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1 Cash Hanyuan Tongbao, with crescent
| Issuer | Imperial Mint of the Later Han Dynasty |
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| Year | 948-951 |
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| Value | 1 Cash |
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| Obverse description | Round cast bronze coin featuring a central square perforation surrounded by a raised inner rim and an outer rim. The four-character reign title inscription 漢元通寶 (Hanyuan Tongbao) is arranged in clerical script (lishu) in cruciform fashion around the square hole: 漢 (Han) above, 通 (Tong) to the right, 寶 (Bao) below, and 元 (Yuan) to the left, reading top-to-bottom and right-to-left in the traditional Chinese manner. The characters are boldly rendered in relief against a flat, unadorned field. The coin displays the characteristic flat, undecorated surfaces typical of Five Dynasties period cast coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | 漢 元 通 寶 (Translation: Han Yuan Circulating Treasure) |
| Reverse description | Plain reverse with a central square perforation flanked by raised inner and outer rims enclosing a flat, unadorned field. A crescent mark (月痕) is visible below the square hole, serving as a mint or batch identifier consistent with Hartill type 15.6. The reverse surface shows the characteristic rough texture and minor casting irregularities typical of Five Dynasties period bronze cash coinage. |
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