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1 Cash - Kaixi Tongbao
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1205-1207 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
| Obverse lettering | 開禧通寶 (Translation: Kai Xi Tong Bao — Kaixi era (3rd reign era of Emperor Ningzong, 1205-1207) / Universal currency) |
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The Kaixi reign period lasted just three years under Emperor Ningzong of the Southern Song dynasty, cut short when the era name was changed in 1208. Cash coinage from short reign periods was often struck in limited quantity, and the compressed production window for this type is reflected in the relative scarcity of clean, well-cast examples. Hartill 17.507 represents one of the scarcer Southern Song cash varieties by reign-period duration alone.