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1 Cash - Shouchang Yuanbao
| Issuer | Liao dynasty |
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| Year | 1095-1101 |
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| Value | 1 Cash |
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| Obverse description | Cast bronze cash coin bearing four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu), arranged in cruciform reading order around a central square perforation. The legend reads clockwise: 壽 (Shou), 昌 (Chang), 元 (Yuan), 寶 (Bao), forming the reign title inscription 壽昌元寶. The characters are boldly rendered in relief against a flat field, with the coin exhibiting characteristic Liao dynasty casting style. The inner and outer rims are well-defined, framing the inscription in the tradition of Northern Song-influenced cash coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
| Obverse lettering | 壽 寶 昌 元 (Translation: Shou Chang Yuan Bao Shouchang (5th era of Daozong, 1095-1101) / Original currency) |
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