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1 Cash - Yuanfeng Tongbao, Clerical script
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1078-1085 |
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| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
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| Obverse description | Central square perforation surrounded by a plain inner rim, with four Chinese characters in clerical script (lishu) arranged in cruciform reading order around the central hole: 元 (Yuan) at top, 豐 (Feng) at left, 通 (Tong) at right, and 寶 (Bao) at bottom. The characters are boldly cast in raised relief against a flat field. A raised rim borders the coin's circumference. The inscription reads 元豐通寶 (Yuanfeng Tongbao), denoting the Yuanfeng reign era of Emperor Shenzong of the Northern Song dynasty. |
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| Obverse lettering | 元 寶 豐 通 (Translation: Yuan Feng Tong Bao Yuanfeng (2nd era of Shenzong, 1078-1085) / Universal currency) |
| Reverse description | Plain reverse with a central square perforation mirroring the obverse, surrounded by a flat, unadorned field and a raised outer rim. No inscriptions, symbols, or mint marks are present. The surface exhibits the characteristic patina of a cast bronze cash coin, consistent with uniface Song dynasty production. |
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