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1 Cash - Kaixi Tongbao, with year
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1205-1207 |
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| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
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| Obverse description | Central square perforation surrounded by a raised inner rim, with four Chinese characters in Regular script (Kaishu) arranged symmetrically in the four cardinal positions around the hole, reading clockwise: 開 (Kai), 禧 (Xi), 通 (Tong), 寶 (Bao). The characters are boldly cast in relief against a flat field, enclosed within a plain raised outer rim. The coin exhibits the classic format of Song dynasty cash coinage, with well-defined strokes characteristic of the Kaixi reign period (1205–1207) of Emperor Ningzong. |
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| Obverse lettering | 開 寶 禧 通 (Translation: Kai Xi Tong Bao Kaixi (3rd era of Ningzong, 1205-1207) / Universal currency) |
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| Mintage | 1 (1205) - Hartill#17.508: Year 元 (Yuan) - 2 (1206) - Hartill#17.509: Year 二 (Er) - 3 (1207) - Hartill#17.510: Year 三 (San) - |
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