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1 Cash - Qiande Yuanbao
| Issuer | Former Shu Kingdom |
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| Year | 919-924 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Four Chinese characters in clerical script (lishu) are arranged in cruciform fashion around a central square perforation, reading clockwise from the top: 乾 (Qian), 德 (De), 元 (Yuan), 寶 (Bao). The characters are cast in low relief against a flat, unadorned field, flanked by a raised square inner rim surrounding the central hole and a plain outer rim. The overall design is austere and typical of Five Dynasties period cash coinage, with no additional decorative elements in the field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely plain and uninscribed, exhibiting a smooth, flat field with a raised square inner rim around the central square perforation and a plain outer rim. The surface shows extensive green patination consistent with prolonged burial, a characteristic feature of uniface cast bronze cash coins of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. |
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| Mintage | ND (919-924) - Hartill#15.42: Bao with spread feet - ND (919-924) - Hartill#15.44: Bao with connected feet - |
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