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1 Cash - Zhihe Yuanbao, Clerical script
| Issuer | Imperial Chinese Mint (Northern Song Dynasty) |
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| Year | 1054-1055 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, clerical script) |
| Obverse lettering | 至 寶 和 元 (Translation: Zhi He Yuan Bao Zhihe (8th era of Renzong, 1054-1056) / Original currency) |
| Reverse description | Entirely plain and uninscribed, exhibiting the characteristic uniface design typical of Northern Song cash coinage of this period. The central square perforation is framed by a raised square boss, surrounded by a smooth, featureless field extending to a plain raised outer rim. The surface displays an even, aged patina consistent with cast bronze coinage of the Song dynasty. |
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