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1 Cash - Fusheng Baoqian, Tangut script
| Issuer | Western Xia Empire |
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| Year | 1053-1056 |
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| Reference(s) | Hartill#18.90, FD#1678 |
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| Obverse lettering | 聖 錢 福 寶 (Translation: Shee-en Lhee-o-h Lee Ndzen = Fu Sheng Bao Qian Fusheng (3rd era of Yizong, 1053-1056) / Treasure coin) |
| Reverse description | Reverse is entirely plain and uninscribed, presenting a smooth, featureless field with no decoration, legend, or mint marks of any kind. The square central perforation is cleanly cast and the raised rim is visible around the periphery. This uniface treatment is characteristic of Western Xia cash coinage of the period. |
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The Western Xia state, established by the Tangut people in what is now northwestern China, developed its own script in 1036 under Emperor Jingzong — a deliberate act of cultural separation from the dominant Chinese writing system. Coins inscribed in this script are among the few surviving artifacts that demonstrate the empire's administrative independence before its annihilation by the Mongols in 1227, when Genghis Khan ordered a destruction so thorough that Tangut records were nearly entirely lost. Fusheng Baoqian issues are consequently rare survivals, cross-referenced against an extremely thin documentary record.