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1 Cash - Shaosheng Yuanbao, Seal script, with crescent
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1094-1097 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central square perforation surrounded by a raised square boss, with four Chinese seal-script (zhuanshu) ideograms arranged in cruciform fashion around the central hole, reading clockwise from top: 紹 (Shao), 聖 (Sheng), 元 (Yuan), 寶 (Bao). The characters are boldly cast in relief within a plain inner field, enclosed by a raised inner rim around the square hole and a broad outer rim. The overall design is characteristic of Northern Song dynasty cash coinage, with the seal script lending an archaic, formal aesthetic to the inscription. |
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| Obverse lettering | 紹 寶 聖 元 (Translation: Shao Sheng Yuan Bao Shaosheng (2nd era of Zhezong, 1094-1098) / Original currency) |
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| Mintage | ND (1094-1097) - Hartill#16.294: Crescent above (facing up) - ND (1094-1097) - Hartill#16.295: Crescent below (facing down) - |
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