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100 Cash - Chunyou Tongbao, small size
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1242-1252 |
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| Shape | Round with a square hole |
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| Obverse description | Central square hole (cash hole) surrounded by a plain inner rim, with four Chinese characters arranged in cruciform fashion reading top-to-bottom and right-to-left in Regular script (Kaishu): 淳、祐、通、寶 (Chunyou Tongbao). The characters are rendered in a bold, well-defined style typical of Southern Song dynasty cash coinage, set within a broad, slightly raised flat field. The outer rim is plain and moderately wide. |
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| Obverse lettering | 淳 寶 通 祐 (Translation: Chun You Tong Bao Chunyou (5th era of Lizong, 1241-1252) / Universal currency) |
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| Reverse lettering | 當 百 (Translation: Dang Bai Value 100) |
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