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1/2 Shu 'Ryūkyūtsūhō'
| Issuer | Ryukyu, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1863 |
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| Weight | 27.4 g |
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| Obverse description | Cast copper cash-type coin featuring four Chinese seal script characters arranged symmetrically around a central square hole, reading clockwise from top: 琉 (top), 通 (right), 球 (bottom), 寶 (left), forming the inscription 琉球通寶 (Ryūkyūtsūhō, meaning 'Ryūkyū Currency'). The characters are rendered in formal seal script (zhuanshu) with bold, rounded strokes characteristic of Ryukyuan cast coinage. The flat field surrounding the characters is plain and unadorned, and the rim is raised with a plain edge consistent with traditional East Asian cast bronze cash coins. |
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| Obverse lettering | 琉 寶 通 球 (Translation: Ryūkyū Currency) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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