Catalog
1 Mon 'Jingō Kaihō' - Shōtoku
| Issuer | Imperial Japanese Mint |
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| Year | 765-782 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Cast bronze cash-type coin featuring a central square perforation surrounded by a raised square rim. Four Chinese characters are arranged in the four cardinal positions around the central hole, reading clockwise from the top: 神 (Jingō), 功 (kō), 開 (kai), 寳 (hō), together forming the legend 神功開寳 (Jingō Kaihō), meaning 'Inaugural currency of the Jingō era.' The characters are rendered in a bold, archaic script typical of Nara-period Japanese cast coinage, with notable die varieties in the form of the characters 開 and 功. The flat field is framed by a raised outer rim, consistent with the East Asian cash coin tradition. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
| Obverse lettering | 神 寳 功 開 (Translation: Inaugural currency of the Jingō era (read clockwise)) |
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