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1 Cash - Guangtian Yuanbao, with crescent
| Issuer | Former Shu Kingdom |
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| Year | 918 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse lettering | 光 寶 天 元 (Translation: Guang Tian Yuan Bao Guangtian (6th era of Wang Jian, 918) / Original currency) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Former Shu was a short-lived kingdom occupying Sichuan during the Five Dynasties period, founded by Wang Jian and succeeded briefly by his son Wang Zongyan before falling to Later Tang in 925. The Guangtian reign lasted only two years, 918–919, making the total window for this coinage extremely narrow. The crescent privy mark — positioned in the reverse field — is among several minor varieties catalogued under this type, likely reflecting different furnace batches or supervisory workshops within the Chengdu minting operation rather than any deliberate commemorative purpose.