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1 Cash - Dashun Tongbao, Gong
| Issuer | Xi dynasty |
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| Year | 1644-1647 |
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| Currency | Cash (1644-1647) |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Reverse description | Cast reverse displaying a central square perforation framed by a prominent raised inner square rim. A single Chinese character 工 (Gong) appears below the central hole in the lower field, denoting the Ministry of Public Works as the issuing authority. The remainder of the field is plain, bounded by the outer raised rim. The casting is typical of Chinese cash coinage of the period. |
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| Reverse lettering | 工 (Translation: Gong [Ministry of Public Works]) |
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