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2 Cash - Chunxi Tongbao, Chun, with year, iron
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1184-1189 |
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| Thickness | 2.3 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | 淳 寶 熙 通 (Translation: Chun Xi Tong Bao Chunxi (3rd era of Xiaozong, 1174-1189) / Universal currency) |
| Reverse description | Central square perforation surrounded by a raised square inner rim and a plain outer rim. A single Chinese ideogram 春 (Chun, denoting the Qichun Mint) appears above the square hole, with the reign-year numerals 十六 (Shi Liu, meaning 'Year 16') positioned below, identifying this piece as struck in the sixteenth year of the Chunxi era (1189). The reverse field is otherwise plain, with casting marks and iron corrosion typical of Southern Song iron cash. |
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| Reverse lettering | 春 十六 (Translation: Chun / Shi Liu Qichun (mint) / Year 16) |
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