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1 Cash - Xiangfu Yuanbao, with dot
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1008-1016 |
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| Shape | Round with a square hole |
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| Obverse description | Cast bronze cash coin with a central square perforation surrounded by a raised square rim. Four Chinese characters in Regular script (Kaishu) are arranged around the central hole and read clockwise from the top: 祥 (Xiang), 符 (Fu), 元 (Yuan), 寶 (Bao), forming the reign-era inscription 祥符元寶 (Xiangfu Yuanbao). The characters are bold and well-defined in relief, set within the inner field between the square rim and the outer circular rim. The coin exhibits typical Northern Song casting quality with a flat, undecorated field. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Mint | Baoquan Mint (宝泉监), Ezhou, modern-day Wuchang District, Hubei, China (997-?; 1074-1102; 1170-1179) Fengguo Mint (丰国监), Jianzhou, modern-day Jian'ou, Fujian, China (?-1175) Guangning Mint (广宁监), Jiangzhou, modern-day Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China (999-?; 1170-?) Shizhou Mint (石州钱监), modern-day Lishi District, Shanxi, China (1001) Taiyuan-fu, modern-day Taiyuan, Shanxi, China (979-1039) Yongfeng Mint (永丰监), Chizhou, modern-day Guichi District, Anhui, China (996) Yongping Mint (永平监), Raozhou, modern-day Boyang, Jiangxi, China (circa 977-1157) |
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