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2 Cash - Shaoxi Yuanbao, Regular script, Chun, with year, iron
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1190-1194 |
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| Value | 2 Cash |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Reverse lettering | 春 四 (Translation: Chun / Si) |
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Struck during the reign of Emperor Guangzong of the Southern Song, the Shaoxi era (1190–1194) saw iron cash production expand substantially across several furnace provinces as copper shortages — chronic throughout the Southern Song period — forced the court to maintain parallel iron currency systems in certain circuits. The "Chun" reverse mark indicates the Chunzhou mint in modern Sichuan, one of the more prolific iron-casting centers of the period.
The inclusion of a reign-year on the reverse is the detail that distinguishes this type from the more common dateless issues catalogued under the same era.