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1 Cash - Yingli Tongbao
| Issuer | Liao dynasty |
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| Year | 951-969 |
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| Diameter | 24 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears four Chinese ideograms in regular script (kaishu), arranged in cruciform fashion around a central square perforation, reading clockwise from the top: 應 (Ying), 曆 (Li), 通 (Tong), 寶 (Bao). The characters are rendered in bold relief with clearly defined strokes, typical of Liao dynasty cast coinage. The square hole is framed by a raised inner rim, with a broader flat field separating it from the outer beaded or plain border. The overall design is austere and symmetrical, consistent with the standard cash coin format of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. |
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| Obverse lettering | 應 寶 曆 通 (Translation: Ying Li Tong Bao Yingli (era of Muzong, 951-969) / Universal currency) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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