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1 Cash - Guangtian Yuanbao
| Issuer | Former Shu Kingdom |
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| Year | 918 |
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| Value | 1 Cash |
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| Obverse description | Central square perforation surrounded by a raised square rim, with four large Chinese characters arranged in cruciform reading clockwise in clerical and running script styles: 光 (Guang) at top-right, 天 (Tian) at right, 元 (Yuan) at bottom, and 寶 (Bao) at left, together forming the reign era inscription Guangtian Yuanbao. The characters are bold and well-defined within the inner field, separated by the arms of the square hole. The coin is struck with a plain outer rim and exhibits a patina consistent with its age, covered in green and brown oxidation typical of cast bronze cash coins of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. |
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| Obverse lettering | 光 寶 天 元 (Translation: Guang Tian Yuan Bao Guangtian (6th era of Wang Jian, 918) / Original currency) |
| Reverse description | Plain and uninscribed reverse, displaying only the raised square rim surrounding the central square perforation and a smooth, featureless field beyond. The surface shows heavy green patination and casting texture consistent with hand-cast bronze cash coins of the early tenth century. No marks, symbols, or secondary inscriptions are present. |
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