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3 Cash - Dazhong Tongbao, Yu
| Issuer | Great Zhong State |
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| Year | 1361-1368 |
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| Weight | 8.84 g |
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| Obverse description | Cast bronze cash coin with a central square hole flanked by four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu), arranged in cruciform fashion reading top-to-bottom and right-to-left: 大中通寶 (Da Zhong Tong Bao). The characters are bold and deeply cast within a plain raised rim, set against a flat field. The calligraphy is well-formed and characteristic of late Yuan transitional coinage associated with Zhu Yuanzhang's Great Zhong State. |
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| Obverse lettering | 大 寶 通 中 (Translation: Da Zhong Tong Bao Great Zhong (dynasty) / Universal currency) |
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| Reverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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