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1 Cash - Chunhua Yuanbao, Running script
| Issuer | Imperial Chinese Mint (Song Dynasty) |
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| Year | 990-994 |
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| Value | 1 Cash |
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| Obverse description | Central square perforation surrounded by a plain raised rim on both inner and outer borders. Four Chinese ideograms arranged in cruciform reading order around the central hole, executed in cursive running script (行書): 淳 (top), 化 (right), 元 (bottom), 寶 (left), together forming the reign legend 淳化元寶 (Chunhua Yuanbao). The characters are rendered with the fluid, informal strokes characteristic of running script, attributed to the calligraphic hand of Emperor Taizong of Song. The coin's flat field shows natural bronze patina with age-related surface texture. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, running script) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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