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| Emittent | Western Xia Empire |
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| Jahr | 1101-1113 |
| Typ | Standard circulation coin |
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| Aversbeschreibung | Round cast bronze coin featuring a central square hole (cash-type) surrounded by four Tangut script characters arranged in the four cardinal positions around the perforation. The four characters reading clockwise from the top read 'Zhenguan Baoqian' (貞觀寶錢), rendered in the distinctive angular Tangut script. The field is flat and relatively plain, with a raised rim encircling the coin. The casting shows moderate detail with light patination consistent with age. |
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| Auflage | ND (1101-1113) |
| Zusätzliche Informationen |
The Western Xia state, established by the Tangut people in the Ordos region and northwestern China, maintained a dual-script monetary policy throughout much of its existence — issuing coins in both Chinese and Tangut scripts, sometimes simultaneously. The Tangut script itself was a deliberate political creation, commissioned by Emperor Jingzong in 1036 to give the Tangut people a writing system distinct from Chinese, roughly sixty years before this coin was struck.
Zhenguan was the reign title of Emperor Chongzong, who came to the throne as a child under the regency of his mother, Empress Liang. The heavier 2 cash denomination saw irregular production under Western Xia and surviving examples in identifiable condition are considerably scarcer than the standard 1 cash issues from the same reign.