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1 Cash - Guangtian Yuanbao
| Issuer | Former Shu Kingdom |
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| Year | 918 |
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| Currency | Cash (911-925) |
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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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The Former Shu was a short-lived kingdom carved out of Sichuan during the Five Dynasties period, ruled by Wang Jian and then his son Wang Zongyan. The Guangtian reign period lasted only two years, 918–919, under Wang Zongyan — a ruler whose court was notorious for fiscal recklessness and whose kingdom collapsed to Later Tang forces in 925 without serious resistance. The brevity of the reign period directly constrains the window of production for this type.