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1 Cash - Anonymous Kaiyuan Tongbao, iron
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 732-907 |
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| Diameter | 25 mm |
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| Obverse description | Cast round coin featuring a central square perforation surrounded by a raised inner rim. Four Chinese clerical-script characters arranged in cruciform reading order — top, bottom, right, left — around the central hole: 開 (Kai), 元 (Yuan), 通 (Tong), 寶 (Bao), together forming the legend 'Kaiyuan Tongbao' (Inaugural Currency). The characters are boldly rendered in low relief against a flat, unadorned field. A raised outer rim borders the coin's circumference. |
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| Reverse description | Plain reverse featuring a central square perforation with a raised inner rim and smooth, unadorned field throughout. A raised outer rim runs along the coin's circumference. The surface shows the characteristic texture of iron casting with no inscriptions, symbols, or decorative elements. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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