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2 Cash - Yongli Tongbao, with Er Li
| Issuer | Southern Ming regimes |
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| Year | 1646-1659 |
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| Reference(s) | Hartill#21.73, FD#2127, Schjoth#1314 |
| Obverse description | Cast brass cash coin featuring a central square perforation flanked by four Chinese ideograms in regular script (kaishu), arranged in cruciform reading order: top to bottom and right to left. The legend 永曆通寶 (Yongli Tongbao) occupies the four cardinal positions around the central hole, with characters set within a plain raised rim. The fields show typical Southern Ming casting texture, with moderate relief and slightly irregular surfaces consistent with period production. |
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| Obverse lettering | 永 通 寶 曆 (Translation: Yong Li Tong Bao Yongli (Emperor) / Universal currency) |
| Reverse description | Plain reverse field with a central square perforation, bearing two Chinese ideograms in regular script: 二 (Er, meaning 'two') positioned above the square hole and 兀 (an abbreviated form of 厘, Li, a unit of silver value) positioned below. The characters are rendered in moderate relief within a plain raised rim, indicating a denomination marker of 2 Li of silver equivalent, a convention employed by Southern Ming monetary authorities. |
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