Ying Yuan
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Ying Yuan is one kind of gold coin
issued by the mint of the Chinese state of Chu
. The oldest ones presently known are from about the 5th or 6th century BCE.
Gold coin
A gold coin is a coin made mostly or entirely of gold. Gold has been used for coins practically since the invention of coinage, originally because of gold's intrinsic value...
issued by the mint of the Chinese state of Chu
Chu (state)
The State of Chu was a Zhou Dynasty vassal state in present-day central and southern China during the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States Period . Its ruling house had the surname Nai , and clan name Yan , later evolved to surname Mi , and clan name Xiong...
. The oldest ones presently known are from about the 5th or 6th century BCE.