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1 Cash - Yuanfu Tongbao, Seal script, Shang, iron
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1098-1100 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central square perforation surrounded by a plain inner rim and an unraised border. Four Chinese characters in Seal script (篆書) are arranged in cruciform reading order around the central hole, reading clockwise: 元 (Yuan), 符 (Fu), 通 (Tong), 寶 (Bao), forming the reign-era inscription 'Yuanfu Tongbao'. The characters are bold and well-defined within the coin's flat field, rendered in the characteristic angular and formal style of Northern Song Seal script coinage. A plain raised rim encircles the entire obverse. |
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| Obverse lettering | 元 寶 符 通 (Translation: Yuan Fu Tong Bao Yuanfu (3rd era of Zhezong, 1098-1100) / Universal currency) |
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| Reverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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