Three kingdoms, Western Jin, Eastern Jin and Northern and Southern dynasties
 
        Kingdom Wei initially used cotton and silk textiles as currency and then readopted the "Wuzhu" system. Both Kingdoms Shu and Wu issued large bills, leading to further devaluation of the currency. During the Western Jin and Eastern Jin, "Wuzhu" remained its dominant role but was disrupted by appearance of various inferior coins. Almost all reigns during this period cast their own coins, sometimes gave different names instead of "Zhu" and "Liang".
 
 
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