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2 Cash - Chunxi Yuanbao, Regular script, iron
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1174-1179 |
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| Diameter | 24 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central square perforation surrounded by four Chinese characters arranged in the four quadrants of the field, reading clockwise from top in Regular script (Kaishu): 淳 (top), 熙 (right), 元 (bottom), 寶 (left), forming the reign title and denomination legend 淳熙元寶 (Chunxi Yuanbao). The characters are cast in moderate relief within a plain inner rim, with a raised outer rim encircling the coin. The surface exhibits characteristic roughness typical of Southern Song dynasty iron cash coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | 淳 寶 熙 元 (Translation: Chun Xi Yuan Bao Chunxi (3rd era of Xiaozong, 1174-1189) / Original currency) |
| Reverse description | Plain reverse field, uniface, featuring only the central square perforation flanked by raised inner and outer rims with no inscriptions, symbols, or mint marks. The cast iron surface shows typical corrosion and encrustation consistent with Song dynasty iron coinage. |
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