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3 Cash - Jiading Chongbao, iron
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1208-1224 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Cast iron cash coin featuring four Chinese ideograms in Regular script (Kaishu) arranged radially around a central square perforation, reading clockwise: 嘉 (Jiā), 定 (Dìng), 崇 (Chóng), 寶 (Bǎo). The legend 嘉定崇寶 identifies the coin as a three-cash denomination issued during the Jiading reign era (1208–1224) of Emperor Ningzong of the Southern Song dynasty. The characters are boldly rendered in sunken relief against a flat field, with a raised inner rim surrounding the square hole and a raised outer rim encircling the coin. |
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| Obverse lettering | 嘉 寶 定 崇 (Translation: Jia Ding Chong Bao Jiading (4th era of Ningzong, 1208-1224) / Noble currency) |
| Reverse description | Plain reverse field with a raised square boss surrounding the central square perforation and a raised outer rim. A single crescent symbol appears in the upper field, accompanied by two pellets or dots above it, serving as a mint or furnace mark to identify the issuing mint. The remainder of the field is otherwise blank and unadorned. |
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