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1 Mon 'Wadōkaichin' new type
| Issuer | Japan |
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| Year | 720-759 |
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| Reference(s) | DHJ#1.6 - 1.12 |
| Obverse description | Cast copper cash-type coin featuring a prominent central square hole framed by a raised square boss. Four Chinese characters are arranged in the four cardinal positions around the central aperture, reading clockwise from the top: 和 (wa), 同 (dō), 開 (kai), 珎 (chin), together forming the coin's name 'Wadōkaichin'. The characters are rendered in bold relief against a flat field, executed in a formal kai-sho (regular script) style typical of early Nara-period coinage. The obverse is bounded by a raised rim, and the overall design reflects the strong influence of Tang Chinese coin conventions. |
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| Reverse description | Plain and uninscribed reverse, featuring a central square hole surrounded by a flat, undecorated field with a raised outer rim. The surface exhibits the characteristic texture of sand-cast copper coinage, with no additional devices, legends, or ornamentation. This blank reverse is entirely consistent with the East Asian cash coin tradition of the Nara period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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