Catalog
1 Mon 'Genpōtsūhō' Running Script
| Issuer | Nagasaki, City of |
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| Year | 1668-1685 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Cast copper cash-type coin centred on a square perforation, surrounded by a raised inner rim. The four-character legend 元豊通寶 (Genpōtsūhō) is disposed in the conventional top-bottom-right-left reading order around the central hole, rendered in a fluid cursive (running script / xingshu) style that imparts a distinctive calligraphic quality to the characters. The raised outer rim is well-defined, and the flat field between the characters shows the characteristic granular surface texture of a sand-cast coin. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (1668-1685) |
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