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| Issuer | Great Zhou dynasty (Wu Sangui) |
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| Year | 1674-1678 |
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| Value | 1 Cash |
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| Obverse description | Round cast bronze coin centering on a square perforation (方孔), flanked by four Chinese characters in regular script (楷書) arranged in cruciform order reading top-to-bottom and right-to-left: 利 (lì) above, 用 (yòng) to the right, 通 (tōng) to the left, and 寶 (bǎo) below, together forming the reign title legend 利用通寶 (Lìyòng Tōngbǎo). The characters are boldly cast in relief within a flat inner field, separated by raised rims surrounding the central square hole. The outer rim is broad and slightly rounded, consistent with provincial casting practices of the Southern Ming resistance period. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
| Obverse lettering | 利用通寶 (Translation: Li Yong Tong Bao — Profitable and Universal Currency) |
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