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10 Cash - Tianqi Tongbao, with Shi Yi Liang
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1621-1627 |
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| Value | 10 Cash |
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| Obverse description | Central square hole surrounded by a raised inner rim and broad flat field. Four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) are arranged in cruciform fashion around the central perforation, reading top-to-bottom and right-to-left: 天 (Tian) above, 啓 (Qi) to the right, 通 (Tong) below, and 寶 (Bao) to the left, forming the reign-title inscription 'Tianqi Tongbao' (Heavenly Opening, Universal Currency). Characters are bold and deeply cast within a plain field bounded by raised inner and outer rims. |
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| Reverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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