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2 Cash - Shaosheng Yuanbao, Seal script
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1094-1097 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, seal script) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is plain and uninscribed, featuring a central square perforation surrounded by a raised square rim and a smooth, flat field extending to the plain outer rim. No mint marks, symbols, or additional legends are present. The surface displays a dark olive-brown patina with green cuprite and malachite deposits consistent with long-term burial in soil. |
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| Mint | Baoquan Mint (宝泉监), Ezhou (modern-day Wuchang District, Hubei, China; 997-?; 1074-1102; 1170-1179); Guanghui Mint, Nanping Army (广惠监), (modern-day Jiangjin, Chongqing, China; 1075-1149); Guangji Mint (广济监), Wanzhou (modern-day Wanzhou District, Chongqing, China; circa 1068-?; 1083-1124); Guangji Mint (广积监), Shizhou (modern-day Yichang, Hubei, China; circa 1096); Hezhong Mint (河中府钱院), Hezhong-fu (modern-day Puzhou, Yongji, Shanxi, China; circa 1087); Qichun Mint (蕲春监), Qizhou (modern-day Qichun, Hubei, China; 1073-1214); Shenquan Mint (神泉监), Muzhou (modern-day Jiande, Zhejiang, China; 1074-1161; 1196-?); Susong Mint (宿松监), Shuzhou (modern-day Susong, Anhui, China; 1073-?; 1170-1175; 1178-1183); Tong`an Mint (同安监), Shuzhou (modern-day Qianshan, Anhui, China; 1073-1214); Yuanfeng Mint (元丰监), Wuzhou (Guangxi, China; 1074-1136). |
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