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2 Cash - Zhenghe Tongbao, Clerical script
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1111-1118 |
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| Weight | 6.96 g |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, clerical script) |
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| Reverse description | Plain, unadorned reverse (uniface) featuring a central square perforation enclosed by a raised inner rim and a smooth outer rim, with no inscriptions, symbols, or decorative elements in the field. The surface displays an even patina consistent with that of the obverse. |
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Zhenghe was the reign period of Emperor Huizong, one of the most accomplished painter-calligraphers ever to sit on the Chinese throne — and one of its most catastrophic rulers. The cash coinage of his reign is notable for being inscribed in his own hand in the "slender gold" script he invented, though this particular issue uses clerical script rather than that signature style. Huizong's reign ended in 1127 when Jurchen Jin forces sacked Kaifeng, capturing the emperor himself along with his son, where both died in captivity in the north.