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1 Cash - Mingdao Yuanbao, Seal script
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1032-1033 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central square perforation (cash hole) surrounded by a raised inner rim, with four large seal script (zhuanshu) characters arranged in cruciform order reading clockwise from the top: Ming (明), Yuan (元), Bao (寶), Dao (道), together forming the reign title inscription 明道元寶 (Mingdao Yuanbao). The characters are boldly cast in high relief with characteristic rounded, archaic seal script strokes against a flat, unadorned field. A raised outer rim encircles the entire obverse, forming a clean border typical of Northern Song dynasty cash coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, seal script) |
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| Mintage | ND (1032-1033) |
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