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2 Cash - Shaoxi Yuanbao
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1190-1194 |
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| Reference(s) | Hartill#17.334, Schjoth#764 |
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| Obverse lettering | 紹 寶 熙 元 (Translation: Shao Xi Yuan Bao Shaoxi (era of Guangzong, 1190-1194) / Original currency) |
| Reverse description | Plain reverse with a central square hole surrounded by an inner raised rim and broad flat field, all enclosed within a plain outer rim. The surface exhibits extensive green patination and surface weathering consistent with burial or long-term circulation. No inscriptions, symbols, or decorative elements are present. The reverse is uniface, as typical of Song dynasty cash coinage of this period. |
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| Mint | Guangji Mint (广积监), Shizhou, modern-day Yichang, Hubei, China (circa 1096) Old Yidu Mint (益都旧监), Chengdu-fu, modern-day Chengdu, Sichuan, China (circa 970-1129) Yongping Mint (永平监), Raozhou, modern-day Boyang, Jiangxi, China (circa 977-1157) |
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