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1 Mon 'Kineigenpō' Regular script

Issuer Nagasaki, City of
Year 1668-1685
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Value 1 Mon
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Obverse description Cast copper cash-type coin featuring four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) arranged symmetrically around a central square hole, reading clockwise: 熙 (top), 寧 (right), 元 (bottom), 寳 (left), forming the legend 熙寧元寳 (Xining Yuanbao). The characters are rendered in bold relief within a plain, raised rim, with a flat, unadorned field between the legend and the outer border. The casting is typical of the Nagasaki trade coinage series produced for use in Sino-Japanese commerce.
Obverse script Chinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering  熙
寳 寧
 元
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