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10 Cash - Hongwu Tongbao, Ji
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1368-1393 |
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| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
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| Obverse description | Central square hole surrounded by a raised rim. Four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) arranged in cruciform reading order — top, bottom, right, left — forming the reign title and currency denomination: 洪 (Hóng), 武 (Wǔ), 通 (Tōng), 寶 (Bǎo). The characters are bold and well-defined within the flat inner field, typical of early Ming dynasty cast coinage. A plain inner rim borders the central perforation, and a raised outer rim frames the entire obverse. |
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| Reverse description | Central square hole with a raised inner rim. Above the perforation, the single mint-identifying character 濟 (Jì), denoting the Jinan Mint in Shandong province, is cast in regular script. Below the perforation, the denomination character 十 (Shí, meaning '10') indicates the coin's value of ten cash. The reverse field is otherwise plain, bounded by a raised outer rim consistent with standard Ming dynasty cast coinage practice. |
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| Mintage | ND (1368-1393) |
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