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1 Cash - Chunxi Tongbao, Chun, with year, iron
| Issuer | Southern Song Dynasty Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 1183-1189 |
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| Technique | Cast |
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| Obverse description | Cast iron cash coin of standard Song dynasty format, featuring a central square perforation surrounded by a raised inner rim. Four Chinese ideograms in Regular script (Kaishu) are arranged in cruciform fashion around the central hole, read top-to-bottom then right-to-left, forming the reign title legend Chun Xi Tong Bao. The characters are rendered in a competent, orthodox hand typical of Southern Song official coinage, set within a plain, slightly raised field bounded by a rounded outer rim. The surface shows the characteristic texture of sand-cast iron production. |
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| Obverse lettering | 淳 寶 通 熙 (Translation: Chun Xi Tong Bao Chunxi (3rd era of Xiaozong, 1174-1189) / Universal currency) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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