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10 Cash - Qingli Zhongbao, read clockwise
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1041-1048 |
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| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
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| Obverse description | Central square perforation surrounded by a raised inner rim, with four Chinese ideograms disposed in the four cardinal quadrants and read clockwise in Regular script (Kaishu): 慶 (top), 曆 (right), 重 (bottom), 寶 (left), forming the reign legend Qingli Zhongbao. The characters are bold and well-defined, cast in high relief against a flat field. A broad raised outer rim frames the entire design. The coin displays an even green patina consistent with prolonged burial, with scattered areas of malachite encrustation. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Reverse description | Reverse is uniface and entirely plain, bearing no inscriptions, symbols, or decorative elements. The flat field is bounded by a raised inner rim encircling the central square perforation and a broad raised outer rim at the coin's edge. The surface exhibits a heavy grey-green patina with prominent malachite deposits distributed irregularly across the field, evidence of prolonged burial oxidation typical of Northern Song cast bronze coinage. |
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