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10 Cash Taiping Tianguo / Shengbao, horizontal
| Issuer | Taiping Heavenly Kingdom |
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| Year | 1856-1860 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Cast brass cash coin with a central square hole surrounded by raised rims on both the inner and outer edges. Four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) are arranged in a cruciform layout around the central perforation, reading top, bottom, right, left: 太平天國 (Taiping Tianguo, meaning 'Taiping Heavenly Kingdom'). The characters are bold and in relief against a flat field, exhibiting the characteristic horizontal variant arrangement. The outer rim is broad and plain. |
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| Obverse lettering | 太 國 天 平 (Translation: Tai Ping Tian Guo Taiping Heavenly Kingdom) |
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| Reverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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