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2 Cash - Qingyuan Tongbao, Tong, iron
| Issuer | Southern Song Dynasty |
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| Year | 1195-1201 |
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| Shape | Round with a square hole |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
| Obverse lettering | 慶元通寶 (Translation: Qing Yuan Tong Bao — Qingyuan era of Emperor Ningzong, 1195–1200 / Universal currency) |
| Reverse description | Plain cast iron reverse with a central square perforation flanked by a raised inner rim and plain outer rim. Two Chinese characters appear in the fields: the mint indicator 同 (Tong, for Tong'an Mint) positioned above the square hole, and the regnal year numeral 六 (Liu, meaning Year 6, corresponding to 1200) below. The remaining two fields are blank, consistent with standard Southern Song mint-mark reverse conventions. The surface exhibits characteristic iron patination with ochre and dark corrosion products. |
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