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1 Cash - Yuanfu Tongbao, Clerical script, iron
| Issuer | Northern Song Dynasty |
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| Year | 1098-1100 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Round cast iron cash coin centering on a square central perforation, surrounded by a plain raised inner rim. The four-character reign title legend 元符通寶 (Yuanfu Tongbao) is disposed in clerical script (lishu) reading top-to-bottom, right-to-left around the square hole, with one character positioned at each cardinal point. The characters are rendered in the distinctive structured, flat-topped strokes characteristic of clerical script calligraphy, as employed during the Yuanfu reign period (1098–1100) of Emperor Zhezong of the Northern Song Dynasty. A plain outer rim borders the coin's circumference. The surfaces display typical casting texture consistent with Northern Song iron cash production. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (Clerical script) |
| Obverse lettering | 元 寶 通 符 (Translation: Yuanfu Tongbao) |
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