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1 Cash - Yongle Tongbao
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1408-1424 |
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| Value | 1 Cash |
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| Obverse description | Cast bronze cash coin centred on a square central perforation, surrounded by a raised inner rim and an outer border rim. Four large Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) occupy the four quadrants around the central hole, reading clockwise from the top: 永 (Yǒng), 通 (Tōng), 樂 (Lè), and 寶 (Bǎo), to be read in the traditional sequence top–bottom, right–left as 永樂通寶 (Yǒnglè Tōngbǎo). The characters are boldly rendered in raised relief against a flat field, exhibiting the confident, authoritative brushwork characteristic of early Ming imperial coinage. No additional devices, symbols, or mint marks appear on this face. |
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| Obverse lettering | 永 寳 通 樂 (Translation: Yong Le Tong Bao Yongle (Emperor) / Universal currency) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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