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2 Cash - Qiandao Yuanbao, Regular script, Zheng, iron
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1170-1173 |
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| Value | 2 Cash |
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| Obverse description | Four Chinese ideograms in Regular script (kaishu) arranged in cruciform fashion around a central square perforation, reading clockwise from the top: 乾, 寶, 道, 元, forming the reign title and denomination inscription 乾道元寶 (Qiandao Yuanbao). The characters are rendered in a bold, upright style typical of Southern Song dynasty cast coinage. The field is plain, and the coin is bordered by a raised inner rim encircling the square hole and an outer rim at the coin's edge. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Reverse lettering | 正 (Translation: Zheng [Uncertain mint]) |
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