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1 Mon 'Wadōkaichin' old type, copper
| Issuer | Japan |
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| Year | 708-720 |
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| Currency | Mon (683-1953) |
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| Obverse description | Cast copper cash-type coin featuring a central square hole framed by a raised square boss. Four Chinese characters are arranged in the four quadrants around the central aperture, read clockwise from the top: 和 (wa), 同 (dō), 開 (kai), 珎 (chin), together forming the coin's name Wadōkaichin. The characters are rendered in a bold, archaic clerical script style, slightly raised in relief against the flat inner field. A plain raised rim encircles the outer edge of the coin. |
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| Obverse lettering | 和 珎 同 開 (Translation: Our/Japanese copper + Inaugural Coin (read clockwise)) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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