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10 Cash - Tianqi Tongbao, inscription repeated
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1621-1627 |
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| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
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| Obverse description | Large cast brass coin featuring a central square perforation flanked by four bold Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu), arranged in a cruciform reading order: top (天), right (通), bottom (啓), left (寶), together forming the reign title inscription 天啓通寶 (Tianqi Tongbao). The characters are deeply and cleanly cast in raised relief against a flat field, with broad, well-defined strokes characteristic of late Ming dynasty coinage. The coin is bounded by a plain raised rim of substantial width, consistent with a 10-cash denomination. No mint mark or additional inscription appears in the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | 天啓通寶 (Translation: Tian Qi Tong Bao — Tianqi (Emperor) / Universal currency) |
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| Mintage | ND (1621-1627) |
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