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2 Cash - Chunxi Tongbao, Tong, with year, read clockwise, iron
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1188-1189 |
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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 | Plain field surrounding the central square perforation, with three Chinese ideograms in Regular script arranged in the outer field: the mint identifier 同 (Tong, for Tong'an Mint) placed above the square hole, and the two-character year notation 十五 (Shi Wu, meaning 'year fifteen') positioned below. The reverse field is otherwise unadorned, enclosed within a plain raised rim, and the surface exhibits the characteristic pitting and casting texture of Southern Song iron cash coinage. |
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| Mintage | 15 (1188) - Hartill#17.309: Year 十五 (Shi Wu; Tong above and year below) - 16 (1189) - Hartill#17.310: Year 十六 (Shi Liu; Tong to the right and year to the left) - |
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