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1/2 Cash - Tangguo Tongbao, Clerical script
| Issuer | Southern Tang Kingdom |
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| Year | 959-961 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Uniface reverse, entirely plain and uninscribed. The surface is flat with a raised inner square rim surrounding the central square perforation and a raised outer rim at the edge. The field exhibits a dark, even patina with scattered areas of green cuprite and earthen deposits, typical of cast bronze coins of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. |
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| Mintage | ND (959-961) - Hartill# 15.87; regular - ND (959-961) - Hartill# 15.90; small coin - |
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The Southern Tang issued this fractional cash during the kingdom's death spiral — Li Yu, the last ruler, had already ceded the title of emperor under pressure from the expanding Song and was governing what remained as a nominal vassal. The Tangguo Tongbao series was struck in this final window, with the half-cash denomination reflecting a state treasury too depleted to sustain full-weight coinage.
Clerical script examples are notably scarcer than the seal script issues of the same type.