page_title: Chinese cash (currency unit)
section_title: Paper money
hierarchical_section_title: Chinese cash (currency unit) / Paper money
caption_attribution_description: 2000-wén banknote from the Qing Dynasty
context_page_description: The cash was a currency denomination used in China in imperial times. It was the chief denomination until the introduction of the yuan in the late 19th century.
context_section_description: The world's first paper money, issued in China between the 7th and 15th centuries, was denominated in wén. The notes carried depictions of coins, sometimes in strings of ten. The notes of the Yuan dynasty suffered from hyperinflation due to over production without sufficient coins to back them and were withdrawn. Chinese paper money reappeared in the 19th century during the Qing dynasty. In 1853, Da-Qing Baochao notes were introduced in denominations of 500, 1000 and 2000 wén. 5000 wén notes followed in 1856, with 10,000, 50,000 and 100,000 wén notes added in 1857. The last of these notes were issued in 1859.
caption: A 2000 wén Da-Qing Baochao banknote from 1859.
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