divided into two and three.According to Xichuan, Tian Jiucheng was called the Emperor of the Han Ming Dynasty. He cast "Dragon and Phoenix Money" in 1397. There is a character "Yong" on the back of the money, and a large crescent moon under it.