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1 Cash Minguo Tongbao
| Issuer | Republic of China |
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| Year | 1912 |
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| Reference(s) | Hartill#24.7, KM#5 |
| Obverse description | Central square perforation surrounded by a raised inner rim, with four Chinese characters arranged in cruciform fashion reading clockwise from the top: 民 (Mín), 國 (Guó), 寶 (Bǎo), 通 (Tōng), composing the legend 民國通寶 (Minguó Tōngbǎo, meaning 'Currency of the Republic'). The characters are rendered in a traditional kai script style within a round flan. An outer raised rim encircles the entire design, and the flat field between the legend characters and the rim is unadorned. |
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| Obverse lettering | 民 國 通 寶 (Translation: Min Guo Tong Bao - Republic's Currency) |
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| Mintage | 1912: ND (1912) |
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