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1 Cash - Jiatai Tongbao
| Issuer | Song Dynasty Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 1201-1204 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central square perforation surrounded by a raised square rim, with four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) arranged in cruciform fashion around the central hole, reading top-to-bottom and right-to-left: 嘉 (Jia), 泰 (Tai), 通 (Tong), 寶 (Bao). The characters are well-formed and cast in relief against a flat field. The coin is bounded by a raised outer rim with no additional decorative elements in the field. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
| Obverse lettering | 嘉泰通寶 (Translation: Jia Tai Tong Bao — Jiatai era [2nd era of Emperor Ningzong, 1201-1204] / Universal currency) |
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