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1000 Cash Yongan, large type, iron
| Issuer | You Zhou Autonomous Region |
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| Year | 900-914 |
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| Currency | Cash (900-914) |
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| Obverse description | Cast iron coin of large module featuring a central square perforation (方孔, fāng kǒng) surrounded by a raised square rim. Four Chinese characters in regular script (楷書, kǎishū) are disposed in the four cardinal positions around the central hole, reading clockwise from the top: 永 (Yǒng), 千 (Qiān), 安 (Ān), 一 (Yī), together forming the legend 永安一千 ('Perpetual Peace / 1000 Cash'). The characters are rendered in low relief against a flat field, with a raised inner rim framing the central perforation and a raised outer rim defining the coin's edge. The surface exhibits the coarse texture characteristic of iron-cast coinage of the Five Dynasties period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (900-914) |
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