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1 Cash - Shaoxing Yuanbao, Regular script
| Issuer | Southern Song Dynasty |
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| Year | 1131-1162 |
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| Reference(s) | Hartill#17.42, FD#1159, Schjoth#679 |
| Obverse description | Cast bronze cash coin featuring four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) arranged in the traditional reading order — top, bottom, right, left — around a central square perforation. The legend reads 紹興元寶 (Shaoxing Yuanbao), referencing the Shaoxing reign era (1131–1162) of Emperor Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty. The characters are boldly rendered with well-defined strokes, set within a plain raised inner rim encircling the square hole and an outer raised rim defining the coin's periphery. The flat field between the inner and outer rims is unadorned. The overall style is characteristic of Southern Song imperial cast coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | 紹 寶 興 元 (Translation: Shao Xing Yuan Bao Shaoxing (2nd era of Gaozong, 1131-1162) / Original currency) |
| Reverse description | Plain reverse with a smooth, unadorned field displaying the characteristic texture of cast bronze. A central square perforation is framed by a raised inner rim, with a raised outer rim encircling the coin's edge. No inscriptions, symbols, or decorative elements are present, consistent with standard Southern Song Dynasty one-cash coinage practice. |
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