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2 Cash - Qingyuan Tongbao, Han, read clockwise, iron
| Issuer | Southern Song Dynasty |
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| Year | 1195-1201 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | 慶 寶 元 通 (Translation: Qing Yuan Tong Bao Qingyuan (1st era of Ningzong, 1195-1200) / Universal currency) |
| Reverse description | Plain round field with a central square perforation framed by a raised inner square rim and an outer raised circular rim. To the left of the central hole, the mint identifier 漢 (Han, denoting the Hanyang Mint) is cast in regular script, and above the hole the numeral 二 (Er, meaning 'two', indicating year 2 of the Qingyuan era, i.e. 1196) appears. The surface exhibits heavy iron oxidation and encrustation consistent with prolonged burial, with the reverse showing significant corrosion typical of Southern Song iron cash. |
| Reverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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