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1 Cash - Shaosheng Yuanbao, Seal script
| Issuer | Northern Song Dynasty |
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| Year | 1094-1097 |
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| Value | 1 Cash |
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| Obverse lettering | 紹聖元寶 (Translation: Shao Sheng Yuan Bao — Shaosheng era [2nd era of Emperor Zhezong, 1094-1098] / Original currency) |
| Reverse description | Plain and uninscribed reverse, exhibiting the characteristic flat field of a uniface Northern Song cash coin. The central square perforation is framed by a slightly raised inner rim, with a smooth outer rim encircling the periphery. No legends, symbols, or mint marks are present. The surface shows natural bronze patination consistent with cast Song-dynasty coinage. |
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| Mint | Baoquan Mint (宝泉监), Ezhou, modern-day Wuchang District, Hubei, China (997-?; 1074-1102; 1170-1179) Guanghui Mint, Nanping Army(广惠监), modern-day Jiangjin, Chongqing, China (1075-1149) Guangji Mint (广济监), Wanzhou, modern-day Wanzhou District, Chongqing, China (circa 1068-?; 1083-1124) Guangji Mint (广积监), Shizhou, modern-day Yichang, Hubei, China (circa 1096) Hezhong Mint (河中府钱院), Hezhong-fu, modern-day Puzhou, Yongji, Shanxi, China (circa 1087) Qichun Mint (蕲春监), Qizhou, modern-day Qichun, Hubei, China (1073-1214) Shenquan Mint (神泉监), Muzhou, modern-day Jiande, Zhejiang, China (1074-1161; 1196-?) Susong Mint (宿松监), Shuzhou, modern-day Susong, Anhui, China (1073-?; 1170-1175; 1178-1183) Tong`an Mint (同安监), Shuzhou, modern-day Qianshan, Anhui, China (1073-1214) Yuanfeng Mint (元丰监), Wuzhou, Guangxi, China (1074-1136) |
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