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1 Cash - Tianfu Yuanbao
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 938-942 |
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| Diameter | 22 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central square perforation surrounded by a plain raised inner rim, with four Chinese characters in clerical script (lishu) arranged in the four quadrants reading clockwise: 天 (Tian, top), 寶 (Bao, right), 元 (Yuan, bottom), 福 (Fu, left), forming the legend Tianfu Yuanbao. The characters are cast in low relief against a flat, unadorned field, with no additional decorative elements. The outer rim is plain and slightly raised. The coin exhibits a patina of dark green and brown, consistent with age and burial. |
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| Obverse lettering | 天 寶 福 元 (Translation: Tian Fu Yuan Bao Tianfu (era of Shi Jingtang, 936-942) / Original currency) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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