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1 Cash - Xianping Yuanbao
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 998-1003 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (Traditional, Regular script) |
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| Reverse description | Plain reverse featuring a central square perforation flanked by a raised inner rim and a broad, flat field devoid of any inscription or decoration. A raised outer rim encircles the coin's edge. The surface exhibits extensive green and brown patination typical of Song dynasty bronze cash coins recovered from extended circulation or burial. |
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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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