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1 Cash - Anonymous Kaiyuan Tongbao, Fu
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 841-907 |
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| Reference(s) | Hartill#14.55, FD#738, Hartill#14.56, Hartill#14.57 |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, clerical script) |
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| Reverse description | Plain flat field surrounding the central square perforation, which is framed by a raised square inner rim. A single Chinese character 福 (Fu, meaning 'fortune' or 'prosperity') appears in regular script (kaishu) in one of the quadrants adjacent to the central hole, with its position varying by variety — above, below, or to the right of the square hole depending on the specific Hartill subtype. The remainder of the reverse field is unadorned, enclosed by a broad raised outer rim consistent with standard Tang dynasty cash coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | 福 (Translation: Fu - Fortune/Prosperity) |
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