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1 Cash - Honghua Tongbao
| Issuer | Great Zhou dynasty (Wu Shifan) |
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| Year | 1679-1681 |
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| Diameter | 24 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central square perforation surrounded by a raised square border, dividing the field into four quadrants, each containing one Chinese character in regular script (kaishu). The four-character reign title legend reads clockwise from the top: 洪 (Hong), 通 (Tong), 寶 (Bao), 化 (Hua), to be read in the traditional order top-bottom, right-left as 洪化通寶. The characters are boldly cast in relief against a flat, unadorned field, with a plain raised rim encircling the entire obverse. |
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| Obverse lettering | 洪化通寶 (Translation: Honghua Tongbao — "Honghua" being the era name of Wu Shifan, 1679-1681 / "Universal currency") |
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| Mintage | ND (1679-1681) - Hartill#21.112-115: Tong with closed head (Yunnan Mint; minor varieties) - ND (1679-1681) - Hartill#22.121: Tong with open head (Guizhou Mint) - |
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