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2 Cash - Taichang Tongbao, trial strike
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1620 |
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| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
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| Obverse description | Cast brass cash coin centered on a square central perforation surrounded by a raised inner rim. Four Chinese characters in kaishu (regular script) are arranged in cruciform fashion around the square hole, reading top-bottom-right-left: 泰 (Tai), 昌 (Chang), 通 (Tong), 寶 (Bao), collectively forming the reign-title legend 'Taichang Tongbao' (Universal currency of the Taichang era). The characters are bold and slightly worn, set within a flat field bounded by a raised outer rim. The coin shows overall patination consistent with aged brass, with areas of green verdigris. |
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| Obverse lettering | 泰昌通寶 (Translation: Tai Chang Tong Bao — Taichang [Emperor] / Universal currency) |
| Reverse description | Uniface reverse, entirely plain. The flat field is undecorated and featureless, bounded by a raised inner rim surrounding the square central perforation and a raised outer rim at the coin's edge. The surface displays a uniform patina with slight granular texture consistent with the casting process. |
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