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2 Cash - Xuxing Yuanbao
| Issuer | Western Liao dynasty |
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| Year | 1151-1164 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Round cast bronze coin with a central square hole. Four Chinese characters arranged in cruciform reading order — top, bottom, right, left — forming the reign era inscription Xu Xing Yuan Bao in the fields surrounding the square perforation. The characters are rendered in regular script (kaishu) with moderately raised strokes against a flat field, enclosed within a plain inner rim and an outer raised rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | 續興元寶 (Translation: Xu Xing Yuan Bao — Xuxing era (reign of Renzong, 1150–1164) / Original currency) |
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| Mintage | ND (1151-1164) |
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