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| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 995-997 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, running script) |
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| Reverse description | Plain reverse with a raised inner square rim surrounding the central square hole and a raised outer border rim. A single small raised dot is present in the lower quadrant below the central aperture, serving as a mint or furnace mark. The field is otherwise entirely smooth and featureless. |
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| Mint | Baoquan Mint (宝泉监), Ezhou, modern-day Wuchang District, Hubei, China (997-?; 1074-1102; 1170-1179) Taiyuan-fu, modern-day Taiyuan, Shanxi, China (979-1039) Yongfeng Mint (永丰监), Chizhou, modern-day Guichi District, Anhui, China (996) Yongping Mint (永平监), Raozhou, modern-day Boyang, Jiangxi, China (circa 977-1157) |
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