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3 Cash - Hongwu Tongbao, with San Qian
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1368-1393 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central square hole (cash hole) surrounded by a plain inner rim and broad flat field. Four large Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) are arranged in cruciform fashion around the central hole, reading clockwise from top: 洪 (Hóng), 通 (Tōng), 武 (Wǔ), 寶 (Bǎo), yielding the legend Hóngwǔ Tōngbǎo. The characters are boldly cast with strong relief against a smooth field, and the coin is bounded by a raised outer rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | 洪 寶 通 武 (Translation: Hong Wu Tong Bao Hongwu (Emperor) / Universal currency) |
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| Mintage | ND (1368-1393) |
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