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10 Cash - Taihe Zhongbao, Seal script, larger size
| Issuer | Great Jin |
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| Year | 1204-1208 |
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| Value | 10 Cash |
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| Obverse description | Central square hole flanked by four Chinese ideograms arranged in cruciform reading order (top, bottom, right, left), rendered in archaic seal script (zhuanshu). The four-character inscription 泰和重寶 (Taihe Zhongbao) is boldly cast with wide, rounded strokes characteristic of the Jin dynasty seal script style. The raised rim is broad and well-defined, enclosing a relatively plain field surrounding the central perforation. The overall flan is large and heavy, consistent with the 10-cash denomination struck during the Taihe reign period (1201–1208) of Emperor Zhangzong. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse is entirely blank (uniface), displaying only the plain cast surface with a central square hole and a broad, raised outer rim. The field shows no inscriptions, symbols, or decorative elements, which is characteristic of large-denomination cash coins of the Jin dynasty. The surface exhibits natural patination consistent with burial or extended circulation. |
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The Taihe reign (1201–1208) of Emperor Zhangzong saw the Jin dynasty struggling to finance military commitments against both the Southern Song and the Mongol confederacies forming to the north. Large-denomination cast bronzes like this ten-cash piece were part of a broader inflationary monetary policy — issuing high-face-value coins to stretch a shrinking metal supply. The larger module of this variety distinguishes it from the standard Taihe ten-cash issues catalogued under the same reign, a size differential that likely reflects a separate casting run rather than a simple production variation.