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2 Cash - Chunyou Yuanbao
| Issuer | Song Dynasty (Southern Song) |
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| Year | 1241-1252 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central square hole surrounded by a raised square rim, with four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) arranged in clockwise reading order around the central perforation: 淳 (top), 祐 (right), 元 (bottom), 寶 (left), forming the reign title legend 淳祐元寶 (Chunyou Yuanbao). The characters are boldly cast with well-defined strokes. The coin is bordered by a raised outer rim, and the flat field between the legend and the rim is plain. |
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| Obverse lettering | 淳祐元寶 (Translation: Chun You Yuan Bao — Chunyou era (5th reign era of Emperor Lizong, 1241-1252) / Original currency) |
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| Reverse lettering | 十二 (Translation: Shi Er — Year 12, corresponding to 1252 CE) |
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