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10 Mon 'Hōeitsūhō'
| Issuer | Tokugawa Shogunate |
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| Year | 1708-1709 |
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| Currency | Mon (683-1953) |
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| Obverse description | Cast copper cash-type coin featuring a central square hole flanked by four large Chinese characters arranged in a cruciform reading order around the perforation. The legend reads clockwise from top: 寶 (top), 通 (right), 永 (bottom), 寶 (left), forming the reign-era inscription 'Hōei Tsūhō' (寶永通寶), meaning 'Hōei Currency.' The characters are rendered in a bold, deeply incuse cast style with wide strokes, set within a plain inner rim surrounding the square hole and bounded by a raised outer rim. The flat field displays the characteristic dark patina of cast Edo-period copper coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | 寶 寶 通 永 (Translation: Hōei Currency) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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