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1 Cash - Wanli Tongbao, inscription repeated
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1576-1620 |
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| Weight | 3.62 g |
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| Obverse description | Central square perforation surrounded by an inner raised rim, with four Chinese characters arranged in cruciform reading order (top, right, bottom, left): 萬 (Wàn), 曆 (Lì), 通 (Tōng), 寶 (Bǎo), forming the legend Wanli Tongbao. The characters are rendered in regular script (kaishu) with bold, well-defined strokes typical of Ming dynasty cash coinage. A raised outer rim frames the design, and the field between the characters and the rim is plain and unadorned. |
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| Obverse lettering | 萬曆通寶 (Translation: Wan Li Tong Bao — Wanli (Emperor) / Universal currency) |
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| Reverse lettering | 萬曆通寶 (Translation: Wan Li Tong Bao — Wanli (Emperor) / Universal currency) |
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