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1 Cash - Chunxi Yuanbao, Regular script, Tong, iron
| Issuer | Southern Song Dynasty |
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| Year | 1178-1179 |
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| Reference(s) | Hartill#17.214, Schjoth#726 |
| Obverse description | Round cast iron coin featuring a central square hole (穿) surrounded by four Chinese characters in Regular script (楷书), reading 淳熙元寶 (Chunxi Yuanbao) in a cruciform arrangement — one character positioned at each cardinal point relative to the central perforation. The legend reads clockwise from the top: 淳 (top), 熙 (right), 元 (bottom), 寶 (left), referencing the Chunxi reign era of Emperor Xiaozong (1174–1189). The field is plain, with a raised outer rim framing the legends, and the characters exhibit the balanced, structured strokes characteristic of Song dynasty regular script casting. |
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| Obverse lettering | 淳 寶 熙 元 (Translation: Chun Xi Yuan Bao Chunxi (3rd era of Xiaozong, 1174-1189) / Original currency) |
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| Reverse lettering | 同 (Translation: Tong Tong`an (mint)) |
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